The governors palace, Monterrey…
El Paseo de Santa Lucia
El Cerro…my view in the early morning from the patio
Every morning on the patio…mt coffee, the newspaper and my phone
As I look back on my pictures of myself, it seems I was sporting a different look all the time, lol!
This was my view as I sat at the dining room table everyday…
After almost 15 years…just a small handful of my males cousins at the reunion.
And again, just a few of my female cousins and my Tia Minerva at the reunion
I spent many hours reflecting ….the back patio was like being at home
My Tia Minerva’s neighborhood was picture perfect. We would go for morning walks. I lucked out on the weather!
I just could not shoot enough photos of this view. I was lucky enough that several of my relatives lived in the surrounding area.
The view from La Terraza….
Even on the cloudy days, el cerro was majestic!
My best Ugly Betty Look! LOL!
The view, way up high of el cerro at La Fundidora
El Rancho…My tia Rosa’s ranch in Otongo. Those orchards are filled with sour oranges!
I cannot describe the sense of belonging that I felt from my extended family…it really was like returning home.
Feeling a sense of anxiety knowing I would not wake up to this view in a couple of days.
Squeezing in that last shot as I get ready to head to the airport to return to my home and my love in New York.
Waiting to board my plane back home to New York. Monterrey, my sweet Mexico. It really was a trip to remember!
I clicked on your website because I just read on facebook that you won the best caldo de res recipe on rumbameats. It’s funny because I just made caldo de res yesterday, and I was looking for a recipe that would taste like I remember when I was growing up and as a teenager in Piedras Negras, Coah. The recipe I made was pretty good, still is lacking something, not sure what. I am going to find yours and try it next time. So far, I have enjoyed reading a bit about your trip to Monterrey and about the blue house La Fe?
Oh, thank you Patricia. I have the best chilhood memories of that big blue house of my abuelos. I always felt that way about the caldo de res when I prepared it in the passed. Nothing like my mom’s caldo, lol! I do know that the pressure cooker really added alot more flavor to the meat. Super tender. But low and slow cooking is good too! Thanks for stopping by.
Wow i throughly enjoyed reading all ur stories n recipes on Monterrey. My ex husband n i visited many times through our years together Monterrey. I have lics just like u have of my suegras kitchen in San Angel Nuevo Leon. Wow such wonderful n best moments of my life. I havent cooked my Mexican dishes for over 20 years but thanks yo u i feel the need n desire to enjoy those delicous aromas flavors found no where else but in Mexico. Thank u so much n God bless u.
Thank you Catherine. Writing and sharing about my family has helped me tremendously to cope with the loss of my parents. I don’t know what I would have done if I could not have expressed myself through the foods and the recipes the way I have up until now. I really don’t know. I refer to it as my kitchen therapy. Most times I cry my way through certain blog post, especially when they are recipes that remind me of home. Then the bonus part! You all vist my blog, many prepare the recipes and share with me the joy that it brings theirs family. I am beside myself most days reading these comments. How did I get so lucky to be in this position? I don’t know. I feel blessed for this reason.