Growing up in El Paso, as I did, the only time I ate cabbage was as a garnish for pozole or in overly sweet coleslaw. Red cabbage…olvida te! I never got the chance to appreciate cabbage, or even taste the red stuff. In culinary school I made my first dish with red cabbage: coleslaw. Not terribly exciting. When I got to work with red cabbage...
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November Kicks-off American Diabetes Month
Every 17 seconds, someone is diagnosed with diabetes. Mexican Americans are almost twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites to be diagnosed with diabetes by a physician, according to the Office of Minority Health. They have higher rates of end-stage renal disease, caused by diabetes, and they are 50% more likely to die from diabetes as non-Hispanic whites. Diabetes kills more each year than breast cancer and...
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Ohh-la-la, Chef LaLa Shares Her Recipe for Chiles en Nogada
Chef LaLa has graciously shared this recipe with LatinoFoodie for stuffed poblanos in a walnut sauce as part of our call out for pork dishes. While the ingredient list may look daunting, most of the ingredients are probably already in your kitchen. So for dinner this week indulge in these Chiles en Nogada from our friend Chef LaLa. Not only is she an amazing cook and certified nutrtitionist, but she...
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