Due to our warmer than normal California spring weather, it is crazy and unfathomable to picture anyone standing over their stove making soup. However, there are parts of the country that are still under a blanket of snow or in the midst of a...
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Darling, have you seen my pearls? Cherry Balsamic Glazed Pearl Onions
Being a professional cook has meant coming home reeking of onions and garlic on an almost daily basis. Sometimes flaking off fish scales or peeling off an octopus tentacle or two. And while I do not mind much when I have to shake off...
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Oscar Night Menu Takes Cue from Movie Theater Snack Bar
Many Americans are living in sports limbo right now. Sochi Olympics came and went and Baseball's Opening Day is around the corner. But for LatinoFoodie, this weekend is the most exciting sporting event of the year - The Oscars! This year the competition is...
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Introducing the Terra Flame by Princess House: GIVEAWAY
The holidays are the perfect time to indulge. For LatinoFoodie that means treating ourselves to new cookware and plenty of new kitchen gadgets. Our friends at Princess House have a stunning array of gourmet cookware that made us yearn for a bigger Christmas tree. We...
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Peach Sriracha Hot Wings
For a light zesty snack or a swingin’ spicy meal, hot wings hold a special place in the heart of many Americans. From basketball to baseball to football to underwater basket weaving, competitive sports have long been a pretext for consuming finger-licking...
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Tangy Three Bean Salad from Goya Foods + Tacolandia Ticket Giveaway (UPDATE: Contest Closed)
It has taken many years of behind-the-scenes work for Bill Esparza of Street Gourmet LA to plan and create the first-ever "Tacolandia" Sunday, June 23 at the Hollywood Palladium (the event is sold out)....
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Cinco Recipes for Cinco de Mayo
Happy Cinco de Mayo from our kitchen to yours! Here are CINCO recipes to make your fiesta memorably delicious.
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Carne Asada
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Jalapeño Deviled Eggs
Here's my Easter story: When I was about seven-years-old my mom thought it'd be a smart idea to hide the Easter eggs in the backyard before the family trotted off to church. All throughout mass I fidgeted, anxious to get...
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Chorizo and Bean Fried Plantain Cups Will be a Hit on New Year’s Eve
During the holidays we make a lot of pinto beans for our tamale dinners. I always freeze the left-overs for future use like when I am looking for appetizers to serve our New Year’s Eve guests.
The fried platano cups have...
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