Category Archives: Recipes

Menudo Rojo — From Peasant Food to a Mexican Classic

01-03-2014 Stephen Chavez 1

A traditional Mexican dish, menudo rojo is a spicy soup made with beef tripe. You either love it or hate it. Luckily, I grew up loving the red menudo my mom would make. I guess people are thrown off with the tripe ingredient. Makes...

Buchanan’s Offers Easy Ways to Entertain at Home “A Lo Grande” on New Year’s Eve

12-30-2013 Stephen Chavez 0

Diageo World Class Bartender of the Year David Rios from Spain shares tips for creating a perfect holiday punch to celebrate with family and friends Special gatherings call for special beverages and nothing makes a party more festive than punch. A New Year's Eve punch...

Chicken Soup with Roasted Vegetables

12-28-2013 Stephen Chavez 0

At the Chavez-Rodriguez household, we're in recovery mode. Thankfully, a hearty chicken soup with roasted vegetables came to the rescue! Sometimes all of the hullabaloo of Christmas wears a body down. Not to mention the increased interaction with people (and their germs) in stores, malls,...

Best Holiday Horchata Recipe for the “Cha Cha” in All of Us

12-18-2013 Stephen Chavez 0

This is part of a sponsored campaign with the California Milk Processor Board and Latina Mom Bloggers. However, all opinions expressed are our own. Who remembers that old disco tune, "Another Cha Cha" from Santa Esmeralda? This holiday season Art and I are getting...

Recipe for Nutty and Delicate Mexican Wedding Cookies

12-11-2013 Stephen Chavez 0

Lifting a lyric from The Sound of Music, "These are a few of my favorite things!" Mexican Wedding Cookies crumble and the powder sugar makes a mess, but they are oh so good, especially with cafecito or Mexican hot chocolate. This recipe uses pecans,...

Blueberry, Rosemary, and Almond Stuffing

11-25-2013 Art Rodriguez 0

It is not quite Thanksgiving without the stuffing. Whether you are stuffing your foul or serving it alongside your bird, making your own stuffing for the holidays is easier than you think. Here we have used old cornbread cut up into small cubes, but any...

Asparagus with Warm Bacon Shallot Vinaigerette

Simple Savory Side: Asparagus with Warm Bacon Shallot Vinaigrette

11-21-2013 Art Rodriguez 0

With Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year's, and everything in-between, it's easy for anybody to feel the overwhelming flush of despair in the kitchen and give in to store bought sides for that first, next, and last holiday potluck. Here is a quick and simple...

Fall For Forelle Pears and Raspberry Pie

11-15-2013 Art Rodriguez 0

Love this time of year, when we immerse ourselves in mulling spices, squashes, pomegranates, persimmons, and pears! Let me introduce you to the Forelle pears. The light green pears with red freckles are an heirloom variety with roots in Germany. Lucky for us,...

Café Tres Leches

11-15-2013 Art Rodriguez 0

This is part of a sponsored campaign with the California Milk Processor Board and Latina Mom Bloggers. However, all opinions expressed are my own. Who doesn't need a boost of energy during the upcoming hectic holidays? Rather than picking up a can of soda...

Mashed Cauliflower with Roasted Garlic — A Creamy Low-Carb Alternative

11-14-2013 Stephen Chavez 0

I absolutely love the holidays, just hate all the carb-loaded foods I inhale, from cookies, tortillas, potatoes, dinner rolls, pan dulce, and sugar-laden dessert after dessert. Don't even get me started on the egg nog! The Mashed Cauliflower with Roasted Garlic is creamy, smooth,...

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