The bread was burned. Smoke swirled around the frying pan. Most of the cheese had turned moldy. And where was that last, crucial tomatillo husk? I was trying to make capirotada, the bread pudding that ...

A modest dish that combines humble ingredients with holy symbolism makes a special Mexican dessert beloved during Lent and at Easter. It’s capirotada, a simple bread pudding that forgoes the common ...

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 ...

2. Melt the butter and toss the cubed bread in the butter to coat the bread slightly and toast in the oven for 5 minutes 3. Combine water, piloncillo, cinnamon sticks, and cloves in a large saucepan.

It was during one of my classes at SMU that I saw the word: Capirotada. It was my first year in grad school. My first year living in Dallas. I read it in one of those books highlighting Mexican ...

At our request, María Castro, founder of Houston's Castro Cheese Co., wrote down this recipe for the first time ever. It's no surprise she uses the company's La Vaquita-brand cheese. Place 5 cups ...

Día de Muertos is a holiday for cooking the favorite foods of your loved ones, departed or living. The dish mixiotes, often served for the holiday in Hidalgo, traditionally was wrapped and cooked in ...

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 ...

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 ...

The bread was burned. Smoke swirled around the frying pan. Most of the cheese had turned moldy. And where was that last, crucial tomatillo husk? I was trying to make capirotada, the bread pudding that ...