Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Educators have done much for us and continue to do much for the children of our communities. Take a moment and say thanks to one or all of the teachers in your life. This year, skip giving an apple to the teacher and get creative by baking this warm, spiced, sweet apple tart with a buttery pastry. The tropical twist of the mangoes will put a...
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About: Art Rodriguez
Recent Posts by Art Rodriguez
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. Click on the photos below to get the recipe. And here are Cinco more recipes to round out the festivities!...
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Not Your Traditional Pan de Elote, This Sweet Corn Bundt Cake Delights
Pan de elote can be good, but corn pound cake can be divine. We recently had a small dinner party where corn was the focal point of our menu. With a traditional Elote en Vaso, or Corn in a Cup, as an appetizer, our green chile stuffed poblano peppers with a sweet nutmeg-spiced corn sauce as the entrée, and this sweet corn bundt cake as...
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Latino Trendsetters Connect and Inspire at Hispanicize 2013
Hispanicize 2013 ignited a fire under the bellies of many Latinos in social media, entertainment, marketing, and journalism — including the pansa of this LatinoFoodie. Honored to be among such an elite group of bloggers and media moguls, the mega event (not a conference) held in Miami Beach April 9 – 13, inspired and fueled the ideas and innovation of Latino entrepreneurs. I (Art) have to...
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Chivas 1801 Club: Brotherhood and “Old Fashioned” Apple Pie
We’re always up for a good time and camaraderie. Recently, LatinoFoodie mingled with some pretty cool people at the grand opening of the Chivas 1801 Club in Los Angeles on March 20th. With unexpected architecture and chic decor in a reclaimed space west of West Hollywood, I was plied with delicious little hors’ devours and some rocking Chivas Regal cocktails. Before too many cocktails, I...
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