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 ...

Easter is this Sunday, which concludes my favorite food holiday: Lent. And the showstopper: capirotada, the layered bread pudding that’s the de facto Mexican dessert for Lent. Every family bakes their ...

1/2 cup Mexican queso blanco, shredded or thinly sliced Cook’s notes: Piloncillo is a Mexican dark brown sugar with a high molasses content. 1. In a large saucepan, boil water with the next four ...

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 ...

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A few days later, Grandma came home from the store with a couple of loaves of inexpensive sliced white sandwich bread, a 5-pound bag of shredded Monterey Jack cheese, a bag of brown sugar, shelled ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...