Cooking with Judy: A traditional dish at Lent reminds of family and history

For Chef Alex Peña, the aroma of cinnamon and piloncillo simmering on the stove signals more than dessert; it signals ...
Yahoo

Column: For Lent, I finally cooked my mother's capirotada recipe. It was OK — and that's OK

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

I get one last Lent with my Mami. I’m using it to learn our family’s capirotada recipe

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 ...
NPR

Grandmother Petra's love is baked into this Mexican bread pudding recipe

All Things We're Cooking is a series featuring family recipes from you, our readers and listeners, and the special stories behind them. We'll continue to share more of your kitchen gems throughout the ...
LAist

Capirotada, The Easter Bread Pudding That Sweetened My Ma's Relationship With The United States

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. "This is the first time I've been inside your house in over a year," I say to my mother as I ...
Houston Chronicle

Capirotada recipes

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 ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

For Lent, I finally cooked my mother’s capirotada recipe. It was OK – and that’s OK

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

For Lent, I finally cooked my mother’s capirotada recipe. It was OK — and that’s OK

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 ...