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Valley Lemon Margarita

Valley Lemon Margarita When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Well in South Texas when life gives you Valley Lemons you make Margaritas!! And you also make; lemonade, paletas, marinade, salad dressing and cookies. But let’s be honest your here for the Margaritas!! I tasted my first Valley lemon when we moved here 2 years ago and have been hooked ever since. Their juice is sweeter than a regular lemon and the flesh is plump, somewhat like a orange. At $3.00 a bag which consist of around 9 -10 huge valley lemons they are too good to pass up. … Read More

Chile Pequín en Escabeche – Pickled Pequíns

Chile Pequín en Escabeche – Pickled Pequíns My mom grew a tiny bush of chile de monte next to our front door. This bush blossomed under my mom’s talented hands, sprouting an abundant crop of chiles for her ever year. She loved that little bush, cared for it daily and always made sure none of her kids ever trampled it on the way out. My papi (dad) benefitted greatly from this tiny bush. Fresh chiles with his morning eggs, salsa de chile to spice up his lunch tacos and more chiles with his evening plate of food. We kids… Read More

New Latina

I’m over at New Latina today sharing one of my favorite snacks. Plátanos Maduros! Have you tried them?

Rick Bayless's Creamy Chicken and Greens with Roasted Poblano and Caramelized Onion

Creamy Chicken and Greens with Roasted Poblano and Caramelized Onion ¡Bienvenido Rick! I have joined in on the fun over at I Heart Cooking Clubs. And we are cooking with Rick Bayless!! 6 months of Rick recipes, be still my heart!! How could I possibly resist? Rick’s cookbooks have found a permanent place in my kitchen. I draw inspiration from his flavors, learn new tips/tricks from his newsletter and follow along on his adventures with his popular PBS series. We also have one major factor in common. We love Mexico. I’m excited to share with you a bit of one of my favorite Chefs. Our first recipe is Creamy… Read More

Rick Bayless’s Creamy Chicken and Greens with Roasted Poblano and Caramelized Onion

Dulce de Leche Bars

Papi (my dad) came for a visit last week. It was a quick trip to bring this chica more cardboard boxes for our move. Isn’t he sweet? It feels like I have been packing forever and we don’t physically move until mid may, but dammit I’m ready to go home! Moving on. In our family everyone knows that if Papi is coming for a visit there must be a sweet treat baked for his drive home. Papi loves homemade cookies, cake, cheesecake..etc.. really the man has the biggest sweet tooth. I swear he is worse than the kids. Off to… Read More

Carrot Cucumber Margarita

Carrot Cucumber Margarita We’re making the Easter bunny jealous today with a refreshing carrot cucumber margarita! After a busy day of preparing the days festivities the adults will definitely need a refreshing margarita to help us wind down. From the food, decorations, egg hunt, games, candy and the messy clean up the party most likely will stretch into the evening. Lucky us. I plan on unwinding with one of these gems. Don’t you just love the intense orange? It screams Spring! The taste on the other hand soothes the tired, weary feet from a long day of chasing kids and dodging confetti filled… Read More

Sopes

Sopes Sopes are thick shells made from masa. The edges are pinched to create a wall that helps to encase the topping of your choice. Served as an “antojito,” craving sopes are usually small in size, topped with refried beans, cheese, chicken and salsa. A popular street food sopes are easy to make and can be topped with about anything you can imagine. I like to serve mine on the smaller side with a platter of options allowing everyone to customize their sope and sample a few. Options: Chicharrón En Salsa Verde Cheesy Refried Beans Salsa… Read More