Cooking, Eating, Living My Sweet Life in Texas
14 Days of Love I did this once when my oldest girl was 5 yrs old and I meant to continue the tradition every year, but failed. Now with 2 little ladies I think it’s time revamp this tradition, include them in the fun and create sweet new memories. You will notice that Day 14 is blank. That snapshot happens tonight! Happy Valentine’s Day! Day 1 – Love Cocoa Day 2 – Love Juice Day 3 – Love French Toast Day4 – Love Oatmeal Day 5- Love Pasta Day 6- Love Cookies Day 7- Love Popcorn Day 8… Read More
Crema De Maíz Pozolero ~ Cream of Hominy Soup Growing up mami always knew if she was going to make menudo she had better add an extra can of hominy. We kids would plunge the soup ladle to the very,very bottom of the pot to scoop up as much hominy as we could get our greedy little paws on. My younger sister hated the look of tripe (can you blame her?) menudo does take a bit of getting used to; she would request only caldo y maiz. Mami would head to the store and pick up two of value size… Read More
Strawberry Love Pies Every year we head out to the Poteet Strawberry Festival in Poteet, Texas. We stuff our faces, sip on strawberry lemonade and do a little shopping. And every year I happily lug home 10 pounds of the sweetest strawberries grown by local farmers and a few jars of the best strawberry jam. I eat it by the spoonful whenever I get a bit down or need a dose of summer comfort. But I always, always save a jar for February, the month of love. Photos courtesy of my 14 Days of Love Countdown on Instagram Hearts,… Read More
I have been enjoying panela a wee bit too much lately. A thick slice with my frijoles de olla, a slice with my apple and a slice just cause. Addicted! The girls joined a bowling league. Every Thursday they bowl their tiny hearts out with a group of amazing kiddos. They are having a blast! I had a major craving for caldo de res, not beff soup. Tex-Mex no caption required. Buttery Popcorn while I watched Warm Bodies. #ilovezombies Wilton was kind enough to send me a huge gift box. Two tone cupcakes for Super Bowl: lemon and… Read More
Just in time for Valentine’s Day ~ Chocolate Obsessed a Free EBook A fun project I had the pleasure to contribute on with two of the sweetest food bloggers. Ericka from Nibbles and Feasts and Nicole from Presley’s Pantry The moment I met these gals I knew we would hit it off! Instant foodie friends. We share a passion for la comida Mexicana We share our heritage proudly We share a love of food blogging AND We LOVE Chocolate! We decided to pull our love of chocolate together and create a (FREE) E Book filled with… Read More
Food Contributor Mamiverse Happy Tuesday! I wanted to share I have been invited to become a monthly contributor to Mamiverse. An online community dedicated to Latina moms and families. I will be sharing kitchen tips, family memories and of course comida! Here is what I have been cooking up over at Mamiverse, Enjoy! Tamal de Cazuela Festive Guacamole and Spicy Baked Tortilla Chips Easy Pozole Rojo con Pollo Quinoa Salad with Citrus Cilantro Dressing Atole de Amaranth con Peras Chipotle Chicken Barley Soup
Chalupas Growing up one of my favorite games to play was Lotería. Similar to bingo this game used picture cards instead of numbers. There is 54 character cards total in the game like: El cazo (ladle) El mundo (world) El apache (apache) El alacrán (scorpion) El nopal (cactus) My favorite card was La Chalupa (boat,canoe). A beautiful lady seated in a chalupa over bright blue water, her canoe filled with baskets of fruit, vegetables and flowers. I love to imagine her selling her goods to help provide for her family or maybe she was heading home after a shopping trip…. Read More
Chile con Queso When I was pregnant with my second child all I craved was queso. Breakfast, lunch and dinner all my baby bump demanded was a bubbly bowl of melted cheese speckled with chiles and a handful of salty tortilla chips. At the time we were living in Killeen, Texas where mi carino was stationed at Fort Hood and crave busting Mexican joints were scarce. You see it’s not that I needed a great place to pick up a Plato de enchiladas or unas quesadillas de asada, I could make those in my sleep. The problem was I still hadn’t… Read More