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 ...
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Capirotada: Harlingen restaurant adds personal touch to traditional Mexican dessert

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 ...
Dallas Morning News

Lent means it's time for capirotada, the traditional Mexican dessert for the holy days

More than any other dish, capirotada is a dessert identified as the most traditional of Mexican cuisine during the Lent season. Many Hispanics have memories of their grandmothers or mothers preparing ...
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 ...