Mexico

     Hola, viewers.  Today's destination was Mexico.

     I wore this necklace that a friend brought back for me when she went there on a cruise.  Pretty, no?

     I began this morning with a cup of café de olla (coffee with cinnamon), with a bit of vanilla.

     Then, I went out for a change, together with my mum and grandmother, to an authentic Mexican restaurant called Tortilla Flats.  We used to go there often with my grandad.

     We started the meal with the restaurant's complimentary tortilla chips and salsa.

     And my grandmother got a mango marguerita.  The stem of the glass was shaped like a cactus.

     She and my mum ordered a seafood burrito. 

     I got my "usual", or what was my usual when I went there often.  I always got the carne asada (pork) quesadilla, and a flan. 

     We each got through about half (more or less) of our meals, and then my mum and grandmother helped me eat my flan.  The food there is very good, but also very filling.

     A little while later, I went to a tiny little Mexican restaurant in my small town, to pick up a couple of dulce de leche-filled churros.  While I waited, I had a lime-flavoured Jarritos soda.

     After they had finished making my churros, I went home and relaxed for a while, and had a cup of café con leche ("sweet coffee"- similar to a latte), with cinnamon and vanilla.

   

     Later, I watched clips of the film From Prada to Nada (2011), which is the Latino version of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.  The film actually takes place in Los Angeles, California, not Mexico; even so, it offers a charming glimpse of Mexican culture.

 

 

     After that, I made huevos y frijoles (eggs and beans) for dinner.  I whipped two eggs with fajita seasoning and a splash of milk, and then poured the mixture into a hot pan, creating a flat, tortilla-like disk.  On top of that, I added some mixed beans that my mum had cooked in a crockpot, and topped it with pico de gallo salsa, sour cream, and a bit of shredded cheese.  This was a new dish for me, and I quite enjoyed it.

 

     Then I watched two Esther Williams films that were set in Mexico.

     The first, Easy to Wed (1946), is based on the 1936 film Libeled Lady, about, well, a libeled lady, in a classic story of lawsuits, convoluted schemes, and the male lead inevitably falling for the woman he's trying to fool.

     Then I watched Fiesta (1947), which was filmed in Puebla Mexico.  It's about a twin brother and sister, who's father was a famous bull-fighter.  After meticulously grooming his son to be a top bull-fighter, the son grows up wishing to be a musician, and the daughter wants to be the bull-fighter.

     While I watched it, I had my churros, and a cup of extremely thick hot chocolate, made with quite alot of unsweetened cocoa powder, a bit of agave syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, and a pinch of cayanne pepper.  This beverage doubled as a dipping sauce for the churros.

 



     And thus, my "trip" to Mexico came to an end. 

     I've been throughly enjoying my global experience.  I don't yet know where I'm going next, but I'll no doubt decide soon enough.  Until then, Adios, viewers.