At our request, María Castro, founder of Houston's Castro Cheese Co., wrote down this recipe for the first time ever. It's no surprise she uses the company's La Vaquita-brand cheese. Place 5 cups ...

This week in Omnivorous, I took a Cuaresma cruise, checking out some of the more unusual meatless and near-meatless Lenten specialties that show up in Mexican restaurants this time of year. One ...

Good Friday is a Christian observance that marks the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. It’s observed on the Friday before Easter Sunday, that marks the resurrection of Jesus.

During the annual Lenten period, many Christians abstain from meat on Fridays. There are so many dishes you can make when meat is off the table, like sheet-pan spanakopita quesadillas (heck yes!), ...

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 ...

2. Melt the butter and toss the cubed bread in the butter to coat the bread slightly and toast in the oven for 5 minutes 3. Combine water, piloncillo, cinnamon sticks, and cloves in a large saucepan.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — During Lent and Good Friday, the traditional Mexican dessert capirotada is often served at restaurants across the Rio Grande Valley. The dessert is described as a ...

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 ...