The sisters Gertrudis and Refugio thank Saint Paschal because they sold all mole and chiles en nogada they had cooked to collect money for convent.

Puebla, 1949

Laura and Catalina Peña were in a bad financial position. But since they were good pastry cooks, they had an idea of selling cakes. They thank Saint Paschal Baylon, a patron saint of cooks, because now they make enough money to support themselves and even to save something for hard times and also for having fun sometimes.

Ines Chavez thanks Saint Pascual Baylon for his help at the kitchen and for she learnt to cook delicious pambasos which her husband is crazy for.

I dedicate the present ex-voto as gratitude to Saint Jude Thaddeus for the miracle that I bought a new oven on wheels to grill sweet potatoes. The old one was stolen from me, and I couldn’t work. Now my sweet potatoes sells are good again. May you be blessed.

Apolonio Tlanipa
Puebla

Felipe Rodriguez got tired of her food being constantly criticized by her mother-in-law. She blew her with a frying-pan and split her head open. Felipe thanks Saint Pascual Baylon for she didn’t stay in jail for a long time.

Leopolda Tecanguey had difficulties with her mother-in-law because she didn’t know how to cook. She prayed to Saint Paschal Baylon, and now she cooks so delicious, that her mother-in-law even licks her fingers after the meal. Leopolda thanks for that.

Puebla, 1920

Catalina Robledo thanks Saint Martin the Cavalryman with this retablo because her chalupas shop has been giving good profit and she’s even looking workers for help.

Sebastiana Jimenez, the Casimiro Perez’ wife, ate too much opuntia prickly pears. She felt sick and had a constipation. Her husband prayed the Virgin of San Juan, and it unblocked the constipation. Sebastiana became completely healed for what he gives infinite thanks.

Zacatlan, 1914

We dedicate this retablo to the Virgin because we won a 30 gallon can of our very favorite evaporated milk.

I am grateful to Saint Bridgette because the aliens need a private chef to cook yummy food so they abducted me.

When food was going scarce in our village, an amazing miracle happened. Fish began to appear in the Melquiades Alcantara’s well. And a lot of fish. We thank Saint Francis for his infinite kindness and this marvelous gift. Now we all have food in abundance.

I want to thank Saint Jude for we have come back to Mexico. I married an American woman and we moved to US for five years. There I really missed tacos, mole, tamales and all others pleasures of my beloved Mexico. My wife Katherine also loves Mexican food.

Luciano Martinez

I made a very delicious cake for my daughter Marcela’s commitment dinner. But unfortunately my younger children are very gluttonous, so they ate almost the entire cake. But luckily—and forgive me God!—my daughter’s fiancé got measles, which he caught from his little sister. The dinner was canceled. And I’m immensely grateful to the Virgin of San Juan because the parents of the fiancé are very stiff and haughty and I didn’t know how to deal with such an embarrassing situation.