Cooking, Eating, Living My Sweet Life in Texas
Welcome to the third week of the H-E-B–ConAgra Back to School Meal Maker Challenge. The Back to School Meal Maker Challenge os where 7 Texas bloggers offer quick and easy time meal solutions. Each meal will have less than 10 ingredients, take less than 45 minutes to make and feed a family of four. Each week there will be a featured ingredient where each blogger will incorporate into their recipe. This week we work with Egg Beaters Who doesn’t love eggs for breakfast, lunch or dinner?
Happy Friday!! Pineapple Margarita I have wanted to learn to can and took the opportunity to purchase jars in various sizes for Summer Fest. Since that recipe I haven’t canned , but I have used the jars. For margaritas. It’s an addiction what can I say? In late May I posted a margarita recipe for pineapple/cucumber which was adapted from my favorite agua fresca. This week I craved a crisp pineapple flavor dotted with a speck of lime. Tequila Blanco is ideal for summer margaritas. A Blanco has a clean taste giving your fresh fruit juice center stage.
This recipe is my first contribution for New Latina. As a contributor I will share quick, easy meals. Overnight oats provide you a healthy start to the morning with the flexibility of enjoying a new flavor combination every morning. Steel cut oats are soaked overnight in the milk of your choice; whole, almond or soy. Toppings are limitless. Try nuts, seeds, dried or fresh fruit or butters such as peanut, almond, cashew or hazelnut. Drizzle with agave or honey. Enjoy either cold or warm. Steel cut oats or whole grain groats are rich in fiber, calcium, protein and B- vitamins. Their flavor is… Read More
Cherries Cherries Cherries Cherries are the spotlight for this edition of Summer Fest . Ruby jewels bursting with the flavor of summer. I love them enough to give canning a whirl!! I’ve always wanted to learn to can. To be able to capture the flavor of summer and enjoy those flavors in the mundane months of winter is something I have longed for. Then two weeks ago, my mom came for a quick visit. As we pushed our cart along the grocery aisle in search of our dinner ingredients she spotted a magazine near the canning equipment. The magazine’s cover read “120 ways to savor the season year-round.” Sounds interesting, below this read… Read More
Welcome to the first week of the H-E-B–ConAgra Back to School Meal Maker Challenge. (click on the badge to vote,love ya!) Back. To. School. A phrase that leads every kid to wonder where their summer has gone. Little do they know us parents wonder the same. Just about the time when we begin to let loose, enjoy the lazy days of summer. Back to reality, back to rushed mornings, packing lunches and wondering “what’s for diner?” Enter the Back to School Meal Maker Challenge, where 7 Texas bloggers offer quick and easy time meal solutions. Each meal will have less than 10 ingredients, take less than 45… Read More
Sipping Saturday Happy Weekend! It’s been extremely hot, humid and just plain sticky in the Rio Grande Valley. Keeping hydrated at all times is the key in surviving our current weather. Last week I shared one of my go-to aguas to help beat the summer heat. Agua de pepino That day I made a huge pitcher and sipped the heat away. Later in the evening as I enjoyed a movie with my hubby I drizzled in a bit of tequila to my agua de pepino. Remarkable! I knew I was on to something.
At the moment I have 6 bottles of tequila in my pantry. Six glorious bottles ready to aid in my need of a Saturday margarita. The problem is only one has escaped my clutches. The others have dwindle down to only ounces, as a result of my Saturday margarita recipes. What’s a girl to do? Chunk the bottle, please. I would never waste a great ounce of tequila. I simply find creative ways to incorporate Tequila into my dishes. Tequila can add a hit of flavor to any of your day to day meals. Add a splash to your roast chicken, fajitas or even steaks. What about tequila infused… Read More
Happy Monday!! I’ve got some exciting news to share!! I have teamed up with HEB and ConAgra to develop quick and easy meal time solutions. All in preparing your family for Back-to-School!! Getting into a back-to-school rhythm after summer break is hard enough without having to wonder “what’s for dinner?” Enter the Back-to-School Meal Maker Challenge. I along with 7 other talented bloggers will bring you 4 weeks of amazing meals ideas. Here’s the twist each recipe will include a featured ingredient, contain under ten ingredients and take less than 45 minutes to make and feed a family of four. The first meal will be featured next Monday August 1,… Read More