OF CORNEAS AND COMIDA CORRIDA

August 18, 2019 at 8:40 am · Filed under Uncategorized

Warm greetings from the cool city of Mexico!

A bit of an odd post, I just had the pleasure and privilege of receiving a much needed corneal transplant here in this amazing place–the magical Colonia Roma to be specific.  After the surgery we installed ourselves in the Hotel California on Baja California street in the Roma, which we considered to be quite propitious, coming from Cabo…

How does all of this fit into a cooking blog?  Ah, FOOD!  Mexico City is one of the foodiest places on the planet, and after I came to, ravenously hungry in the hotel, Manuel appeared bearing a classic comida corrida, the beloved three part set priced meal of Mexico from the hole in the wall eatery on the corner, Las Cazuelitas (since 1949!).  I started with hot chicken consome with tender vegetables, and went on to devour a good red Mexican market rice with a small side of beans, and the main, fresh spinach cakes in a red salsa.  The best meal of my life after a long day of surgery!  Cost?  $50 pesos, about $2.50 US.  Warm cozy tummy?  Priceless!

!Que viva Mexico y que viva la comida corrida!  Cornea surgery has a long recovery, about a year and a half, which will mean monthly flights from Cabo for checkups in the Roma with my amazing surgeon.  Not only is he a certified Cornea God, but also a passionate foodie who proceeded to write up a long list of his favorite holes in the wall eateries on the prescription after my first checkup next morning, including several spots in Oaxaca City!  Great news too, he says the eye is settling in nicely and we should be able to do our market tour of Oaxaca in early September.  Wahoo!

We will be looking forward to eating our way through the Roma many times over the next year.  La vida es buena.

Salud y provecho a todos,

Donna

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