Latino arts, history and culture
Jalapeño Irish Soda Bread The sweetness of traditional Irish soda bread ingredients—raisins, buttermilk, some sugar—are richly complimented by jalapeño heat. Here’s a soda bread recipe from Ireland … [Read more...]
Welcome to another visit with Cocina Hernández. As Easter approaches Latinopia thought it would be fun to find out how to cook a favorite Lenten food prepared in Latino households throughout the … [Read more...]
Welcome to Cocina Hernández! Diane Velarde Hernández shares another one of her great Mexican cuisine recipes with us. Today it's Pico de Gallo and Guacamole. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Latinopia is proud to present another visit to Cocina Hernández. This time Diane Hernández shows us how to make red chile salsa from scratch and then shows how to put it to work on enchiladas! A … [Read more...]
Welcome to Cocina Hernández! In this episode Diane Velarde Hernández shares another one of her great Mexican recipes with us. This time it's "Sopa de Fideo," a traditional rendering of vermicelli … [Read more...]
In Los Angeles, California each September, Alfredo "Frito" Lascano invites friends and family over to his home to roast and peel green chiles imported from Hatch, New Mexico. It is a tradition known … [Read more...]
Hatch, New Mexico, a small town that lies along the Rio Grande River in southern New Mexico, is known as the Chile Capital of the world because of the huge Chile production industry there. Latinopia … [Read more...]
Lovers of New Mexico green chile contribute their personal recipes on how to prepare green chile, the recipes range from simple salsa to green Chile souffle. … [Read more...]
This original video about the traditional making of La Rosca, a Mexican pastry celebrating the January 6th Day of the Three Wise Men, was produced by Alas Media. … [Read more...]
Every Christmas Diane Velarde Hernández celebrates, as do many Latinos, with the making of tamales. This tradition of friends and family working together to make tamales is known as "La Tamalada." … [Read more...]
Diane Velarde Hernández returns with another great Lenten recipe: chiles rellenos. Stuffed chile peppers is a favorite staple of Mexican cuisine. Diane walks us through the basic recipe for stuffing … [Read more...]
"Calabacitas," literally "Little Squash" is a favorite Mexican side dish that can accompany almost any entree like enchiladas, tacos or tamales. Radio news reporter Luis R. Torres shares his recipe … [Read more...]
Diane Velarde Hernández has treated Latinopians to many delicious Mexican food recipes. Here she is again, this time with the recipe for Spanish Rice which she insists can also be called Mexican Rice … [Read more...]
This is the second part of the recipe for Shrimp Fritters with Cactus. Previously Diane Velarde Hernández showed us how to prepare the prickly pear cactus and the chile broth. Now here's how to … [Read more...]
Diane Velarde Hernández brings us another tasty recipe. This time it is "Tortas de Camarón with Nopales," (Shrimp Fritters with Cactus). Now this may sound a bit off-putting--cactus? But Latinopia … [Read more...]
