You haven’t lived until you are up to your elbows in lard and a pinch of baking soda. Pan de Polvo, a Mexican cookie dusted with sugar and cinnamon that falls apart the minute you put it in your mouth ...

Every year as Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, approaches, bakeries across Portland fill their shelves with pan de muerto, or bread of the dead, a sweet, round loaf typically topped with sugar ...