During Lent and Good Friday, the traditional Mexican dessert capirotada is often served at restaurants across the Rio Grande ...

More than any other dish, capirotada is a dessert identified as the most traditional of Mexican cuisine during the Lent season. Many Hispanics have memories of their grandmothers or mothers preparing ...

Mention capirotada to María Castro, and she's lost in memories of a hard but happy childhood in the Mexican countryside. Mention it to Laura Murillo, and she's transported to the sights and scents of ...

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In college, I spent my junior year abroad at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. To ease the homesickness of the American students, our sponsoring program organized a Thanksgiving dinner. They ...

As Christians mark the 40 days of Lent — a season of sacrifice that begins on Ash Wednesday and culminates just before Easter — one Los Angeles baker is returning to a dish layered as richly with ...