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How to cook a tortilla

When I was growing up, my mom used to heat up tortillas by placing them, one at a time, on our stove's gas flame. We usually had flour instead of corn, and she'd put one on the flame and then go away...

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Am I a real Spanish-speaker now?

When I first got to Mexico 10 months ago, I felt jumpy and anxious almost every time I tried to speak Spanish. A fearful voice would pipe up in my head: What if no one understands me? What if I sound...

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Homemade veggie enchiladas with quintoniles, corn, rajas and onion

Just so you know what caliber of dish we're dealing with here, I served these to Alice as leftovers last week. She took a few bites and said: "Lesley. I think this is the best thing you've ever made...

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The ever-evolving Latina identity, and meeting other paisanos in New York

*Photo by artist Dulce Pinzon, taken from her new Superheroes series, which depicts Mexican immigrants in superhero costumes. Check out more on her website. I'm staying in New York City with family...

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Peanut butter tacos, and other secret tortilla behaviors

The New York Times had an article on spaghetti tacos awhile back. Did you see it? It was about how popular spaghetti tacos have become among kids. The tacos are exactly what they sound like, by the...

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