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NEWS AND PROFILES CONNECTING THE LATINO AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN MINNESOTA February 2015 / Issue 336 www.latinoamericantoday.com Community News 2 February 2015 LATINO AMERICAN TODAY WWW.LATINOAMERICANTODAY.COM Louis Garcia Enters Race for Ward 2 Saint Paul City Council By Julián Aguirre isiting El Burrito Mercado on Cesar Chavez VStreet in St. Paul, Louis Garcia candidate for Ward 2 Saint Paul City Council, reminisced about his experiences with his father in the neighborhood. “My father was one of the first Latin music disc jockeys in Minnesota. We pro- moted his business by placing posters on poles and walls along Concord Street and we would visit with the local business owners,” Garcia commented. Garcia is seeking to become the first Latino elected to the Saint Paul City Council. Born in On The Cover the Mexican state of Veracruz, he immigrated to Telemundo Launches in Minnesota America as a child in 1984. Garcia grew up in article on page 11 Candidate Louis Garcia at the West Side’s Wellstone Center the Merriam Park neighborhood of Saint Paul and the city has been his home for over 20 years. He lives in the West Side neighborhood with his wife, Nicole, and his two young children, Mick and Natalia. Garcia has worked in Information Technology for the past decade and started a website development business in 2011. He has concerns about equity within the industry, “Latinos are tragically underrepresented within the Information Technology in- dustry. I want to change that. I want to see more opportunities open for all unrepresented communities to develop the skills Founded 2013 needed and break in to this high-demand industry.” Member of Minnesota Multicultural Media Consortium National Foundation of Hispanic Owned Newspapers The Garcia for Saint Paul campaign platform consists Minnesota Newspaper Association of making Saint Paul more competitive in the 21st Published by century, developing stronger communities, and in- Aguilar Productions Inc. creasing government transparency. Garcia’s priority Richard Aguilar, President is to invest on city infrastructure and roll out high- Contributors speed broadband, fiber optic. Garcia explains, “Fiber Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, optic will fuel economic growth by attracting more Award-winning Author, Chef, & Entrepreneur Michael Gonzalez Wallace, businesses and residents to the city and leveling the Author and Health & Fitness Guru playing field for home-based businesses and entrepre- Jose Villa, Advertising Executive, Entrepreneur, Cross-Cultural & Digital Marketing Strategist neurs looking to open their doors. Saint Paul can’t fall Scott Foreman, Photographer further behind to Minneapolis, other regional cities, www.roadworkphotography.com and within the global economy.” Online Gisela Aguilar Design Garcia acknowledges that while Minnesota is a great Gisela Aguilar place to live for many, there are still profound dispari- ties that still exist today for minority communities in education, housing, and poverty. Garcia believes Latino American Today 204 Emerson Avenue E. that being born into an immigrant family and owning St. Paul, MN 55118 a small business gives him a unique perspective on Phone 651-665-0633 city politics. He made an appeal to a gathering at El Louis Garcia at the W. 7th street Downtowner restaurant Burrito Mercado, “I will bring a fresh perspective to Fax 651-665-0129 city hall. I will develop innovative solutions to the challenges and opportunities our city faces. I will work to empower and Email protect all communities so that Saint Paul is a place where people thrive.” [email protected] Web View more about the Garcia for Saint Paul campaign at http://www.g4sp.com www.latinoamericantoday.com Nota: Editoriales, articulos y anuncios que aparecen en este periódico representan el punto de vista de el (ellos) autor (es) y no necesariamente reflejan la opinión, punto de vista o modo de pensar de LATINO AMERICAN TODAY o de su personal. Latino American Today distributes 15,000 copies on a monthy basis. Community News Health & Lifestyle WWW.LATINOAMERICANTODAY.COM LATINO AMERICAN TODAY February 2015 3 COMFORT FOODS By Award-Winning Author and Chef Amalia Moreno-Damgaard hat is comfort food? It depends who you ask. It is subjective and cultural. It is an emotional connection to Wfood by age and gender. It can link people to their home or culture. Typical American comfort foods are chicken soup, beef stew, mashed potatoes, and others. However, comfort food for men is not necessarily the same comfort food preferred by other groups. Men prefer heartier foods such as steak and potatoes, while women prefer lighter meals that remind them of their childhood or special life experience. Latin Americans are nostalgic about their culture