The title of Arizona poet laureate Alberto Álvaro Ríos’ memoir is “Capirotada,” the name of the anything-goes bread pudding from Mexico that typically shows up on menus around Los Angeles during Lent.

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 ...

A few days later, Grandma came home from the store with a couple of loaves of inexpensive sliced white sandwich bread, a 5-pound bag of shredded Monterey Jack cheese, a bag of brown sugar, shelled ...

A modest dish that combines humble ingredients with holy symbolism makes a special Mexican dessert beloved during Lent and at Easter. It’s capirotada, a simple bread pudding that forgoes the common ...

As Christians mark the 40 days of Lent — a season of sacrifice that begins on Ash Wednesday and culminates just before Easter — one Los Angeles baker is returning to a dish layered as richly with ...

This time of year, one of the most popular items at Café Navarro in the Nix Medical Center building is its capirotada, the Mexican bread pudding. This version is pure Tex-Mex. It uses butter-toasted ...

A modest dish that combines humble ingredients with holy symbolism makes a special Mexican dessert beloved during Lent and at Easter. It's capirotada, a simple bread pudding that forgoes the common ...

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 ...

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