Monthly Archive for August, 2011

My Work on Mamiverse.com

ImageResizerCheck out this piece I wrote for Mamiverse. Mamiverse is a newly launched site for Latina moms and daughters.  In this article, I talk about my love affair with Greens and wonder why they are so freakin’ ABSENT from the typical Latina/o diet. The buck stops here! When future historians look back at this time, they will know me as a  Latina who changed the Latina/o culinary landscape and made it greener. Join me!

You can read the article by clicking here.

Just Food Community Chef Demo

L1090357On Sunday July 24 I served as a Just Food Community Chef at the Summer Streets Festival in the Bronx.  I made my ‘”It’s Too Hot To Cook! Summer Squash Salad, quite fitting for a 91 degree afternoon!  There were lots of great children present who sampled raw zucchini, learned how to say ‘carrot’ in Spanish and that veggies are good to help you poop. This was met by a great big ‘Ewww!’ followed by giggles.  Click ‘more’ for the recipe. Continue reading ‘Just Food Community Chef Demo’