THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS WITH FOOD! PROFE QUEZADA ON BUÑUELOS, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON PUERTO RICAN CUISINE, DIANE VELARDE HERNANDEZ ON CAPIROTADA RICARDO ROMO ON MASTER ARTIST LUIS GUERRERO AND MARK GUERRERO’S EAST L.A. STORIES WITH DALE VILLAVICENCIO.
Well here we are, it’s Christmas again and we are celebrating it with food!
El Profe Quezada recalls the tradition of buñuelos in his border small town but his insights apply to of our communities. I always thought buñuelos were hard to make but El Profe gives us his time-honored recipe and it looks quite doable. Check it out!
Also this week, from Puerto Rico, Don José M. Umpierre reminds us of the importance of Puerto Rican cuisine and the need for local home grown foods on the island.His blog is part of a longer study he is making about the future of Puerto Rico’s food supply and the need for economically self-sustaining food models including home gardens.
And in anticipation of the New Year, master chef Diane Velarde Hernandez gives us her personal recipe for capirotada. Hey, don’t be lazy, give it try this year!
And lastly, but not least, musicologist, performer, singer and song writer Mark Guerrero returns with his East L.A. Music Stories. This week he interviews Dale Villavicencio, one of the drummers of the rock group Tierra as well as performing with many other Eastside music groups.
Enjoy your week on Latinopia!
Tia Tenopia