LAist

Capirotada, The Easter Bread Pudding That Sweetened My Ma's Relationship With The United States

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Yahoo

Column: For Lent, I finally cooked my mother's capirotada recipe. It was OK — and that's OK

The bread was burned. Smoke swirled around the frying pan. Most of the cheese had turned moldy. And where was that last, crucial tomatillo husk? I was trying to make capirotada, the bread pudding that ...
Houston Chronicle

Capirotada: the sweet smell of home

Mention capirotada to María Castro, and she's lost in memories of a hard but happy childhood in the Mexican countryside. Mention it to Laura Murillo, and she's transported to the sights and scents of ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Grandmother Petra's love is baked into this Mexican bread pudding recipe

Sweet and savory capirotada was an expression of Grandmother Petra's love for her family, especially at Christmastime. She never wrote it down, so... All Things We're Cooking is a series featuring ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

For Lent, I finally cooked my mother’s capirotada recipe. It was OK – and that’s OK

The bread was burned. Smoke swirled around the frying pan. Most of the cheese had turned moldy. And where was that last, crucial tomatillo husk? I was trying to make capirotada, the bread pudding that ...
NPR

Grandmother Petra's love is baked into this Mexican bread pudding recipe

All Things We're Cooking is a series featuring family recipes from you, our readers and listeners, and the special stories behind them. We'll continue to share more of your kitchen gems throughout the ...
Los Angeles Times

For Lent, I finally cooked my mother’s capirotada recipe. It was OK — and that’s OK

The bread was burned. Smoke swirled around the frying pan. Most of the cheese had turned moldy. And where was that last, crucial tomatillo husk? I was trying to make capirotada, the bread pudding that ...