Friday, January 4, 2013

Eating traditions: La Rosca de Reyes or King Cake

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The arrival of the Three Wise Men, Kings Melchior, Balthazar, and Gaspar is January 6, according to the Catholic calendar, symbolizin...
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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Feliz Año: Hispanics welcome the New Year with rituals

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Some eat 12 grapes. Others eat lunch with a serving of tasty lentis, and many clean the house top to bottom. Whatever their ritual,...
Friday, December 21, 2012

Tasting Navidad: Rompope, Ponche Crema & Coquito

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When December arrives, Hispanics find that a particular sweet drink - with a silky texture, ivory color and a taste reminiscent of gr...
Friday, December 14, 2012

Celebrating Navidad: Posadas, Aguinaldos and Novenas

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Hispanics observe the nine days between December 16 and 24 with parties, singing, praying, piñatas, carols, scooters, punch, sparklers ...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Discovering our flavors: Hispanic cheeses, multicultural explosion

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The Spaniards introduced to the New Continent their cheeses and the ways of preparation and processing. However, Hispanic chees...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Cooking for Thanksgiving: multicultural flavor

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There are a few countries in the world where on one day the entire population gathers for dinner to enjoy a feast that is essentially...
Friday, September 28, 2012

Wladimir Zabaleta: Splashing Caribbean colors on universal art

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Wladimir Zabaleta To have extracted “Las Meninas” by Diego Velázquez from the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, is undoubtedly the most p...