Ask the Expert: The Best Recipes to Eat Like a Local

Ask the Expert: The Best Recipes to Eat Like a Local

Grandma’s Apple Clafoutis Tuula Rampont, IL‘s France Correspondent 4 apples 1 cup of flour (can substitute corn starch to make recipe gluten-free) 1/2 cup sugar + 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons butter, melted + 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon rum 4 eggs 1 cup of milk Directions Preheat the oven to 325°F. Peel the apples Read more...: Ask the Expert: The Best Recipes to Eat Like a Local

Shamans, Tortoises, and Exotic Tipples: All Inside Your November Communiqué

Shamans, Tortoises, and Exotic Tipples: All Inside Your November Communiqué

In your issue this month, travel writer Margot Bigg goes dark. Literally. Margot writes about a trip to the outskirts of Mexico City to experience one of the country’s oldest spiritual traditions: a temazcal ceremony. Since the time of the Aztecs and the Mayans, Mesoamerican people have been taking part in these ceremonies that see Read more...: Shamans, Tortoises, and Exotic Tipples: All Inside Your November Communiqué