Lenten Capirotada (Bread Pudding)
Desserts, Featured Stories, Recipes
When cooking Mexican cuisine, I like to explore and experiment with the sweeter side of what the culture has to offer. One of my favorites is Capirotada which has also been called the Mexican version of bread pudding. This dish is traditionally…
An Easter Sunday Egg Roll Party with Strawberry Cupcakes Inspired by Beatrix Potter
Featured Stories, Hosting and Holidays, Menus, Recipes
Throw a fun backyard bash with a classic storybook vibe that the kids are sure to love this Easter Sunday. Inspired by The Tale of Peter Rabbit, this party is the perfect backdrop for those sweet Easter outfits you’ve picked out for the…
Making the Best of Long Distance Friendship
Featured Stories, Life, Love & Relationships
My best friend of almost 10 years, “Anna,” sends me a text from the hospital—she's in labor, she says, and she'll keep me updated as much as possible. Anna keeps her promise and texts me every few hours. Between contractions she tells…
What Benito Juárez & Abraham Lincoln Had in Common
Featured Stories, Life, OpinionsUPDATED August 1st, 2016
Juárez is one of Mexico's greatest and most inspiring figures. In his memory, the third Monday of March is observed as a Federal holiday: El Día de Benito Juárez. It is similar to President’s Day, observed in the…
Moral Code: Would You Cover for a Lying Cheating Friend?
Featured Stories, Life, Love & Relationships, Papiverse
Do you think it's okay to cover up for a lying cheating friend? Example: it’s Sunday morning, and you let your wife sleep in. You fix the kids a bowl of cereal and plunk them down in front of cartoons. As you wait for the coffee to brew,…
Is Chavez the Latino Lincoln? 20 Cesar Chavez Facts
Featured Stories, Money, News & Politics, Ticker
Cesar Chavez was a civil rights, Latino and farm labor leader who brought attention to the issues of farmworkers. With Dolores Huerta, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became United Farm Workers. He used non-violent…
Leprechauns and Chihuahuas: 10 Hispanic Stereotypes we Share with the Irish
Entertainment, Featured Stories, LifeUPDATED August 1st, 2016
From our bedroom window in Brooklyn, we’re lucky enough to have a view of the Manhattan skyline, replete with the Empire State Building. The famous skyscraper changes the colors of its display according to the seasons…
Spring Forward: 8 Ways to Maximize Daylight Savings Time
Family Health, Featured Stories, Health
It's that time of year again, time to spring forward—when days get longer and (thankfully) the winter chill starts to make its grand exit. That's right, it's Daylight Savings Time! In case you forgot that clever phrase "fall back, spring…
15 Food Hacks You Can't Believe You Didn't Know
Diet & Nutrition, Featured Stories, Health
Food hacks have got to be the most fun and possibly the most useful form of life hacks making Internet rounds these days. Even when they don't work out quite as well as we'd hope, they're always fun to try. What makes food hacks really exciting…