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My daughter Featured on SpanglishBaby!!

A proud mommy moment!! Chuls is featured on SpanglishBaby today sharing her recipe for Strawberry Empanadas. Stop by to enjoy her guest post. comments closed

Paletas de Zarzamora

My mom is in town and I am absorbing every moment with her. We are spending alot of our time in the kitchen, but not focusing on taking pictures or writing down recipes. When I cook with my mom it’s about learning, watching her hands and connecting. We baked together with my daughter (Chuls) and I cannot begin to express the emotion I felt. My mom’s wise hands guiding my child with loving patience as she worked her dough. I am certain this will be one of her fondest memories as she embarks on her own culinary journey. As we move into the weekend I wanted to share a quick summer treat. Paletas are quickly… Read More

Kiwi Margarita

Sipping Saturday Happy Saturday!! This was “one of those weeks” that had me longing for Saturday by Tuesday afternoon. Busy, Busy, Busy. This weekend I plan to.. unwind, take a nap, cover my girls cheeks with wet kisses, hold my hubby’s hand and sip on margaritas. Here’s hoping your weekend is as sweet as mine. Enjoy!

Summer Fest: Sweet Peach Ancho Chile Sauce

Peaches Peaches Peaches Peaches are the spotlight for this edition of Summer Fest and I couldn’t be happier to share with you my Sweet Peach Ancho Sauce. Peaches simply make life sweeter. Sliced, diced, juiced or stewed peaches is one of many wonderful gifts summer graciously shares with us. Over the holiday weekend I tinkered in my kitchen putting the finishing touches on this sweet, thick sauce. Drizzled warm over vanilla ice cream, served over fish or chilled ready to slather on toast. This sauce offers peaches in two textures fresh and dried. Enhanced with the flavors of Mexico that I crave make for one sensational sauce. Enjoy!

Peach Margarita

Sipping Saturday Happy Saturday! I hope everyone is enjoying this holiday weekend with family and friends. In keeping with the 4th of July weekend theme I had planned on mixing together a blueberry margarita. But the peaches won. Every morning as I walked into my kitchen the smell of fresh peaches enveloped my senses. The scent of fresh peaches hands down is one of the best smells of the summer season. My knees weakened as I juiced my peaches to mix with my tequila. A thick layer of salt to rim my glass and I am ready for a relaxing weekend. Enjoy!

4th of July Paletas

Keep cool this 4th of July with a patriotic paleta. A tri-colored treat with an explosion of flavors. Layers of strawberry, lemon and blueberry juice produce a sweet – tart- sweet celebration for your summer taste buds. Keep your guests refreshed with these pretty pops while you create magic on the grill or enjoy as the fireworks light up the sky! Enjoy!

Cherry Margarita

Sipping Saturday A bulging bag of ruby jewels arrived home with me on each of 3 trips to the grocery store this week. My intentions for the first bag were to whip up my Saturday Margarita, that didn’t happen. Half -way into the second bag I felt another trip to the grocery store was in my future. By the third bag we had lost all control. Cherries rock! We didn’t even bother to mix a batch of pancake batter or cream butter for a cake. Fresh over ice. These cherries stood no chance, as juice ran down our cheeks we sat barefoot in our small backyard throwing back pound after… Read More

Blackberry Peach Ice Cream

Summer has officially arrived! As our time here in Edinburg, Texas begins to dwindle down, I realized this will be our last summer in the Rio Grande Valley. I plan to make this summer one of girls’ best before we begin the chore of packing to move home. Our days so far have included tennis lessons, play dates, mid day movies, tea parties and lazy reading at the park. The cooler evenings draw us into the in the kitchen to “play” as my girls’ phrase it. Chuls and I tag team to help Pips, my 6 yr old, become confident in her knife skills. We attempt to keep her focused on her cutting board project but, she’d rather focus… Read More