Stepping into a Mexican taqueria

Stepping into a Mexican taqueria Before I met my husband (founder and cook at the little taquero), I hadn’t tasted proper authentic Mexican food. I blindly believed that the sour cream, melted cheese and soggy vegetable fajitas I had tried at my local pub was what it...

Discovering Fresh Tortillas in Puerto Escondido

I arrived in Puerto Escondido after a torturous, six hour, stomach churning ride over the Sierra Madre. I made my way from the bus station to my new Mexican family’s house using the directions I’d written on a scrap of paper. I nervously passed what would be my new...

Nicaragua – why you should go!

Nicaragua holds a very special place in my heart as it is where my husband (and the little taquero’s founder and cook) dropped to one knee and asked me to marry him. Standing in the warm sun on a sweeping Pacific Coast beach with not a soul in sight, it really was the...