Posts in: modesto

Fresh Chickpeas: In Season and In the Restaurant

by Sara Deseran under Markets & Produce, Travel, modesto with 4 Comments

Friday, March 12, 2010

Every year I see fresh chickpeas in the Mexican markets and every year I buy some to try out and end up letting them wile away sadly in the refrigerator. The season is brief and I miss my chance.
But last weekend, when Joe and I saw them at the Mi…

Modesto: Our Mexican Weekend

by Sara Deseran under Markets & Produce, Travel, modesto with No Comments

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

I had a taste—a glimmer—of summer this weekend. Up in Modesto to celebrate our nephew Jack’s fifth birthday, Joe and I also took an afternoon to stop at Mi Pueblo, our favorite Mexican supermarket, to get some lunch fixings. We shopped well, we ate well, we soaked up the sun.

Moss…