The people seen here are part of large farming family from a small pueblito in Queretaro, Mexico. They go out together to their milpa in the country every Sunday to do whatever is needed to raise maize, peppers, beans, squash, and marigolds (for...
Mole is a traditional Mexican sauce made from 20-30 ingredients, including chili and other peppers, nuts, seeds, fruits, spices, herbs, and various other items (often chocolate, tomatoes, etc). The recipe and process used by the woman in this...
This photo was taken sometime during Pchum Ben 2010 (Sept. 18-20), in my host mom's outdoor kitchen. They live in a small Village in Cambodia. She and my host pa are rice farmers. The preparations for this celebration were particularly poignant as...
Semana Santa (Holy Week) is celebrated all throughout Mexico, from large cities to small pueblitos. Holy Week (Palm Sunday to Easter Saturday), along with the following week of Pascua, is celebrated as a national holiday. On Good Friday of Semana...
Semana Santa (Holy Week) is celebrated all throughout Mexico, from large cities to small pueblitos. Holy Week (Palm Sunday to Easter Saturday), along with the following week of Pascua, is celebrated as a national holiday. On Good Friday of Semana...
15 pots of mole sauce were made in preparation for this wedding in a small town in Mexico. The wedding and reception involved 2 small adjacent pueblitos and lasted almost 24 hours. Ultimately, over 800 people were fed a full dinner (cooked and...
Although tanks of natural gas are available in this small pueblito in Queretaro, Mexico, families here still cook on open wood fires to a large extent. Trucks selling gas make themselves noisily known as they drive through town with music blaring...
The people seen here are part of large farming family from a small pueblito in Mexico. They go out together to their milpa in the country every Sunday to do whatever is needed to raise maize, peppers, beans, squash, and marigolds (for religious...