Banana Bran Muffins

Banana Bran Muffins

Mary Mata October 5, 2011

By Abigail García My husband loooves muffins, so I always find myself searching for new, healthy and low fat recipes, just to help him indulge without the guilt of eating […]

Pineapple Agua Fresca

Mary Mata August 22, 2011

By Melissa Pitts A classic essential for summer! This is an easy and refreshing drink made with just pineapple, water and sugar. There are infinite possibilities for aguas frescas such […]

Mamey Gelatin

Mary Mata August 19, 2011

By Abigail Garcia Mamey is originally a Mexican fruit, rare to find anywhere in New York City–if you ever find it. Look for the mameys that have a firm skin […]

Corn Ice Cream With Berry Compote

Mary Mata August 5, 2011

By Melissa Pitts Yep, another way to use up your corn this summer! This time it’s in a creamy ice cream topped with blueberries and blackberries. The first time I […]

News Taco To Go: Horchata, Debt, Avocados & Weed

Mary Mata August 2, 2011

Strawberry Horchata Debt Ceiling Deal Bad News For Latinos U.S. Gobbles Guacamole As Mexico Suffers Avocado Shortage California Marijuana Eradication Evokes Secrecy, Military

Strawberry Horchata

Mary Mata August 1, 2011

By Melissa Pitts Who didn’t grow up drinking horchata? And, while most of us only know the powdered stuff or the already made sweet and creamy drink, it’s extremely easy […]

Jenny’s Refreshing Fruit Cups

Mary Mata July 5, 2011

Call me crazy but I don’t like to eat ice cream when it’s hot outside. The only desert that I can even think about when it’s a 100 degrees is […]

Sparkling Citrus And Strawberry Sangria

Mary Mata June 10, 2011

By Kelly Langmesser Summer has unofficially started in the city and that means time for warm weather cocktails! This recipe is a refreshing white sangria pairs well with Spanish olives […]

Latina Students Fight Pesticides In California

Mary Mata June 6, 2011

And now for a great story out of California, where a group of young Latinas and other high school students organized to protect their families from a harmful pesticide, convincing […]

Mexican Immigrants Make Dreams Come Through With Ice Cream

Mary Mata June 3, 2011

Carlos Flores went from being a doctoral student in Mexico to pushing an ice cream cart to selling shaved ice out of a truck to being the successful owner of […]