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Marcela Valladolid’s Chile and Cheese Rice

The night before I flew out to NYC my little family and I enjoyed a nice quiet dinner. I served this rice with grilled chicken and a small salad. Roasted poblanos in a creamy sauce baked until bubbly, it’s pretty popular in our house. A splash of lime to the crema and a handful […]

Marcela Valladolid's Chile and Cheese Rice

Avocado Grilled Cheese Sandwich #ILoveAvocados #AmoLosAguacates

I’m frantically packing today because I’m heading to Blogher in NYC!! I’m pretty stoked! I had planned for my first trip to NYC to be in December for my Christmas Holiday, but when Avocados for Mexico asked if I would like to join in on the fun and be an ambassador I said Heck Ya!! […]

My Week in Pictures

I was recently invited to be a Verizon Ambassador and share..share..share pictures of my day when I wasn’t in the kitchen as a food blogger. At first I was kinda freaked out at sharing a bit of what I do during the day. There are days I tend to fall a little off my schedule and […]

Celebrate National Tequila Day

Did you know tomorrow is National Tequila Day? Well of course you did, right? right? Can you tell I’m pretty stoked about the holiday, yup I love me some tequila. But hey, the holiday does fall on Tuesday and while sipping margaritas makes me SO happy I do need to keep some grip on my week. So […]

Paletas de Pepino y Uva

Paletas de Pepino y Uva Over the weekend I made a HUGE pitcher of agua de pepino. With the all the hustle and bustle that comes from any great weekend the pitcher was slowly edged to the back of the fridge. On Sunday evening while making dinner I reached into the fridge for cilantro and […]

Cafe Tacuba-Style Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

Cafe Tacuba-Style Creamy Chicken Enchiladas The plan for dinner last night was gnocchi. My daughter and husband had planned on cooking together and I would enjoy an evening off, so I thought. One thing lead to another and by the time I even realized I was in the kitchen shredding chicken. Funny how […]

Agua de Zanahoria y Piña

Agua de Zanahoria y Piña I first had this agua when I was visiting my little brother in California. My mom and I along with my girls had arrived for a two week visit. When we arrived my little brother took me on a quick street tour to familiarize myself with his new […]

Empanadas de Cajeta

Empanadas de Cajeta Two weeks ago my girls asked if we could make empanadas. I said sure why not; gathered the ingredients and hurriedly rushed through the process. Thoughts of my to do list, my laundry load and gutting the garage whizzed in my head as I shaped the dough. My hands […]