I’m back. Yup, I’m a slacker and have not been the most reliable when keeping up with my week in pics, but hey life is too tasty to be behind the computer screen all day. Wouldn’t you agree? Here’s what’s been going on this week: I have been consuming this Watermelon jelly by the spoonful. Made with local watermelons in Taft, Texas, which is roughly a 10 minutes drive from where I live. Let’s just say I keep my pantry stocked with it. Road trip food, hot dogs! Lunch- two warm corn tortillas, sliced avocado and a sprinkle of salt…. Read More

*Disclosure: This post is part of my ongoing relationship with the folks from Sabra Hummus. I am thrilled to be a Sabra Tastemaker and excited to share recipes I have developed using Sabra Hummus. I am being compensated to develop recipes to share with you; all opinions expressed here are 100% mine. Grapefruit Hummus Salad Dressing I grew up eating a ton of garbanzo beans.  My mami loved to sprinkle them in fideo, arroz y en las sopitas she would make us when we were feeling under the weather.  My little sister used to pick them out, one by one… Read More

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post with Sweet Life and Chinet celebrating Summer Baking. All opinions expressed here are 100% mine. Chilaquiles Casserole Growing up I would be amazed how effortlessly my mom could feed a crowd.  She would swiftly move from task to task dicing, stirring or seasoning, she made it all seem effortlessly.  The table was set no dirty dishes in sight and the house smelled heavenly. At the table you would always find freshly made salsa, plenty of queso fresco and stacks of homemade flour tortillas.  Piping cups of coffee were ready to be sweetened, an agua… Read More

Paletas de Fresa y Aguacate I have been enjoying loads of avocados on my salad with vibrant drizzles of fresh strawberry dressing lately. The Texas temperatures are slowly creeping up, up, up and some days a big ole salad is all you crave. I thought why not combine the two, pour them into little cups and freeze’em for a cool after dinner treat. They. Were. A. Hit!    Summer Fest with Food Network!! This week we celebrate Berries. Check out what yummy treat these yummy bloggers have whipped up in their kitchen. Feed Me Phoebe: Gluten-Free Blueberry-Almond Pancakes The Lemon Bowl:… Read More

Beer Can Chicken On the weekends papi would drag us outside to clean the yard.  Mow, weed, rake and trim branches. He was a hard ass about the entire process, he demanded perfection.  We all just wanted to crawl back into bed and watch Saturday morning cartoons.  We would spend the entire day outside until the yard met his strict requirements. When he was satisfied he would jump in his truck and head to the grocery store.  He would return with drumstick ice cream cones, a bag of chicken, a few onions, beer and candy.  He would crank up the sprinklers,… Read More

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post with Sweet Life and Tu Seleccíon partner of Vive Mejor.com. All opinions expressed here are 100% mine.   Elotes My older sister and I grew up playing soccer.  It was a big part of our childhood. Weeknight evening practices and bouncing from one weekend game to another.  We had the best time. She was one division ahead of me because of age, so we never had to play against one another, no family rivals. Which my mother appreciated. I had my team, she had hers.  Then one year there was a division rule change… Read More

Blackberry Margarita Mami spent her summer’s picking blackberries, carefully washing them and sorting them in freezer bags for the winter.   We had a cluster of large bushes in our backyard that seem to explode overnight with blackberries.  Our next door neighbor would also collect as much as he could to make jam.  They would spend hours with a bucket at their sides, picking blackberries and talking. They talked family, friends and recipes.  We were the runners.  We were in charge of carrying the crammed bucket inside, placing the berries in a huge strainer and returning the empty bucket.  As soon… Read More