Decorating the sugar skulls is one of the kids’ favorite activities in the household of Mexican cookbook author Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack. Her kids like to draw on them with royal icing, adding their ...

Sugar skulls, also called calaveritas de azúcar (or calaveritas, for short), are literally skulls made from sugar. They’re found in Mexico and Mexican households for the Day of the Dead, or Día de los ...

Day of the Dead also known as Dia de los Muertos, which is Nov. 2, is a very important holiday celebrated mainly in central and southern Mexico. Nov. 1 is all All Saint's Da. Throughout the years, the ...

There are two types of Mexican sugar skulls: those made to eat and those made for decoration. Thankfully, Mexican cookbook author Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack has offered a solution, mini lemon sugar ...

Born in Mexico and now living in Waukegan, Maria and Carlos Calderon wanted to share their Hispanic heritage with their children when they were growing up. So in 2010, the family began making and ...

Plus, learn how to make your own. Sugarcane isn’t indigenous to Mexico, but rather a product of colonialism. The concept for sugar skulls, in fact, originated in Palermo, Italy, where sugary ...