by admin | Feb 26, 2013 | Desserts, Recipes
Lenten Bread Pudding (Mema’s Capirotada) No, this is not my mother’s recipe (she was also Mema) or mine but that of another Mema, my dear friend Elisa’s grandmother who is the reason I chose to have my grandchildren call me Mema too. I was very close to her at one...
by admin | Feb 27, 2009 | Special Days, Traditions & Culture
During Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Mexico processions and passion plays take place all through the country, though different areas celebrate in different ways and certain communities have more elaborate celebrations. Those areas in Mexico where Holy Week is celebrated...