I am in Los Cabos, Mexico with my family. Every December we come down here to celebrate Christmas and New Years with my mother's side of the family. They are originally from Mexico City, but when her brother first got married to my aunt Ana, they moved to San Jose del Cabo. They have been here for the past 20+ years, seeing it grow from a small desert town to one of the top Mexican resorts. Since Mexico City is quite hectic and stressful, we all come out here to celebrate the holidays. Sometimes we have activities, like going to lunch in Todos Santos, or riding the dunes in ATVs in San Lucas, but most of all we just relax around the pool and take long walks on the beach to the Estuary.
At 3:00 pm (mas o menos) we eat lunch, either something simple here at our hotel or something bigger at my uncle and aunt's house. Yesterday was our shopping trip day, when we go to Costco and load up on massive amounts of crackers, cheese and nuts. It is also where we buy amazing Arrachera, which is a flank steak cut slightly different than how they do it in the U.S. So lunch yesterday ended up being one of my favorite lunches that we have when we are down here. Steak and chorizo on the barbie, salsa, guacamole, grilled nopales (cactus), and corn tortillas. Many people think that Mexican food involves lots of cream and cheese melted on top of everything, but that is hardly ever true. People eat a homemade salsa with their simply grilled meat or what-have-you and some fresh vegetables to accompany. Usually veggies come in the form of a soup at lunch time, but when we have barbecue, everything is always cooked on the grill. My other favorite lunch involves Swordfish with Mole, which we taquear (put into tacos). I hope that happens soon!