But what is Machacado? Machacado is a dish from the North of Mexico and it is made with dry shredded beef, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and eggs. It’s commonly
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Pumpkin Pecan Pancakes (Gluten-Free)
One of my favorite go-to Paleo Breakfast recipes is this pancake recipe. It’s the perfect recipe to share with your significant other because it makes about 4 good
Pumpkin Spice Butter
This pumpkin butter is perfection! Once you make it, the possibilities for fall flavors and endless. Just add a big dollop to pancakes, toast, english muffins, bagels, biscuits,
Banana and Chocolate chip Muffins
These Banana and chocolate chip muffins are very special. They have some of my favorite ingredients like orange, cinnamon and chocolate chips. Heavenly combination. My girls go crazy
Flan
There are two types of people in this world, the people that love flan and the people that are wrong. Of course, I’m the first type of people.
No Churn Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream
The hype is real! and no wonder why, No-Churn Ice Cream is incredibly easy to make and just as good as regular Ice cream. I’ve been wanting to
Chopped Steak Ranchero
Chopped steak is one of those things that can never go wrong. It is cheap, it is flavorful and unlike a real steak, you cannot cook it wrong.
Jalapeño popper Chicken Salad/Low Carb
One of my favorite appetizers is Jalapeño poppers. I love them so much, sometimes I just buy a big premade batch from HEB, pop them in the oven
Fried Green Tomatoes (Gluten-Free) with Chipotle Sauce
I have to confess, I had my first fried green tomato only a few months ago but I was totally hooked! I don’t know where they had been
Broccoli Salad
This salad is a potluck favorite, or at least my potluck favorite! I was introduced to this wonderful salad at a church potluck, a few years ago. I
No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream (3 Ingredients)
Happy back to School week!! (if you’re in Texas). I made this no churn Strawberry ice cream as a celebration for the first day of school. We are
Pollo Pipian (Chicken Pipian)
But, what is Pipian you ask? Pipian is a thick green sauce made out of roasted Pepitas, (hence the name) which are pumpkin seeds; tomatillos, and green chiles.
Arroz a la Mexicana(Mexican Rice)
There’s is a saying in Mexico that goes: “Si sabes hacer arroz, ya te puedes casar” it Is something like. “If you know how to make rice, then
Mushroom Tostadas/ Champiñones a la Mexicana.
Where you a picky eater growing up? I wasn’t terrible but I did have certain things that I did not like to eat, funny enough, some of them
Green Tuna Salad
Is there a food you didn’t like eating growing up and now you can’t get enough of? For me, one of those foods is canned tuna. I used
Summer Pasta Salad
I made this Pasta Salad for a potluck a few days ago and even when I keep saying how ready I am for fall, I’m still enjoying some
Steak and Chorizo Tacos
If you like chorizo, you’re going to love these tacos. What you’re going to love more is how easy and fast they are to make. I used Sirloin
Roasted Veggies Breakfast Bowl
I make a batch of roasted veggies once every couple of weeks. When I haven’t eaten all of my produce and some veggies are looking sad…that’s the perfect
Grilled Chicken and Pork Carnitas Platter
Even when I don’t do it as much as I would like, I love entertaining. If you think that I start cooking a day in advance because I
French Peach Cake
I had a group of friends over for dinner the other night. The theme was Mexican Food (of course) but as much as I love flan and arroz
Black Bean and Corn Salsa
Of my favorite things to make when I am feeding a crowd of people is this black bean salad. It’s super easy, you can make it ahead of
Tostadas de Picadillo
I have some many great memories going along to this dish. I think I’ve told you before how we used to cook for 30 people (all immediate relatives)
Sweet Potato Tuna Cakes
Here I was, tired, overwhelmed and so hungry after running with my kids all morning, I wanted something tasty but also fast. Something that I could just mix
Pastel de Tres Leches/Tres Leches Cake
When my friend Karina introduced me to this tres leches cake, I was a little skeptical. All the “Tres Leches” I had tried on this side of the
Strawberry Pecan Popsicles/ Sugar Free
Here’s a perfectly delicious dessert for this summer, Strawberry and pecan popsicle. I love this combination! These popsicles are so amazing but If you don’t believe me I’ll
Low Carb Fish Piccata
After almost two weeks of indulgent vacation, I am back in my kitchen, It feels so good! I have so many ideas for new recipes, I just hope
Oven baked Ranch Chicken
I am enjoying this cool weather so much! 72 degrees feel amazing after heating 100 degrees for the last couple of days. I am not avoiding turning my
Mexican Chocolate cookies
If you’ve never had Mexican Chocolate before let me tell you, you’re missing out. It’s rich, spicy, sweet, the layers of flavors are incredible. My grandmother used to
Grilled Chicken Skewers and Cilantro rice.
