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Dolores Wiarco Dweck, known by her nearest and dearest as Lola, has a great appreciation for Mexican cuisine and culture. Lola's culinary mentors include her relatives and friends as well as some of Mexico’s great chefs and home cooks. She preserves and shares her favorite recipes through Lola’s Cocina.
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If you’re looking for ways to spruce up your oatmeal, here are a few ideas.
Fresh and Dried Fruits:
Pomegranates
Blueberries
Chopped apples or peaches
Bananas
Dried cranberries
Golden raisins
Natural Sweeteners:
AgaveHoney
Maple syrup
Brown sugar
Sliced dates
Nuts, Seeds, and More:
Pepitas
Chia seeds
Almonds
Pistachios
Walnuts
Chocolate chips
Peanut or almond butter
What are some of your favorite oatmeal toppings?
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Name that herb:___________.
Hint: it’s known for reducing the gassiness commonly associated with eating beans.
FUN FACTS:
1. Cascarones date back to 13th century China where eggs were hallowed out and filled with valuables.
2. Marco Polo brought the eggs to Europe where they were filled with scented perfume powders.
3. The eggs made their way to Mexico by the 1800s where they were named cascarones and the perfumed powder was swapped out for confetti. Breaking them over someone’s head was a symbol of good luck!
The other day I listened to an episode of the @lilibonhealthcoach podcast where she and @anagalena discuss how the act of displaying fresh flowers in our homes can be a form of self-care.
Whether you purchase them or someone gives you a bunch, taking the time to trim and arrange flowers can serve as a reminder to enjoy life’s beauty and live in the present.
If you’d like to listen to the episode, it’s titled, “¡Alegra tu vida!…con flores” (March 4).
¡Hola! Today I'm back with a fun Easter craft that is perfect for kids AND adults. Even if you're not crafty (I'm not!), you can decorate adorable eggs with any theme your heart desires. As you may have guessed, mine happen to be inspired by Mexico and the work of some of my favorite female creators.
Fiesta and Fun: Bedazzling Your Easter Huevos - visit lolascocina.com (direct link in profile) for more pictures and everything you need to know to bedazzle your Easter eggs. Be sure to tag me with your creations!
Is anyone else daydreaming of when they’ll be able to travel again? Tourism is at a standstill, and while our main priority right now is to stay safe and healthy, we are definitely looking forward to the day that when we can plan our next getaway.
Until then, we have our memories and photos. And now I actually have a little free time to organize them.
What’s one of your favorite Mexican cookbooks? Since my tías, sisters, cousins, mom, and I aren’t able to cook together right now, we started a long-distance book club.
We’re dusting off our cookbooks and creating recipes from them, and then sharing our experiences (nothing major - just difficulty level and how much we liked each recipe). While it’s a challenge not seeing family right now, I’m grateful that technology has kept us all connected.
Throwback to Colombia 2015 when my husband and I took our first solo trip without kids (we only had Amado at the time). We spent two glorious weeks exploring Bogotá, Medellín, and Cartagena.
While I love traveling with my kids, an adult-only vacation always brings me back to life. ¡Ojalá la próxima sea pronto! #nomomguilt
¡Hola! Today I’m sharing three different recipes made with three simple ingredients. Waste not, want not was the theme here. It started with me making té de canela (cinnamon tea), which served as the flavorful liquid I used to boil apples for apple sauce, which THEN served as the liquid to make apple-cinnamon oatmeal.
Check out lolascocina.com (direct link in profile) for all of these recipes. The only ingredients required are apples, cinnamon, and oatmeal.
Photography: @cmcreavy // Filter: Me
