I was this close (pinching fingers together) to becoming a baker. But the 2 a.m. start times quickly swayed me into a culinary tract in school. Still, those two baking courses at Le Cordon Bleu aroused within me a yearning to bake. The soft, fluffy sifted flour. The rich creamed butter. The yeasty smell of […]
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This is a compensated campaign in collaboration with Farmland® and Latina Bloggers Connect but all opinions are my own. A big part of any celebration is food. And since my team made it to the Sweet 16 this year…it’s time to celebrate. So for their first game tomorrow expect a killer spread at my house, […]
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Cooking school changed my life. Lost, lonely, confused and living in my Ford Escape part-time, I went to an open-house at Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena and the rest is history. And let me tell you, the culinary classes were a lot of hard work. Still, I’d do it again in a heartbeat. Now, you, […]
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This is a sponsored post by Cacique Inc. All opinions are my own. Gorditas mean “little fat ones” in Spanish, and during big family dinners it also means full, satisfied pansas. Making gorditas with Cacique’s Queso Enchilado is a special treat that does involve a little bit of labor like homemade tortillas or making tamales. […]
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This is a compensated campaign in collaboration with Farmland® and Latina Bloggers Connect but all opinions are all my own. When Queso Fundido comes to the table bubbling hot, my eyes open wide and my mouth begins to water. It’s my automatic response to cheese. Top it off with crumbled pork sausage and I’m forgetting […]
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It’s finally cold…ish in California, so we get a chance to enjoy hot, steaming bowls of soups. All kinds of soups! Thick soups, thin soups, chunky soups, soups with tripe, bone-in short ribs and even grilled cheese croutons. What more, January also is designated #NationalSoupMonth, and we have your soup playbook right here with our […]
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Growing up I had no shortage of hearty Mexican soups thanks to my mom. I had my favorites like menudo and pozole, and when I conjure these memories I always think of my mama. But with caldo de res, or beef soup, I always think of my dad. It is not because he cooked it […]
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I worked together with the California Raisin Marketing Board to create this recipe and was compensated for my time. The opinions below are mine and mine alone and do not represent those of the California Raisin Marketing Board. The day after our holiday gathering, I packed up all the Christmas sugar cookies, biscotti and tamales, […]
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Gorditas mean “little fat ones” in Spanish, and during the holidays Santa may not be the only one who fits in that category. Calorie counting aside, gorditas are a great traditional Mexican dish that is made year round in Latino households. Cousin to the chalupa, sope, Salvadorean pupusa, and the Colombian/Venezuelan arepa, these corn meal […]
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In our home, the holidays are not complete without chocolate: mole, tamales, champurrado and plenty of chocolate desserts. Despite our arsenal of flourless chocolate cake, chocoflan, chocolate sugar cookies, chocolate biscotti, and homemade chocolate mousse, there is always room for a little more chocolate decadence. This year we have made Brigaderios, or Brazilian-styled chocolate truffles. […]
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