Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is widely known as the Mexican tradition to honor loved ones who have passed away. It is believed that each year on November 1 & 2 the gate between the spirit world and the mortal world…
I can’t believe it took me so long to warm up to these ginormous tropical Yucatecan avocados but now that I’ve fallen in love with them there’s no turning back! Without a doubt Hass avocados take the prize as the most popular avocado fruit worldwide…
Saramuyo (known in English as sweetsop or sugar apple) is another one of these tropical fruits here in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico that is completely new to me. It’s part of the custard apple family closely related to soursop (guanabana) and growing up in…
Cutting up fresh whole pineapples have become something I do now on a regular basis. I’m lucky as I’m always able to easily find large beautiful ripe pineapples at my local frutería here in Mexico. I mainly use pineapple in my morning smoothie (along with…
Each hurricane season here in Cancún has normally not meant too much more than a few days of isolated showers. We actually haven’t even had a lot of close calls or named storm systems pass through that anyone really had to worry about or give…
Not every child takes to books right away. When my daughter Isla was a baby she actually hated me reading to her. I would try and cozy up with my adorable little infant and she would literally cry the entire time and try & kick the…
I’ve never really been into set-up photos with boring backdrops at home or in a stationary predetermined location. I’m more of a get out there, live life & capture moments as they unfold kind of girl. I want to document my daughter’s childhood in a…