UPDATED January 12th, 2018 The first time I ran a 5K, I was a freshman in high school and I had just decided to sign up for the cross-country team. It was a curious choice. I had never run a day in my life. Being on the cross-country team meant I would be logging countless […]
UPDATED January 12th, 2018 A mother’s heart is the child’s classroom. —Henry Ward Beecher As the school year begins and you watch your child walk off into a new frontier—a new school, a new classroom, with a new teacher—remember that you remain the most important element in their education. You are their constant and consistent […]
UPDATED November 14th, 2017 “I used to be so good at sleeping,” my friend Lucy tells me. “Remember?” It’s true. She could fall asleep anywhere, anytime—in the middle of a party, on a short car ride to the mall, on a concrete slab by the side of the pool after a long night out on […]
UPDATED June 17th, 2017 While many consider flan the quintessential Latin-American dessert, the first recipes actually hail from Ancient Rome, nearly two thousand years ago. The Romans were the first to domesticate chickens, and needed ways to use up this egg surplus. Borrowing a bit of cooking wisdom from their Greek neighbors, they created new egg-based […]
Melissa Guerra is a celebrity chef, cookbook author, and owner of an award-winning Latin American culinary store in San Antonio. If you’re looking for the best pan de polvo recipe or an authentic mortar and pestle hecho en Mexico, Guerra’s got you covered. And if you want to know the quickest route from the dusty […]
When I was in college, there was a popular infomercial that came on at all hours of the night. Daisy Fuentes was the host, promoting a workout that I had never heard of—something called Mari Winsor Pilates. My roommate, Megan, and I used to watch it as we ate Haagen Dazs (Dulce de Leche for […]
Squeezing in a workout during the holidays may be the last thing on your mind, but it should be your top priority! As the year winds down, the social functions wind up and you have a list a mile long of parties and charity functions to attend, entertain family and friends and whatever else the […]
Here is a list of the best new Latin restaurants to try in the new year. For nearly three decades, Esquire Magazine’s John Mariani has published a list of the best new restaurants of the year. Each November it is highly anticipated amongst foodies and restaurateurs alike. This year, he remarks on the proliferation of […]
Traveling with kids is an adventures. Here are my tips to travel with them. In America, there are two classes of travel: First class, and with children. —Robert Benchley “When you have a baby, your family should be obligated to come to you for the holidays. It should be a rule,” my friend Lucy tells […]