April 8 is National Empanada Day – the perfect excuse for this savory recipe for Cuban-Style Picadillo Empanadas, shared with "Sunday Morning" readers by Nashville-based chef Rita Martinez, a.k.a "The ...

Rita Martinez from The Salty Cubana made Cuban Empanadas. (see recipe below) Tennessee Performing Arts Center is partnering once again with the Tennessee Latin Chamber of Commerce for the 6 th Annual ...

“We didn’t mean to become the ‘Empanada Mamas,'” says Marly Matos with a laugh, but it’s what fate had in store for the concept that she and partner Nina Cruz spun up during the pandemic, when both of ...

Empanadas are fried, baked or air-fried hand pies that have either a savory or sweet filling, which is very popular in South America. They are also known as empanadillas (or pastelillos), depending on ...

Where do empanadas get their magical flavors? The buttery, flaky crusts of the doughy turnovers play a role, of course. But the majority of the flavor is inside, layered in the meats, vegetables and ...

This story was originally published in 2019 and has been updated. The empanada is the economical compact car of the fast-food universe — cheap, maneuverable, dependable, long-lasting. The baked or ...

Gustavo Gutierrez was running late one morning, driving while trying to eat a classic New Jersey breakfast sandwich — bacon, egg and cheese with salt, pepper and ketchup on a bagel. But as the chef ...

In my daydreams, it’s Empanada Day every day. Technically, the national food holiday happens on April 8, but who needs a holiday to savor Latin America’s favorite dough-wrapped pockets of love? What ...