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Grilled Mexican Pizza – Pizza a la Parrilla Mexicana (recipe in English and Spanish) When mi carino joined the Army I knew there would be lots and lots of moving involved.  I had forced myself to understand that for the first time in my life I would be away from family and my childhood home.  […]

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!   Avena de Calabaza (receta en ingles y español)   Nothing says I love you more than a warm bowl of avena. […]

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), is one of my favorite holidays. A special tradition I enjoy sharing with my girls as they learn about their heritage.  As a mother I want them not to fear death, but understand that after death their life will be celebrated. This celebration gives me the opportunity […]

Adobo Potatoes Gratin On Friday I flew to Chicago to cook in the Kenmore kitchens, more on this later. I love traveling for events in where I get the opportunity to meet fellow twitter, blog or facebook friends, be inspired, have fun cooking the entire day and give me the reassurance that my passion is […]

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Latina Bloggers Connect and MASECA. All opinions are my own. Dia de Los Muertos Brownies  When my girls were younger Dia de Los Muertos was a little more complicated to explain.  I mean try explaining to 3 year old that all life must come to an […]

Calabaza en Tacha Calabaza en Tacha or candied pumpkin or simply Tacha is a traditional food served for Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead.)   Fresh slices of pumpkin are cooked in rich caramel sauce made from brown sugar and piloncillo until tender, while taking on a rich brown glaze infused with canela, […]

Black Bean Soup Rain, cool weather hit South Texas with a bang this weekend.   And boy did we soak it all in.  We vegged out on the couch read books, tackled a few art projects, simmered a pot of black beans and baked two sweet apple pies. It was wonderful.   It actually felt like Fall! […]

  Guayaba Granita I plan on enjoying every last minute of what’s left of summer. Then I remind myself.. chica you live in Texas…South Texas. There’s not much of a fall or even winter season ‘round these parts. So there’s plenty of time to enjoy a chilled glass of sweet granita. I went with guayaba, […]

Breakfast Tostadas   Welcome to Week 4 of the H-E-B meal maker challenge where Texas bloggers come together to bring you Family friendly meals in 30 minutes or less and 7 ingredients or less. This week’s featured ingredient is Egg Beaters. These hearty breakfast tostadas are a cinch to pull together and are great for […]