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  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 […]

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 […]