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Homecooked and Healthy in her Small Neighborhood Restaurant.
Conny Celis understands the popularity of the Mexican diet, so she minimizes fats and sugar by focusing on healthy homecooked meals.

Sandra Cesca
Apr 72 min read
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Sweets for the Sweet
History and production of Mexican sugarcane and its health benefits and risks.

Sandra Cesca
Feb 44 min read
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Ponche Navideño ~ Healthy Benefits for the Holidays
Christmas Punch is the highlight of Mexico's seasonal drinks. Learn how to make it.

Sandra Cesca
Dec 21, 20243 min read
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Mexican Adobe Bricks
Clay adobe building bricks have been made by hand in Mexico for the past several hundred years. In El Tuito, one family is known for this.

Sandra Cesca
Dec 6, 20242 min read
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Day of the Dead Altars
Learn the meanings behind the decorated altars that are the central focus of Day of the Dead celebrations.

Sandra Cesca
Oct 23, 20243 min read
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Mexican Churros ~ A Sweet Treat for all Ages
Hot, sweet churros are a popular street food in Puerto Vallarta.

Sandra Cesca
Oct 10, 20242 min read
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40,000 Tortillas a Day
A visit to the tortillaria in rural El Tuito, Mexico highlights how tortillas are made and sold.

Sandra Cesca
Sep 8, 20243 min read
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Whirling Dervishes of Turkey
Do you remember twirling around as a kid, trying to see how long you could do it till you fell from dizziness? Imagine completing 20-30...

Sandra Cesca
Sep 1, 20243 min read
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Mexican Willy Wonka
For the best carmalized nuts and Mexican candies in Vallarta, visit Willy Wonka, aka as Jesus on Augustin Rodriguez.

Sandra Cesca
Aug 17, 20242 min read
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Alfonso's Leather Museum
One day while leading my walking tour along the cobblestones of central Vallarta, we happened upon several people dressed in old frontier...

Sandra Cesca
May 4, 20213 min read
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Visit to a Nopal Cactus Farm
Visit to a nopal cactus farm highlights the growing process and the health benefits of this nutritious plant.

Sandra Cesca
Feb 21, 20213 min read
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Shining Sprouts
Sprouts have always fascinated me since my hippy days in Oregon when everyone was growing their own along with making yogurt, baking...

Sandra Cesca
Jan 12, 20212 min read
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Imperial Bee Organic Honey
A visit to Imperial Bee organic honey producers. Small family beekeepers thrive in Puerto Vallarta.

Sandra Cesca
Oct 13, 20203 min read
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Corazón Vallarta
Shortly after I moved to Mexico in 2008, I happened on a woman selling whimsical paintings of hearts as I strolled along the Malecon,...

Sandra Cesca
Sep 16, 20202 min read
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It’s Mango Season in Mexico!
To truly enjoy a mango, you must eat it whole, with your hands, tearing the skin off with your teeth and sinking into the firm yellow...

Sandra Cesca
Aug 19, 20203 min read
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Greece and the Making of Lace
Ancient lace making is still done in Greece. Technique, patterns, threads presented.

Sandra Cesca
Jun 26, 20203 min read
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Juan and My First Cabalgata
Juan Gomez has been a cowboy forever. In fact, I think he was born riding a horse! He led us on my first cabalgata, Mexico’s answer to...

Sandra Cesca
Jun 10, 20203 min read
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Making Salsa While Drinking Tequila!
Ruben has been a chef and restaurant owner for years here in Vallarta. He had his own Greek restaurant, worked with his sister who owns...

Sandra Cesca
May 19, 20202 min read
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Ada Colorina: Painting the Simple Life of Mexico
Ada has been a friend since I first met her at an outdoor art show on the Rio Cuale here in Puerto Vallarta and was drawn to her colorful...

Sandra Cesca
May 8, 20202 min read
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Canning Peaches with my Grandmother
Memories of canning peaches with my grandmother when I was 10 years old.

Sandra Cesca
Apr 30, 20202 min read
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