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 ...

PHOENIX — The Day of the Dead is here and one of its most beloved symbols is the sugar skull. These colorful designs are represented in everything from candy and jewelry to tattoos and face paint. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

The world around her is moving fast, but Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack knows how to slow down. She uses food as a conduit to connection. Two days each year, she whips up her favorites for one person in ...

Create your own COCO Sugar Skull just in time for Halloween and Day of the Dead with our fun and easy to make project, perfect for virtual learning and homeschooling. Disney•Pixar’s Coco, which took ...

The Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, takes place on November 2, for the Catholic festival of All Souls' Day. The festival commemorates the dead, and calls on Roman Catholics to pray for those ...

MEXICO CITY — Marigolds? Check. Candles? Check. And of course, sugar skulls — the final touch on altars honoring deceased loved ones during Mexico’s Day of the Dead. Just like the traditional “ pan de ...

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 ...