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3 Ways to Whip Up Yuca

3 Ways to Whip Up Yuca

By Latina Staff | 10/14/2011 - 20:14 | 0 Comments

Latino, African and Caribbean cultures have been serving up terrific yuca dishes for thousands of years. Fresh yuca is now readily available in supermarkets but if you are still unsure about preparing yuca, you can find it peeled and ready-to-go in the freezer section. Try these easy recipes and let us know what you think!

Who Made the World’s Largest Shrimp Cocktail? Guess

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Guess Which Country Made the World’s Largest Shrimp Cocktail

By Amaris Castillo | 10/05/2011 - 14:30 | 0 Comments

We’re suddenly hungry. The World Records Academy reports that a coastal city in Mexico has set the world record for the largest shrimp cocktail. It was huge. Alongside 80 local chefs, residents of Mazatlan...

EXCLUSIVE: Marcela Chef

EXCLUSIVE: Food Network's Marcela Valladolid On Growing Up On the Border

By Amaris Castillo | 10/03/2011 - 08:00 | 0 Comments

Marcela Valladolid grew up with her feet firmly planted in two worlds—she was raised in Tijuana, Mexico but attended school in San Diego, California. This melding of two cultures would later serve as the seed for the Mexican American chef’s culinary career. At 18, Valladolid was an architecture student but after working as an assistant at her aunt’s...

Frita Cubana

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Labor Day Recipe: Frita Cubana Burger

By Grace Bastidas | 09/01/2011 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, so what better way to bid the season adieu than by treating your friends and family to the ultimate burger and firing up the grill one last time before the fall chill sets in?

Here, Julian Medina, consulting chef and owner of New York City’s...

Pati’s Mexican Table: Polvorones or “Mexican Wedding Cookies” For Any Occasion!

Pati’s Mexican Table: "Mexican Wedding Cookies" For Any Occasion!

By Pati Jinich | 08/23/2011 - 13:00 | 0 Comments

Born and raised in Mexico City, I lived there all my life until I got married and moved to the U.S. and I never heard of “Mexican Wedding Cookies”. We did not have these cookies at our Mexican wedding, actually, I’ve never attended any wedding in Mexico that served these cookies. The first time I even heard the of “Mexican Wedding Cookie” was when we moved...

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Our Celebs Share Their Fave Latin Dishes

By Amaris Castillo | 08/05/2011 - 11:00 | 0 Comments

Everyone has a favorite food. Maybe its something only abuelita can make, or maybe it’s a traditional dish from your home country, but inevitably, just the thought of that treasured dish gets you drooling.

Well, celebs are just the same! Check out our list of some of our favorite Latino celebrities and the foods that make their mouths water:

10 Latinas Tell us Where to Get The Best Cafe Con Leche in the U.S.

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10 Latinas On Where to Get The Best Cafe Con Leche in the U.S.

By Mariela Rosario | 08/04/2011 - 12:00 | 0 Comments

We polled our Facebook readers to find out where to get a perfect, steaming cup of cafe con leche from coast to coast and you all responded in droves!

Here are suggestions from ten Latinas on where to get some great Latin coffee, from Los Angeles to Texas to the Bronx, NY:

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Fire Up the Grill! Nopalitos Salad with Grilled Shrimp

Fire Up the Grill! Nopalitos Salad with Grilled Shrimp

By Grace Bastidas | 07/02/2011 - 12:00 | 2 Comments

The grill is hot, but you’ve already made burgers and hotdogs every which way. Time to dazzle the family with something different. Here, Lucero Martinez, chef de cuisine at Pampano, a coastal Mexican seafood restaurant in New York, shares her recipe for one of her favorite summer dishes.

NOPALITOS (cactus leaves) SALAD...

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