Comments on: Day of the Dead http://leitesculinaria.com/22989/recipes-menu-day-of-the-dead.html This James Beard Award-winning site from David Leite offers food writing, cookbook and Portuguese recipes, giveaways, more. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:36:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Linda Avery http://leitesculinaria.com/22989/recipes-menu-day-of-the-dead.html#comment-2058 Linda Avery Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:47:05 +0000 http://leitesculinaria.com/?p=22989#comment-2058 Add a little sass to your table with sugar skulls and pan de muerto (bread of the dead) which is often formed into bone-like shapes. We're usually in Scottsdale for El Día de los Muertos where it is evident that the Spanish Conquistadors were fighting an uphill battle when they tried to eradicate the "pagan" ritual. Add a little sass to your table with sugar skulls and pan de muerto (bread of the dead) which is often formed into bone-like shapes. We’re usually in Scottsdale for El Día de los Muertos where it is evident that the Spanish Conquistadors were fighting an uphill battle when they tried to eradicate the “pagan” ritual.

]]> By: Denise Fondo http://leitesculinaria.com/22989/recipes-menu-day-of-the-dead.html#comment-2056 Denise Fondo Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:20:13 +0000 http://leitesculinaria.com/?p=22989#comment-2056 The Day of the Dead recipes sound luscious and vibrant. The chili-spiked chocolate cake will make a unique addition to our table. Rick Bayless is right about the depth of flavor one finds in a smoked chipotle salsa. In summer I serve this with grilled vegetables. Big hit. Mix a small amount in a Bloody Mary. Denise Fondo The Day of the Dead recipes sound luscious and vibrant. The chili-spiked chocolate cake will make a unique addition to our table. Rick Bayless is right about the depth of flavor one finds in a smoked chipotle salsa. In summer I serve this with grilled vegetables. Big hit. Mix a small amount in a Bloody Mary.

Denise Fondo

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