By KRISTY CHONG Maple Bourbon Apple Crisp This twist on a classic favorite, this healthier apple crisp is made from wholesome ingredients, vegan and gluten-free! Crisps are so simple, yet so delicious. They’re basically the more affluent dump cake with a satisfying crunchy layer that holds all the warm syrupy goodness below altogether. I recently visited Zimmerman Farm in Bethel,
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By KRISTY CHONG No-Bake Energy Bites These no bake energy bites are so good and so good for you. They are filled with hearty oats, naturally sweetened dried fruit, protein filled hemp seeds, decadent chocolate chips and come together with some sticky almond butter. This is a healthy satisfying treat done in less than 10 minutes. How to Make Energy
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By KRISTY CHONG Avocado White Cheddar Mac and Cheese A lightened up version of a comfort food favorite, this mac and cheese flaunts all the full flavor and creaminess of the OG dish, but is more nutritious. subbing avocado for the milk and butter. I have family members who are lactose intolerant who I love cooking for. One of the
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Everybody loves chocolate, and while the world may still be reeling form the double whammy of the covid-19 pandemic and the growing economic crisis, here in Mexico candy lovers and sweet tooth aficionados are taking a day off to commemorate the dark, delicious confection and its natural source, cacao. Yes, Wednesday, Sept. 2, is National Chocolate and
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS September is almost here, and for Mexican foodies, that means chiles en nogada season. According to a local legend, the colorful dish, composed of stuffed green chiles drenched in a white walnut sauce and sprinkled with red pomegranate seeds, was first created in Puebla to honor Emperor Agustín de Iturbe y Arámburu after he accepted Mexican independence
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Grupo Presidente hotel chain, in cooperation with Fundación Gigante, will be donating 60,000 full meals to doctors, nurses and other health workers who are fighting the covid-19 epidemic at the Ismael Cosío Villegas National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER) in México City, the hotel chain announced on Wednesday, May 6. The meals began
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Frustrated Entrepreneurs Business and politics have intentionally been kept centralized in Mexico City for decades in Mexico. But that arrangement seems to be falling apart as a result of the divide between commerce and industrial chambers leaders, specifically, Carlos Salazar Lomelín of the Business Coordination Council (CCE), Francisco Cervantes of the Industrial Chambers Confederation (Concamin) and Antonio
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS While people across Mexico struggle to stock their pantries and convince their children to scrub their hands with soap and water in the face of the growing novel coronavirus epidemic, one of the first and most severely injured victims of the Covid-19 crisis is the nation’s hospitality industry. Although Mexico City is still in Phase 1, which
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF According to a report released earlier this month by the European Food Safety Authority (EPSA), there is no evidence to indicate that the novel coronavirus is transmitted by food. “EFSA is closely monitoring the situation regarding the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that is affecting a large number of countries across the globe,” the
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS When a company that owns more than 100 bars and nightclubs across Mexico decides to open its first restaurant, you couldn’t really blame it if the menu started off a little hit-or-miss. But at La Bikini, which (as might well be expected from a corporation that specializes in bars and drinking) bills itself as the “Cathedral of
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