This is Arroz al Cilantro (cilantro rice) my mom made this once when I was little. Only once. I still remember it. It was delicious. My mom is
Peanut butter and Chocolate Chip Banana muffins
I was so happy when I finally got my silicone muffin pan! I could not wait to whip a batch of these peanut butter and chocolate chip banana
Grilled Peach and Goat Cheese Salad.
Let me tell you a little story. When I was pregnant with my oldest daughter I had only one craving: Peaches. I could not get enough! Lucky for
Banana and Strawberry Bread
Roasted Garlic and Jalapeño Hummus (Cauliflower)
One of my favorite things to eat is Hummus, and I love chickpeas but like most legumes, they make me bloated. This is one of the many things
Honey Chipotle Chicken Wings
There goes April! Last month just flew by. I was so busy enjoying my time with my mom I didn’t have much time to blog, which is funny
Mini Pepper Poppers
Hello everyone, It’s finally Friday! Today was a very exciting day but it was also a little bittersweet. Last fall I joined an amazing Homeschool co-op, I don’t
Cauliflower Fried Rice with Shrimp.
Hola, Amigos. El día de hoy todo será en Español. Just kidding! Hoping for some sense of humor. Happy Monday! I started my day super early, made
Pork Carnitas
Carnitas are small chunks of pork made mostly out of fatty cuts like Boston butt. The authentic way to make them is braising the chunks of pork in
Zoodles with Creamy Tomato Sauce and Bacon.
I’ve never been so excited to blog about a recipe! This is definitely at the top of my favorite pasta sauces. I’m definelty making it again this week.
Cream of Mushroom Soup
Don’t you love a creamy, rich soup? Don’t you love mushrooms? Don’t you love both? Ok, that’s too many questions but I’m guessing the answers are: “yes, of
Green Chicken Enchilada Bake
When I started blogging I had this idea in my head that It was going to be a blog all about cooking, that’s it. I wasn’t thinking about
Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potato Wedges.
A couple of weeks ago, I posted on my Instagram a recipe for Avocado Pesto. It was sooooo good! I’ve been wanting to make it again so bad
The Best Roasted Salmon
I love having my pantry neatly organized with my herbs and spices always front and center. The problem is, I am a very messy cook and I’m always
Mexican Meatballs with Chipotle Sauce (Gluten Free)
Yesterday was a super crazy day! Some times it feels like I do nothing but run around, I spend so much time taking care of little things here
Zucchini noodles with Poblano sauce and Shrimp.
I got a spiralizer for Christmas!! yay! Thanks to my sweet sister in law I’ll be making noodles every-day! Or so. I’ve been craving poblano peppers for a
Chicken Cacciatore
You know how it is around the Holidays. You’re super busy shopping, people come to town and then you go out of town, there’s a lot of cooking
Fish en Papillote/ Pescado Empapelado
Happy 2019! I Can’t believe I’m already saying that. This year just flew by! Is it just me or time goes by faster as you get older? Anyhow,
Cole Slaw with Chipotle dressing
Here is a super easy, delicious, fun, spicy coleslaw. This is a great option for when you want to give a little extra flavor to your food. It
Easy Pork Mole
Mole brings me a lot of great memories, my grandmother used to make it quite often. She would invite the whole family to come to every Sunday afternoon
Rosemary and garlic roasted butterflied chicken.
Here’s another super easy, sheet pan dinner. These meals are always a hit, they’re so easy to make, delicious and budget friendly. My favorite time to make these
Plantain Empanadas with Mushrooms and Goat Cheese
I’ve had these empanadas in my head for days! today, I finally made them. They turned out so good I had to share with you. I saw a
Slow Cooker Barbacoa
There’s a Tex-Mex restaurant here in San Antonio that we visit every Sunday afternoon after Church, It’s called Los Generales. I am not exaggerating, we go every.single.Sunday. They
Gingerbread Paleo cookies
We went out of town a couple of weeks ago to spend Thanksgiving day with my in-laws. We had a great Thanksgiving meal and I was in charge
Meatball and Vegetable soup
This meatball and vegetable soup is one of my family’s favorite soups. Both of my girls love it and I take advantage of that adding as many veggies
Pork with Salsa Verde and Potatoes
Salsa verde is one of my favorite salsas of all time. However, I find tomatillos a little tricky to work with. In my experience I’ve had many, many
Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings
Oh, I love chicken wings! But not all chicken wings, I love buffalo chicken wings, that’s it. Every time I get chicken wings at a restaurant I think
Banana nut paleo pancakes
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks around here. Right after we came back from our Thanksgiving trip we started painting the inside of our house, there is
Cilantro and Garlic Oil
It is not secret that I love Cilantro. Ever since I was a little girl and I used to play in my grandmother’s garden, I fell in love
Oven Roasted Lemon Thyme Chicken and Vegetables
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