The other day we were listening to a podcast where the host interviewed a chef and they mentioned Chicken Tinga. I love the way that sounds! Now, I don’t think I’ve ever made Chicken Tinga. I’ve seen it at fiestas especially during Cinco de Mayo or Mexican Independence Day festivities, and also while in Cuernavaca, Mexico with street vendors....
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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Dulce de Leche Cocada Recipe (Coconut Macaroons)
A few weeks back, fabulous food bloggers banded together, creaming, mixing, baking, and frosting their baked goods for Share Our Strength: No Kid Hungry campaign. In one of the richest countries in the world, one in five children faces hunger. Visit http://nokidhungry.org/ to take the pledge and add your voice to the national movement of people committed to ending childhood hunger in America by 2015. ...
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Fiery Shrimp Cocktail with Avocados from Mexico
We were recently asked to create a recipe using avocados from Mexico. Below is one of our favorite shrimp cocktail recipes that has just the right amount of heat and zest. Here’s a snippet of information that our contributing writer Norma Vega posted a few months back about the delectable avocado: Yet another fruit from the Americas! First the sinful orb-the tomato-then the dirty orb-the...
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Are You Gluten Intolerant? Food Companies Quickly Learning to Offer More Choices
Do you ever feel totally out of sorts after eating baked goods or other processed foods? Perhaps you are gluten intolerant or more seriously, may have celiac disease. People live for years not knowing and living with the discomfort....
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A Mother’s Day Brunch Made with Love
Mother’s Day. A time of year to honor the gifts and love your mother has unselfishly offered you all these years. Latinofoodie would like to acknowledge our mothers — Norma Rodriguez and Cecilia Chavez — two powerful and loving women who gave their love unconditionally in a grand way to us. We’re lucky to still have Art’s mom around and wish we were with her...
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Cinco de Mayo: A Moment in Time to Celebrate Food and Culture
There are some who see Cinco de Mayo as somewhat of a joke because they feel their culture is being exploited by U.S. beer and alcohol companies. I see it a bit differently and let me explain why. You see, I grew up in Pico Rivera, Calif., a mostly working, middle-class, Mexican-American community that commemorated the holiday with parades down the main boulevard in the center of...
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Comer Juntos: Una Tradición Natural: Sierra Mist Natural and a cookbook giveaway from Chef Aarón Sánchez
Sierra Mist Natural is teaming up with Chef Aarón Sánchez, star of Food Network’s “Chopped” and “Heat Seekers,” to launch “Comer Juntos: Una Tradición Natural,” a program that encourages families to gather around the dinner table to share fun times over delicious Latin-inspired food and drinks....
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