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Quesadilla Salvadoreña

Quesadilla Salvadoreña

Quesadilla Salvadoreña is a sweet cheese based cake reminiscent of pound cake, lightly sweet but fully delicious – served warm or room temperature.

Oaxacan Lamb Barbacoa

Oaxacan Lamb Barbacoa

Oaxacan lamb barbacoa is a boneless lamb shoulder roast marinated in a red adobo sauce and made into a flavorful broth and tacos.

Sopa de Lima

Sopa de Lima

Let’s talk about soup, baby. More specifically, sopa de lima, a Yucatan chicken and lime soup.

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Mexican Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

Mexican Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

Mexican Hot Chocolate Cupcakes take my favorite vanilla cupcake with regular chocolate frosting and spices it up with chilies for a spicy twist.

Easy Mole Poblano

Easy Mole Poblano

Easy Mole Poblano is one of Mexico’s most authentic sauces, made from a variety of chilies and spices and finished off with a touch of something extra.

Red Chile Adobo Sauce

Red Chile Adobo Sauce

Hello my friends. The weekend is over. The holidays are officially over as of tomorrow. Are you ready for reality to strike? I’m delaying it a bit, and this red chile adobo sauce is helping

I’m not at all. This weekend we finally saw the signs of the season here in Chicago with horrid slushy, cold, rainy, yucky and currently, snowy weather. Yesterday I had so many good intentions to go out and run errands, come home and cook up a storm, but after trudging through the yuck yesterday on my way home from yoga, I decided leaving the house was not in my best interest, and my errands got pushed until today. With no ingredients in the house with which to cook, I ended up taking down Christmas a little earlier than I had planned, but there was really nothing else for me to do. (more…)

Atole Cornmeal Breakfast Drink

Atole Cornmeal Breakfast Drink

Mexican Atole Cornmeal breakfast drink is a traditional beverage in central Mexico made from masa harina, the finely ground corn flour.

The Best of the Buddha: 2014

The Best of the Buddha: 2014

Well, only a few days left and 2014 will come to a close.  I’m not sure what I think about it yet. Like every year with its ups and downs, hindsight is 20/20, and maybe in a few years I’ll look back and really be…

Caramel Nut Crunch

Caramel Nut Crunch

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Let’s get after it with this Caramel Nut Crunch.

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Mexican Wedding Cookies

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Mexican Wedding Cookies are commonly served at Christmas time and consist of only a handful of ingredients – and take no time to make.