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Quick and Easy Arroz con Pollo This is not my mom’s arroz con pollo.  My mom makes the best, stick to your ribs; soothe your soul arroz con pollo.  It also takes her a few hours to make it.  On days when all patience gets thrown out the door and my soul needs soothing I […]

  Sopita de Letras The first week of September two things were certain growing up. School started and rain.  It always rained the first or second week of school casting a gloomy shadow on our early mornings and erasing any trace of the bright sunny days of Summer. As we all ran from mami’s car […]

*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. My mom makes […]

Biscoff Milkshake Pops Every week I visit my mother-in-law she makes sure I leave with a bag of groceries. She packs a few new items she spotted on her most recent grocery trip for the girls. A new cereal or breakfast bar tucked away for them to enjoy at home. For hubby its always gummy […]

  Slow Cooked Tomatillo Beef My mom is the “la reina” (the queen) of make ahead weeknight dinners.  With 4 kiddos in school, her and my father both working full-time she made sure to always prep ahead.  After a full day of work, car-pooling kids from activity to activity she and the entire family was ready […]

  Tomorrow is National Tequila Day! Can you tell I’m pretty stoked about the holiday? I love cooking with tequila and I thought I’d share a few of my favorite tequila recipes just in case you want to jump in and celebrate with me tomorrow. And if you want even more tequila recipes please be […]

Easy Oatmeal Recipes I love oatmeal, always have.  A wonderful breakfast option or late lunch (which happens more than I care to admit).   My used to make us hot steamy cups of atole before we headed out to class each morning, it lined the belly with a blanket of sheer comfort. My girls enjoy their […]

Paletas de Pepino y Limón con Chile A favorite childhood summer snack a plate of sliced cold cucumbers drizzled with lime and finished off with heavy dousing of chile.  I used to eat cup after cup when we visited my grandmother in Mexico. Thankfully my mom would recreate this yummy treat for us in the […]