And the showstopper: capirotada, the layered bread pudding that’s the de facto Mexican dessert for Lent. Many Mexican restaurants across Southern California sell the Mexican dessert, but only during Lent Gustavo Arellano / Los Angeles TimesMy mom’s is the best, of course. I don’t think I’ll ever eat that one, though, because it’s from the last batch Mami ever made. Chemo didn’t deter her from cooking, and Mami got better — but she still refused to make capirotada. And I’m only going to make capirotada during Lent — because that’s how Mami did it.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 18, 2019 14:36 UTC