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The Treasured Memory
April 30, 2012 – 7:08 am | 21 Comments

A Favorite Bedtime Story
I often wonder about what my children will remember from their childhood.
Any sweet memories I have of being little all involve my abuela. My grandmother is the one who raised me and …

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Capirotada: Mexican Bread Pudding with Cheese
April 23, 2012 – 5:49 pm | One Comment

Capirotada Recipe Video

 
How does bread pudding with cheese sound?
Different, right?
Pero delicious, and you know it, if you’ve ever eaten Mexican Capirotada, an amazing bread pudding with cheese, nuts, conchas (or pan dulce), shredded coconut and …

Virtual Thanksgiving. A Comer Together.
November 22, 2011 – 9:14 am | No Comment
Virtual Thanksgiving. A Comer Together.

Let’s Have Thanksgiving Together
Dear Amigos,
Consider this your Evite to a Virtual Thanksgiving Celebration.
Join us Thanksgiving Day on the Tiki Tiki Facebook Fan Page for a pachanga with the pavo, la comida and la familia.
We are …

Introduction to Thanksgiving for the Non-American
November 21, 2011 – 1:00 am | 66 Comments
Introduction to Thanksgiving for the Non-American

Our First American Thanksgiving
It was yet another bewildering holiday in America for all of us, my newly citizened family of eight in the late 1960′s. We were all in the kitchen, assembling the ingredients that …

Empanadas: The Global Fried Pie
November 9, 2011 – 1:00 am | 13 Comments
Empanadas: The Global Fried Pie

I am declaring it, right here, right now:
The Future is Fried Pies.
Fried pies sold in rolling trucks, fried pies sold in cute little cafes, fried pies served as dessert in chichi restaurants.
It is the next …

Dominican Food: Hearty, Delicious Recipes
October 31, 2011 – 1:00 am | 11 Comments
Dominican Food: Hearty, Delicious Recipes

Ed. note: The Tiki Tiki asked Clara, the genius behind the Dominican cooking site, Aunt Clara’s Kitchen,  to share some favorite recipes from the Dominican Republic.
To learn more about the typical creole cooking, the …

The New Southern-Latino Table – Recipes, Y’all
October 3, 2011 – 9:52 am | 3 Comments
The New Southern-Latino Table – Recipes, Y’all

“The New Southern-Latino Table: Recipes that Bring Together the Bold and Beloved Flavors of Latin America and the American South” by Sandra A. Gutierrez describes the melding of traditional foods from Latin American and American South. 150 original recipes.

Mojitos by the Pitcher
August 28, 2011 – 5:48 pm | 15 Comments
Mojitos by the Pitcher

At this week’s potluck with the neighbors — where we discuss things such as new baby names, Google+ vs Facebook and dogs that eat underwear — a friend joyfully told me she had purchased a …

El Lonch-eh Latino + New Lunch Ideas
August 26, 2011 – 8:10 am | 16 Comments
El Lonch-eh Latino + New Lunch Ideas

What was in your Lonch-eh Box?
It was 5:45 a.m. Tuesday and I had taken at least a couple sips of my strong Bustelo as I dug in to make Maria the second of what will …

Vegetarian Frituras ..so Easy y Rico.
July 18, 2011 – 5:53 am | 17 Comments
Vegetarian Frituras ..so Easy y Rico.

By Madelyn of KarmaFree Cooking
Some people might find it hard to believe that a Latina can be a vegetarian for 10+ years. Eradicating meat from my diet as a way to eat more healthfully was …

Vegetable Garden Tips y Trucos
May 24, 2011 – 8:56 am | 13 Comments
Vegetable Garden Tips y Trucos

My daughter ate broccoli the other day.
And I nearly fell over.
And then she ate a spinach leaf.
She proclaimed both “Pretty good!”
“Close your mouth,’’ my husband said, looking at my astonishment.
Seriously, that moment is forever burned …