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Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapenos

I’m back!!   How was your weekend?  Great I hope. I had a amazing time with my family filled with lots of laughter, new memories, and great food.  I love the few times out of the year we get to spend together being that each family is extremely busy and each live in different states.  I had a blast watching all the men sitting together in one tiny room having a couple of beers and cracking each other up, seriously do men ever grow up?  Too funny.  So what do we feed these silly men of ours?  Hearty Hearty Hearty…our men can eat.  We whipped these stuffed jalapenos up… Read More

Guava-Tequila Glazed Fajitas

    Hello my loves.  I hope all is well.  My sincerest apologies for being completely absent for the last week, but my family is in town and well my heart has been completely occupied with so much dang cuteness.  With my nieces, nephews, my brother and sister- really- my heart cannot take so much love and complete joy.  My little sister arrived in town last Thursday and just to have her in Texas has been wonderful.  Those with kids can understand that dinner with other adults, where cocktails are consumed and food does not need to be cut into smaller pieces…well that in itself almost brought… Read More

Guava-Tequila Glazed Fajitas

    Hello my loves.  I hope all is well.  My sincerest apologies for being completely absent for the last week, but my family is in town and well my heart has been completely occupied with so much dang cuteness.  With my nieces, nephews, my brother and sister- really- my heart cannot take so much love and complete joy.  My little sister arrived in town last Thursday and just to have her in Texas has been wonderful.  Those with kids can understand that dinner with other adults, where cocktails are consumed and food does not need to be cut into smaller pieces…well that in itself almost brought… Read More

Hominy with Cilantro and Lime

  Menudo in our house is a cold weather ritual.  My mom (momo) would spend hours prepping her ingredients then kept a watchful eye over her pot all night.  Any of you who have made menudo know this dish can be quite time consuming.  These days the work in cut in half with the tripe being sold in stores pre cut , menudo mixes are sold in the spice isles and various flavors of hominy are now available.  None of these quick options were avaiable for my mom, but knowing my mom I doubt she would resort to any of these time savers.  In the the morning bolillos, onions, cilantro and limes were placed on… Read More

Fresas Con Crema

  Hello my fellow food lovers, how was your weekend?  My weekend was tiredly busy- in a good way.  It always amazes me how I can be so busy with the girls’, cleaning, washing, picking up (the same toys), cooking only to realize that I have not left the apartment the whole week.  It’s sad I know, but my carefree days of my youth are gone.  So when Friday rolled around I was ready to escape anywhere and more importantly ready to be fed by a nice waitress who would in no time appear with piping warm trays of food.  I have to brag I had the best entomatadas… Read More

Los Barrios's Mexican Hot Chocolate

  Good Morning lovely readers.  Today we feature Mexican Hot Chocolate from Diana Barrios Family Cookbook.   This hot chocolate is a great morning treat for your kiddos or add it to your morning coffee for a sweet kick (hey why should the kiddos get all the goods?).

Los Barrios’s Mexican Hot Chocolate

  Good Morning lovely readers.  Today we feature Mexican Hot Chocolate from Diana Barrios Family Cookbook.   This hot chocolate is a great morning treat for your kiddos or add it to your morning coffee for a sweet kick (hey why should the kiddos get all the goods?).