Seven years ago, Juan Mondragón, owner of Juan’s Restaurante in Baldwin Park, said his sister Sandy Mondragón was diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer. Her family insisted on a diet of nopales (cactus paddles). Convinced of the health benefits and the power of the nopal, her parents fed his sister nopales everyday for a month. Unfortunately for Sandy, her parents didn’t know many ways to...
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Strawberry Icebox Pie
Strawberry Icebox Pie Okay LatinoFoodie Nation, I love to bake, but I’ll be honest with you: I’m still learning the science of baking. Make no mistake, the temperature of your kitchen, the moisture in the air and the type of flour used all determine the outcome of your final product. So the highly anticipated oohs, and ahhhs, can quickly turn into the sound of somebody...
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