As a little girl growing up in Taos, New Mexico, cookbook memoir author Anita Rodríguez was mocked as a “coyota, coyota, coyota”—a half-Spanish, half-Anglo child in a town where the two cultures…
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Chef Susie Jimenez recently returned to wine country for a unique winemaker dinner hosted by HipLatina and Hendry Winery. We gathered at Ramekins Culinary School and Inn located in Sonoma, where…
My mother is an immigrant from Argentina. She came with my father to Chicago, Illinois in the 1950’s, when they were only in their early 20’s. I remember my mother…
Sonoma is a magical town at Christmas time. The boutique tasting rooms, eclectic restaurants, chic shops and native trees are all decked out in white twinkling lights, exuding a warm…
Sponsored by Shutterfly Food, family, and holidays are inextricable. You can’t think about Thanksgiving without smelling the giant pot of mole chicken your mom and sisters make together every year,…
For many years I heard the words “local” and “seasonal,” and assumed they were good things without going deeper into why. I understood that any non-seasonal food had to be…
A healthy diet equals a healthy heart. Did you know that heart disease and Type 2 diabetes are closely related? A recent national study on Latino health (by the National…
We attended the Winemaker Dinner hosted by Hugh Davies of Schramsberg Vineyards and J. Davies Estate. They make spectacular sparkling wine, and their still wines are beautiful also. The…