By Victoria Cepeda After a long day running about we decided to indulge and treat ourselves to a Sandwich cubano, croquetas de jamon (ham croquettes), empanadas de carne (ground beef patties) and a steamy cafe con leche. The choice of location was simple. We headed straight to La Pola located at 5400 Palisade Avenue in West New York, NJ. It’s the [...]
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Hispanic New York More Than A Sourcebook
August 31, 2011
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By Victoria Cepeda The last time that I read a book that compelled me to share its message/content with everyone that was willing (or unwilling) to listen was a few years back. The name of that book was The Shadow of The Wind or “La Sombra del Viento” written by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. It was a work of [...]
Read more Feeling The Heat? Cool Down With a Batido de Fruta
July 21, 2011
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Across the country the heat has been beating down with temperatures in the 90′s and 100′s. According to The Weather Channel the northeast will be even hotter due to “upper-level ridge of high pressure shifting its focus from the Plains and Missouri Valley to the Appalachians and East” (weather.com). I think this weekend we will [...]
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