Mark your calendars because June 13th is National Chamoy Day! We’re celebrating with this homemade chamoy recipe! Don’t groan! It’s ridiculously easy: you boil some ingredients and then puree them. Chamoy is a sauce, or condiment, that is sweet, spicy, tangy, sour and salty. It hits every taste bud! The consistency of chamoy can be […]
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Welcome to today’s culinary adventure, where we blend traditional flavors with a modern twist: Mexican Mazapán Biscotti. Combining the crumbly, peanutty goodness of Mexican Mazapán with the crunchy, twice-baked charm of Italian biscotti, this recipe is sure to become a favorite in your household. A Sweet Childhood Memory Growing up in El Paso, it wasn’t […]
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Baking is a love language, evoking memories of my mother’s care. As Mother’s Day nears, honor the extraordinary women in your life with a homemade treat. Skip the usual flowers and cards; instead, surprise the moms in your life with something special: homemade Pan de Leche. Pan de leche, or milk bread, is a soft […]
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The holiday season is in full swing, and that means it’s time to share one of our absolute favorite recipes with you all – Camotes Enmielados. The kitchen is filled with the warm, comforting aroma of cinnamon, star anise, cloves, and the rich sweetness of piloncillo (brown sugar). INGREDIENTS 4 medium-sized sweet potatoes, peeled and […]
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While mainstream America is doing its best to make Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a Mexican Halloween, it is not, and there are many essays, rants, posts and bitter tweets all over the internet that will set you straight once and for all. This, however, is not one of those posts. […]
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My Grandma’s Capirotada recipe is simple with not a lot of ingredients. The flavor takes me to another place in time when life was good and my mom was in the kitchen making this dish for us on a Sunday evening during Lent. Above all, the Mexican bread pudding has warm notes from a beautifully […]
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Chocolate has a place in my kitchen and my heart because that is where my chocolate desserts are born: for my friends, family and my beau. Stephen has his favorite desserts that aren’t always chocolate, such as cheesecake, tres leches cake, crème brûlée, etc. And while he has had his far share, it’s important not […]
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This post is brought to you by Bob’s Red Mill. All opinions and expressions are our own. Oh, how times have changed. While baking these rainbow-colored Mexican sweet breads called “conchas,” memories flooded in from Pride Months of the past. But before I go down that road, let me tell you more about the Pride […]
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Well hello there, you must have followed the trail of kisses from our Instagram stories. This blog post will be updated later but Valentine’s Day is tomorrow(!) and we want to get this posted fast.
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Happy Valentine’s Day! You may know them as: Orejas, French hearts, pig’s ears, butterflies, palm leaves, elephant ears, glasses, or simply as Palmiers. This little treat will have your Valentines’ heart aflutter. Palmiers are crisp little cookies with endless possibilities, you will not believe how easy these are to make. You can purchase puff pastry […]
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