I found a recipe on the internet that I wanted to try.  It was a dish from Spain called "tortilla de pisto"  

 In Alejandro's family, a bunch of birthdays are clustered together.  You may remember that a couple weekends ago we celebrated Alejandro's sister's birthday.  This past week marked the birthdays of Alejandro and of his favorite aunt.

On Saturday we went to his aunt's home to celebrate.  The apartment was filled with her children, grandchildren and e...

You may recall that a few weeks ago, we took my cousin's son and his girlfriend to the revolving restaurant at the top of the World Trade Center while they were visiting Mexico City.  The restaurant, called Bellini, is the largest revolving restaurant in the world, and its location on the 45th floor of the World Trade Center offers spectacular views of the city.

Th...

Every year there is a furniture exposition, supposedly the largest of its kind in Latin America, at the World Trade Center.

For the second time in less than a month I played tour guide at the National Museum of Anthropology.  I previously mentioned Charles, the law partner of one of my high school friends, who was visiting Mexico City.  I had told him that I would be happy to give him a tour of some of the highlights of Mexico's greatest museum.  So last week, we spent a few hours t...