The iconic Dolores Huerta and the talented Benjamin Bratt are in today’s Video Pick, brought to you from the we are mitú YouTube Channel. Don’t know who Dolores Huerta is? We’re going to send you to Wikipedia and pretend the question never came up. Check out the video … did we mention that she’s awesome?
Video Pick: Old-Fashioned Mexican Oatmeal
There are days when nothing will do but the comfort food my abuelita used to make, or that my mother used to make. Among those treats is good old-fashioned oatmeal. I came across this video, from Muy Bueno Cookbook, that walks you through the process of making oatmeal from scratch, step by step. If you try […]
Video Spotlight: Ninfa Laurenzo
I’m always happy to tell people that the popular fajita-style tacos served at most Mexican or Tex-Mex restaurants in the U.S. are thanks to the local Ninfa’s restaurant chain. Specifically, Ninfa’s original proprietor Ninfa Laurenzo is commonly-credited with creating the style of food that’s so popular nationwide. While the Laurenzo family lost the Ninfa’s chain […]
Video Pick: “Club de Cuervos” Season 3 arrives September 29
Netflix’s runaway hit original series in Spanish: “Club de Cuervos” is set to release Season 3 on September 29, 2017. The show is about a brother and sister rivalry for the management of a soccer team. The production value is excellent, the writing is fresh and authentic, and the acting is superb. If your only […]
Make a last-minute Pinhole Projector to View the Solar Eclipse
Tomorrow is the solar eclipse … which you already know unless you’ve been living under a rock or completely offline and away from any kind of media. If you were smart, or siply better organized and prepared than I am, then you ordered the correct type of “eclipse glasses” weeks ago so you would be […]
Drink more water!
Whether you believe that we have to drink 8 glasses of water a day or not (and there’s some debate over how much water we actually need every day), I think we can all agree that most of us don’t drink enough of this liquid. I personally drink more caffeinated drinks than almost anything else, […]
Video Pick: Homemade Pineapple Soft Serve
Looking for a great cool treat that’s (sort of) healthy? This “3-Ingredient Pineapple Soft Serve” from Real Simple hits all the marks. All you need is frozen pineapple chunks, frozen bananas, and coconut milk. (Did I forget to mention it’s dairy-free?) And the best part is that you can definitely try out other fruit combinations! […]
Hispanicize Texas Recap Video
Last week approximately 500 Hispanic marketers, communicators, brands, influencers and social media stars gathered in Houston for the inaugural Hispanicize Texas event. The event gathered many of my favorite bloggers, vloggers, and friends (see me with Kathy Cano Murillo, a.k.a. Crafty Chica, above). Did you miss it? You may want to check out this recap […]
Recipe Roundup: Cuban Black Beans, Menudo
Looking for recipes to try out this week? Trying to find that next great (but really easy-to-make) dish? Here are a few of our most recent picks for recipes to add to your dinner menu. Cuban Black Beans we are mitú tackles this staple dish in this easy-to-follow video. I have to be honest, just […]
Video Pick: How to Make Arroz Con Leche
Arroz con Leche is one of those recipes that I’ve never learned to make, but remains one of my favorite homemade treats. My Mom made this for us growing up. She makes if for the nietos, and they love it too. At some point, I’m going to learn how to make it the way she […]