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Mexican Espresso Soda  TGIF!  What a week, busy-busy early mornings with one too many late nights make this girl cranky.  I’ve been running on overdrive this week and relying heavily on this Mexican Espresso Soda to keep me moving through my 2pm shut-down, sleep deprived, lack of energy crash. I first made this espresso soda […]

Sweet Life Disclosure: This post was sponsored by I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter® through their partnership with POPSUGAR. While I was compensated to write a post about I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter® Deliciously Simple™, all opinions are my own. Sautéed Sweet Plantains- Maduros I’ve been having fun in the kitchen with plantains lately […]

Marshmallows – Malvaviscos When I was engaged I began collecting fun Christmas activities in a small black binder for my future family.  The first recipe I clipped out was this one for Marshmallows featured in the February 1996 issue of Martha Stewart Living. My first daughter was 3 when I first made these marshmallows. She’s […]

Rib-Eye Steak Marinated in Cranberry and Citrus – Rib-Eye Marinado en Arándanos y Cítricos My fridge is bursting at the seams with cranberries. I think I went a little overboard on my Thanksgiving shopping and am currently adding them to my daily meals, so be on the lookout for a few more cranberry recipe sin […]

Eggnog Bread – Pan de Rompope My mami loves rompope – I mean she is addicted to it, so every year the day after Thanksgiving she begins whipping up batch after batch to enjoy the entire month of December. She enjoys a cup while she watches her favorite novela, while she sits outside watching the […]

   Orange Cranberry Fool Tart -Tarta de Naranja y Arándanos (recipe available in English and Spanish)     The oranges are HERE!! Big bags bursting with South Texas goodness are making their way into my kitchen.  ‘Tis the season for turkey, Christmas cookies and Texas Citrus.  Texas oranges and grapefruits are widely popular this time […]

This is a sponsored post to Help celebrate the launch of the new Marcella Valladolid ready-to-cook products.   Carne Asada Nachos (recipe available in English and Spanish) Sunday mornings are a whirlwind of activity with mass, Sunday school and meetings.  A light breakfast and we’re off as a family to celebrate Sunday.  I usually stick […]

This is a sponsored post with Quaker and The Kroger Co. for the Better Together program where they are excited to donate $25,000 to feed families in need by donating to Feeding America! Oatmeal Pepita Butter Cookies- Galletas de Avena y mantequilla de Pepita (recipe in English and Spanish) There’s just something about oatmeal that […]