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Mole Braised Brisket

Mole braised brisket it’s hearty, cozy, and perfect for the holidays. Brisket rubbed in a rich mole sauce, then braised until fork-tender will be the star of your holiday table.      Braised brisket is comfort at its best. I serve braised brisket from Sunday dinner to potlucks. . Today, I want to share a beautiful new recipe that ties together my heritage in the tastiest way. A homemade mole sauce with nods to my Mexican heritage and fork-tender brisket that encompasses my roots in Texas.  I’ve teamed up with my amigos over at Beef Loving Texans to share a… Read More

how to make a cranberry mezcal paloma

Cranberry Mezcal Paloma

A festive paloma that taste of the holidays. Cranberry mezcal paloma made with ruby red grapefruit, cranberry juice, mezcal and topped with grapefruit soda tastes like the holidays in a glass.     I have a last-minute cocktail for you to add to the menu! It’s a Texas twist on the classic Paloma featuring my beloved ruby red grapefruit. Made with ruby red grapefruit juice, cranberry juice, mezcal and topped with grapefruit soda my cranberry mezcal paloma will be a hit for the holidays!     WHAT IS A PALOMA COCKTAIL A paloma is a tequila-based cocktail topped with grapefruit… Read More

how to make Mexican Christmas eve salad

Mexican Christmas Eve Salad {Ensalada Noche Buena}

Mexican Christmas eve Salad, Ensalada Noche buena is a bright and colorful Mexican salad brimming with holiday flavors. Made of roasted beets, oranges, jicama, apples, pomegranate and pepitas are layered decoratively over romaine lettuce. Crema Mexicana is lightly tinted with beet juice to give the dressing a festive color.     Mexican Christmas eve salad is a delicious festive addition to your Holiday table. It’s simply beautiful. In Spanish Noche Buena means “Good Night.” In the month of December Noche Buena for Latinos becomes a celebratory part of the Christmas Holiday. Noche Buena means Christmas Eve or Poinsettia and is… Read More

torta de Cielo almond cake recipe

Torta de Cielo

Torta de Cielo which translates to heavenly cake is an almond sponge cake from Yucatán, Mexico. This airy cake base is made from ground almonds, egg whites and egg yolks. Flavored with orange and vanilla extract and dusted with powdered sugar before serving a torta de Cielo is a wonderful addition to your holiday table.       An airy cake made of ground almonds, egg white, egg yolks is light and airy. Spiced with orange and vanilla extract torta de Cielo is traditionally served and weddings pero I think it screams the holidays. Baked in a spring form pan, dusted… Read More

Hibiscus Ponche Navideño served in cute cups

Hibiscus Ponche Navideño

Hibiscus Ponche Navideño a traditional Mexican fruit punch for the holidays. Made with apples, tejocotes, cloves, hibiscus, guavas and sweetened with piloncillo. Served warm it’s the ultimate holiday sipper.     Hibiscus ponche navideño tastes like the holidays. A warm punch made with fruits and spices, sweetened with piloncillo is served during las posadas and on Noche Buena (Christmas Eve). I added hibiscus to my ponche to give it a vibrant holiday hue, plus hibiscus adds so much flavor taking my ponche to the next level. My hibiscus ponche navideño is so simple to make. Simply prep all fruit, toss… Read More

blackberry coconut sweet tamales

Blackberry Coconut Tamales with Lime Glaze

Blackberry Coconut Tamales with Lime Glaze are the sweetest tamales for the sweetest tome of the year, Christmas! Sweet tamales filled with blackberries and coconut, served warm drizzled with lime glaze.     Mexican sweet tamales are the ultimate end of meal dessert for the holidays or any special occasion. Sweetened masa filled with a sweet filing all wrapped and steamed in a corn husk are my favorite tamales to make during the holiday season. Today I am excited to share a sweet tamale that features the amazing blackberry. Paired with coconut and lime and sweet masa this tamale is… Read More

concha marshmallow recipe

Easy Concha Marshmallows

Easy concha marshmallows are the perfect topping for your Christmas cocoa. Easy concha marshmallows made in under ten minutes with diced conchas and miniature marshmallows are gooey goodness perfect for spooning over steamy mugs of cocoa.   Y’all know I love creating new sweets with my beloved concha. The holidays are the merriest time to enjoy conchas. I’m hoping for some winter weather this year in Texas, with no humidity. C’mon on Santa. I want to sit outside with a warm mug of cocoa, by the fire and sip on hot cocoa topped with two, three heaping spoons of concha… Read More

how to make a kiwi orange margarita

Kiwi Infused Tequila – Kiwi Orange Margarita

Kiwi orange margarita made with kiwi infused tequila, orange juice, lemon juice and cinnamon. A cinnamon sugar rim and kiwi star in the center of the glass takes this cocktail to the next level.     As you start planning your Thanksgiving -the turkey, desserts, cranberry sauce, and gravy it’s easy to forget about a Thanksgiving cocktail. Thanksgiving is all about the comida, pero I am here to remind you that a beautiful signature cocktail is always a holiday must-have. Today I want to share a simply stunning cocktail that is so easy to make but is all wow. My… Read More