The lazy days of summer are upon us. Time for dipping our toes into the pool, backyard grilling, and cooling off with sweet desserts like homemade ice cream or strawberry shortcakes, or both! There is something about strawberry shortcakes that takes me back to...
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TROPICAL CAPIROTADA RECIPE – SMART & FINAL LAUNCHES NEW CHARITABLE GIVING CAMPAIGN
Disclaimer: This is a paid post on behalf of Smart & Final. However, all opinions and ideas are our own, including this delicious recipe for Tropical Capirotada made with First Street® brands.
Even though this weekend calls for rain, for most of the winter we've...
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Strawberry Yogurt Tamales – Las Posadas celebrations just got better
Las Posadas is a special time of year for Latinos across the world. It’s a time to gather with friends, family, neighbors and co-workers, to share our love, faith and food. The word “posada” means “lodging,” and it’s signifies a time when Mary and...
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SPLENDA® SWEET SWAPS™ – Polvorones Recipe (Mexican Wedding Cookies)
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It certainly is the most wonderful time of the year! Despite the warm weather and lack of snow in Southern California, the holidays are in full...
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LatinoFoodie Celebrates Día de los Muertos with Abuelita Chocolate
Well, it’s November 3rd, and Día de los Muertos has officially ended. But I have one more story to share. And it’s about my abuelita, Refugio. I shared this little story with my fellow food bloggers at the Nestlé headquarters for a festive Día...
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Pumpkin and Guava Empanadas #NuevaMesaQueRicaVida
While this post is part of a sponsored DIME Media and General Mills campaign, the views expressed are my own.
For Latino families the table is where we spend time with...
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UPSIDE DOWN PLANTAIN CAKE WITH TOASTED COCONUT
I’d like to take this moment to consider an ingredient so exotic to most and rare(ly purchased in this household), but so full of wonder and potential…I give you the plátano, or plantain.
Unripe plantains are a starchy, less sweet version of bananas. The skin,...
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Braided Easter Bread, A Festive Addition to Holiday Menu
I was this close (pinching fingers together) to becoming a baker. But the 2 a.m. start times quickly swayed me into a culinary tract in school. Still, those two baking courses at Le Cordon Bleu aroused within me a yearning to bake.
The soft, fluffy...
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GORDITAS DE PILONCILLO
Gorditas mean “little fat ones” in Spanish, and during the holidays Santa may not be the only one who fits in that category. Calorie counting aside, gorditas are a great traditional Mexican dish that is made year round in Latino households. Cousin to...
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GALLETAS de COCO — COCONUT COOKIE RECIPE FOR A TROPICAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
Better than just a regular old sugar cookie. Galletas de Coco or Coconut Cookies bring a little bit of the Caribbean Islands to your kitchen. How does a furry, brown, hard shell ball when cracked open transform into yummy goodness? Yes, I just said...
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