Comments on: A Multicultural Noche Buena Feast

By: A Matter of Prestige « SpanglishBaby

A Matter of Prestige « SpanglishBaby — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:51:54 +0000

[...] husband and I had over Christmas when they were visiting from Mexico. (I wrote about their visit here and here.) Anyhow, this is a topic I’ve been wanting to write about for some [...]

By: A Matter of Prestige

A Matter of Prestige — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:06:35 +0000

[...] husband and I had over Christmas when they were visiting from Mexico. (I wrote about their visit here and here.) Anyhow, this is a topic I’ve been wanting to write about for some [...]

By: Roxana S.

Roxana S. — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:30:14 +0000

Yes, Mary! We usually eat after midnight and we open presents after we eat, so Noche Buena ends up lasting until the wee hours of the morning. The children in the family open presents Christmas Day after Papá Noel leaves them under the tree!!!!
I think the midnight thing has to do with the fact that when I was younger, we always went to la Misa de Gallo – but we haven’t done that in the longest time…

By: jay @ Learn Spanish Fast

jay @ Learn Spanish Fast — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:16:33 +0000

Sounds delicious. My mouth is actually watering right now!

Espero que la pasen bien!

By: Ana Lilian

Ana Lilian — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:16:30 +0000

I don´t have any family around, but we´re blessed with many friends who will help us start our own traditions this Christmas.
At my mom´s house the tradition is to have dinner until after midnight-plenty of drinking and boquitas before that-and open presents in the morning, in our pajamas and before an awesome breakfast.
@Roxana—you need to post your husband´s coquito recipe!!!
.-= Ana Lilian´s last blog ..A Multicultural Noche Buena Feast =-.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:51:45 +0000

You were right!!! thinking about your post make us hungry!. I have to say those ones that has some latino family with you wherever you are that is not your country is awesome. I have to kind of deal with my traditions by myself because I think nobody really understands how we did it at midnight. How do you guys do it? do you wait until midnight to eat and open presents??.

By: Dariela

Dariela — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:56:16 +0000

Wow! This sounds so yummy! Great idea! .-= Dariela´s last blog ..Honey Honey =-.

By: Beth Butler

Beth Butler — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:16:57 +0000

Aaahhhh Roxana ... it all sounds amazing and a nice twist on the traditional noche buena feast. For 7 years I was part of my former husband's Latino family's traditions, and this was one of my favorites. Enjoy and Feliz Navidad amiga. .-= Beth Butler´s last blog ..Raising Trilingual Preschoolers? =-.

By: Gloria De Soto

Gloria De Soto — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:17:56 +0000

Roxi: How about apple sauce and yams with marshmellows. We used
to have them too. (your sister’s recipe) is awesome. Kids love this stuff,
mee too……