and especially about their food. They yearn for traditional meals from their countries of origin that remind them of happy memories. Celebrations often tend to include home-style meals with recipes that pass from aunts, moms, daughters and sisters, to cousins. They cherish recipes through time and these eventually become comfort foods. It is a way to reconnect to the homeland. Comfort food is not always healthy, but there is always a way to modify it to make it healthier paying special attention to fat and salt. Leaner cuts of meat have fewer calories. Roasting in the oven instead of frying can mimic the taste of fried foods. Chicken and fries can be made this way without sacrificing flavor and quality. Sautéing vegetables and other foods in canola or olive oil instead of deep-frying them is a healthier choice. When we cook at home, we can control how much salt goes into the food too. Chef Amalia in the kitchen Some of my favorite recipes for wintertime are soups and stews. They are not only easy and delicious, but often they are hearty one-pot-meals. These dishes often allow us to consume more vegetables in one sitting than when we eat a regular meal. The real bonus here is that we have the option of using a variety of lean and healthy ingredients. We can skim any visible fat that floats to the surface and add as many vegetables and starches as we wish. Also, we can complement soups with avocado, radishes, and fresh herbs. Below is a classic recipe that I make often for my family. ¡Buen Provecho! CALDO DE POLLO 1/2 acorn squash, scrubbed, peeled, with the lime juice, and garnish it with Chicken and Vegetable Soup cut into 2-inch cubes chopped cilantro and avocado slices. 1 small russet potato, peeled, sliced into pieces 1/2 inch thick 1 very small yuca, peeled, sliced into 4 Amalia’s Notes to 5 pieces 1 inch thick 1/4 cabbage cut into 2-inch chunks Many Latino stores carry sliced, bagged, mixed vegetables for making 1 pound boneless, skinless, chicken beef soup. You can use these for thighs, visible fat removed, sliced chicken soup as well. Maggi sauce is thinly and cut into 2-inch pieces available at most Latino stores and the ethnic section of many grocery Garnish stores in the United States. 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice Chopped cilantro Avocado slices Amalia’s Upcoming Events 1. Purée the first 10 ingredients in a February 24; 7-9pm blender or food processor. Nordic Ware Factory Store, 4925 Minnesota 7, Minneapolis, MN Serves 4 to 6 people parsley stems 2. Add the oil to a hot, medium-size, 55416 1 ½ tablespoons roughly chopped heavy pot. Add the purée and bay leaf 1/3 cup roughly chopped onion mint and fry until aromatic, about 2 minutes. SOUL WARMERS 1/3 cup roughly chopped leek Add the Maggi sauce and cook 1 minute. 1/3 cup roughly chopped celery 1 tablespoon canola oil Season with salt and pepper. Winter is the ideal time to enjoy 1 teaspoon roughly chopped garlic 1 fresh bay leaf comforting foods. Learn easy tech- 1/3 cup roughly choppped green bell 2 teaspoons Maggi sauce 3. Add the stock to the purée, niques for soulful and spicy soups and pepper 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt stir well, and cook until very hot. stews, such as Sopa de Pollo-chicken 2 bird’s eye (Thai) chiles, stems Freshly ground black pepper Gradually add the vegetables in the soup with cilantro and avocado with removed order listed. Cook each vegetable freshly made corn tortillas; Carne 1/3 cup roughly chopped Roma 3 cups fat-free, low-sodium beef stock for 2 to 3 minutes or until al dente Guisada-sirloin tips in hearty mole tomato before adding the next one. sauce; Pure de Papa-potato puree 1 1/2 tablespoons roughly chopped 1 carrot, peeled, sliced on the diagonal with olive oil and parsley; Café cilantro stems into pieces 1/2 inch thick 4. Add the chicken and cook until de Olla-spiced coffee with canela. 1 1/2 tablespoons roughly chopped 1 ear of corn, sliced into pieces 1/2 cooked, about 8 minutes. Transfer Register: AmaliaLLC.com. inch thick the soup to a serving bowl, season Business 4 February 2015 LATINO AMERICAN TODAY WWW.LATINOAMERICANTODAY.COM Successful Negotiation Tips for Latina Women Leaders By Marci Malzahn here are many things that are required of Latina women leaders, one of them is to be a good negotiator. We are women. We are leaders. And we are Latinas. Wow! TThat’s a powerful combination and we can become a very influential team. We need to always continue to hone our negotiation skills and I would like to share some successful negotiation tips I’ve learned through the years. Be strategic about your approach to negotiating. Your goal should be to arrive to a mutual agreement where both parties feel they won and have no regrets about the transaction or discussion that took place.

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