Thanksgiving is just three days away, how did it happen so fast?! We spend Thanksgiving out of town with family, big family. We normally have around 35 people
Chili con carne and beans
There is so many version of chili con carne, some with beans, some without beans, some are made by soaking and pureeing a variety of dry peppers, some
Arroz de Coliflor con Pollo/ Cauliflower rice with chicken
Arroz con Pollo is one of those dishes I used to eat almost every weekend. My grandmother cooked many versions of it. Rice with chicken, rice with chicken
Chile Piquín en Escabeche/ Pickled Piquin Pepper
There was this man back home, he would walk around our neighborhood once a week shouting “Piquin del monte!”, he was selling this tiny pepper by the bag.
Orange and Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
One of the very first cookies I ever made was oatmeal cookies. I was in a cooking class and I was probably twelve or thirteen years old. I
Chickpea Ceviche Tostadas/ Tostadas de Ceviche de Garbanzo.
Ceviche is a seafood dish. It is made with fresh raw fish cured in lime juice with the addition of pico de gallo, cucumbers or mangos. The acidity
Meatloaf
Oh, meatloaf! This dish and I have some history. The first memories I have of this dish are from back home, in Monterrey. My mom made it maybe
Warm Banana breakfast bowl.
This warm Banana bowl is one of the best things on the planet. It is packed with potassium, fiber, protein, vitamin A, E and C, antioxidants, healthy fats
Pancake Bites
Who doesn’t love pancakes for breakfast? They are highly requested at my home. My kids want breakfast as soon as they get out of be and the sooner
Milanesa de Pollo/Chicken Milanese
Does it happen to you that a smell can transport you to a different time and place? (not literately obvi) It happens to me a lot. Maybe because