Creamy Avocado Pesto Pasta

Creamy Avocado Pesto Pasta

Mary Mata December 9, 2011

By Aurora Ibarra Not your traditional pesto- this uses one of my favorite ingredients- avocado! This pesto goes great with pasta or use it to top of grilled fish. The […]

Easy, Tasty Chicken In Adobo

Mary Mata December 7, 2011

By Abigail Garcia I have to accept that I was a little nervious about making an adobo. I really though it was a difficult, long and complicated thing to do. […]

Growing To Embrace Growing Older

Mary Mata December 1, 2011

When I was 21, I started to notice that some gray hair was beginning to sprout. That was my first introduction to aging, but I didn’t think anything of it. […]

Would-Be DREAM Act Beneficiary Commits Suicide

Mary Mata November 29, 2011

By DeeDee Garcia Blase, Co-President of the National Tequila Party Movement May the death of Joaquin Luna not go in vain. DREAM Act student, Joaquin Luna, recently took his life in Texas. […]

There’s No Pill To Replace A Healthy Lifestyle

Mary Mata

By Jeff Kreisberg Earlier this week National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued new guidelines for testing cholesterol levels in children. They recommended all children ages 9 to 11 should be […]

Guapura 101: Post Thanksgiving Cleanse

Mary Mata November 28, 2011

Let’s just say you ate a bunch of stuff you normally don’t during Thanksgiving. Let’s say that you feel nasty. Let’s say that you wish you hadn’t eaten all those […]

End Poverty To Become A Healthier Nation

Mary Mata November 22, 2011

The department of housing and urban development announced that when women were relocated from the projects to wealthier neighborhoods the incidence of obesity and diabetes was significantly reduced. This is […]

Being Overweight Makes Me Sad

Mary Mata November 17, 2011

Dear Martha: I am a woman who feels fulfilled in my professional life, as I have reached every goal I set for myself, and I feel really good about it. […]

Guapura 101: Homemade Body Scrub

Mary Mata November 14, 2011

So I had never tried body scrub until recently, and the store bought one I was given has the bad side effect of leaving a greasy residue on my bathroom […]

Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez’s Letter To Veterans

Mary Mata

Happy Veterans Day. I would like to thank all Veterans of the U.S. military for your service to our nation.  On this day of observance, remembrance, and appreciation, there is […]