Paula Bendfeldt-Diaz 
Guatemalan tostadas are traditional Guatemalan food often served as snacks or appetizers during the traditional holiday festivities. You typically spread Guatemalan tostadas with recado salsa (tomato sauce), refried black beans, and guacamole, topped with onion slices and cheese. In this post, I will share the recipes for the three types of tostadas, one of Guatemala’s … Read more
Chilaquilas (wich is not to be confused with the Mexican traditional dish Chilaquiles) is one of my favorite Guatemalan dishes. Guatemalan Chilaquilas are like a tortilla or güisquil (knows as chayote in Mexico or pear squash in the US) grilled cheese. They are perfect as a snack and the güisquil version is loaded with amino acids and vitamin C making it a … Read more
From December 16th to Christmas Eve, Guatemalans celebrate the traditional Posadas Navideñas. Each night, a group of people visits three houses. Through this song, a ritualistic dialogue takes place in which José and María look for lodging to spend the night. The posada song is an essential part of Christmas traditions in Mexico, Guatemala, and … Read more
The posadas are one of the most important Christmas traditions in Guatemala. Christmas in Guatemala is such a special time of the year filled with delicious food, traditional Christmas songs and different holidays and customs. The Christmas holidays in Guatemala usually kick off with la Quema del Diablo on December 7th, followed by the posadas navideñas and … Read more
As I write this post the clicking of the keyboard on my laptop is accompanied by sniffling and occasional coughing, I have a cold for the second time in two months. Being sick is no fun but when mommy is sick it’s really tough on everyone at home. As mom’s we have to take care … Read more
I recently posted about The Dying Tradition of La Quema del Diablo and wanted to share with you these wonderful pictures taken on December 7th 2012 in Guatemala by my dear friend Pedro Pepió. He is a wonderful photographer and I am thankful that he let me share his work on my blog. You can … Read more
Every year, as a child, I would look forward with excitement to December 7th. On that day we would gather old newspapers, magazines and cardboard boxes that we had been collecting in the garage for months and make a big pile on the street next to the curve. We would wait for my father to … Read more
Del 2 al 8 de diciembre se celebra la Semana Nacional de la Vacuna contra la Influenza. La influenza es una enfermedad contagiosa grave que puede requerir hospitalización e incluso llevar a la muerte y es mas común durante los meses de invierno especialmente de diciembre a marzo. Se estima que la influenza, también conocida … Read more
Family meals are not only my favorite part of the day but also such an important part of our family life. It’s one of the few times during the day that we are all together and that the kids are in one place long enough that I might even get them to tell me about … Read more
We love sweet potatoes and now that fall is here I just want to use them with everything. In search of a new way eat them and as I looked for a dessert that the kids would love I decided to combine it with one of my favorite dishes: arroz con leche. The result … Read more
