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🆓 Exclusive Free Recipe Club "Your free registration helps grow our food community!” Welcome back food family! Ay, familia … if you could’ve seen my kitchen the day I made these Buñuelos de Viento for the very first time this year! I was standing there like a proud Mexican mom on a mission — mold in one hand, spatula in the other, praying to all my ancestors that the buñuelos would actually stick to the mold and not embarrass me in

Welcome back food family! Ay dios mío, let me tell you—this cake is not just a dessert, it’s a fiesta on a plate! The Atomic Cake is like the Chicago skyline: bold, layered, and unforgettable. Two yellow cake layers, a chocolate middle, and fillings that make you close your eyes and say “mmm, qué rico.” Vanilla pudding, bananas, strawberries, cream cheese, and whipped cream all stacked together like they’re dancing cumbia. And the best part? No oven needed. No stress. Just p

Welcome back food family! Gobble gobble! 🦃 Are you ready for Thanksgiving?!! 🍁🍂 You can’t have Thanksgiving without a pumpkin pie—or in this case, a pumpkin cheesecake! 🥧 Now, I’ll be honest with you. For years, I was that señora rolling her eyes at anything pumpkin. Ay no, gracias. But then one day, curiosity (and maybe a little stubbornness) got the best of me. I whipped up this cheesecake, and let me tell you, it was like discovering a new cousin at the family reunion—

Welcome back food family! Looking for another Thanksgiving 🦃 dessert idea that’s not pies? Pues, you’ve landed in the right cocina! 👍🏽 These Butter Maple Glazed Biscuits are the kind of treat that make you say, “Ay Dios mío, why didn’t I make these sooner?” They’re soft, warm, and dripping with a glaze that tastes like a hug from abuelita. Enjoy them as a cozy dessert with cafecito ☕️ or sneak them onto la mesa next to the turkey. Tú decides. Either way, they’ll disappear

🆓 Exclusive Free Recipe Club "Your free registration helps grow our food community!” Welcome back food family! Ay Dios mío, Thanksgiving is already here, and while everyone is fighting over who makes the best turkey, I’m over here plotting dessert domination. Forget the pumpkin pie—I’m bringing a Pumpkin Spice Flan Cake to the table. It’s like the love child of a cozy American spice cake and our silky, traditional flan. And let me

Welcome back food familia! If your sweet tooth is as bad as mine, ¡Córrele! Get your apron on! Trust me, you're gonna want this recipe! 🤤 Because I have to keep an eye on my sugar intake I've become very creative with the ingredients I use when baking at home. 👩🏽‍🍳 First I make sure to choose ingredients that have a low glycemic index like coconut sugar. 🥥 Second, I choose ingredients that have nutritional value like the oatmeal in this recipe. I test and re-test the rec

Welcome back food family! Here's another delicious dessert that I think your family will enjoy! 😋 I used coconut 🌴 🥥 sugar and agave nectar which are both low glycemic ingredients. They are delicious substitutes if you are keeping track of your sugar intake. I also used a cake mix 🍰 to help cut down on prep time, but you can use your favorite yellow cake recipe. Servings: 12 Ingredients for Pecan Topping: 1/2 cup butter melted 1/2 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar) 1/4 cu

💵 Exclusive Pay-Per Recipe Club "Your Support Brings More Delicious Recipes to Life!” Welcome back food family! This recipe brings back so many beautiful memories of the time I spent in the kitchen with my grandma while she cooked for us. I recreated her capirotada recipe (Mexican bread pudding) from memory. I am so happy with the end result. The flavor is incomparable, and my house smelled amazing!

💵 Exclusive Pay-Per Recipe Club "Your Support Brings More Delicious Recipes to Life!” Welcome back food family! Are you having a hard time getting your family to eat those left-over apples 🍎 that have been lingering on your kitchen counter? No worries just transform them into a dessert! This apple crumble was absolutely satisfying. We enjoyed it warm and topped it with some vanilla ice-cream.

Welcome back food family! Today it snowed so much that I decided to make some jericallas to make me feel like I was in the warmth of Guadalajara. Have you tried them before? They taste like flan and panna cotta and baked like a crème brûlée. Absolutely delicious! Servings : 6 Jericallas Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups WHOLE MILK 2/3 cups EVAPORATED MILK 1 tsp VANILLA 1/2 cup SUGAR 1 stick MEXICAN CINNAMON (break it up) 3 WHOLE EGGS (room temperature) Instructions: 1-Preheat the oven

Welcome back family! Who doesn't love a good banana bread right? Give this one a try. You might want to make two since I guarantee you it won't last very long. Enjoy! Ingredients: 3 large ripe BANANAS 2 cups ALL PURPOSE FLOUR 2 tsp BAKING SODA 1/2 cup BROWN SUGAR 1/4 tsp SALT 3 EGGS 1 can (14 oz) CONDENSED MILK 1/2 cup OIL (Canola or Vegetable) 2 tsp VANILLA Optional: 1 cup chopped Walnuts or Chocolate Chips Instructions: 1-Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 2-Prepar

Welcome back food family! Who wants cheesecake? I do of course... duh!! Who doesn't love a good cheesecake, right? Here is a recipe that I make for my family. You might want to make two since they don't last very long! Ingredients: 2 pks MARIA COOKIES 1 1/2 sticks UNSALTED BUTTER 1 can (11.5 oz) EVAPORATED MILK 1 can (14 oz) CONDENSED MILK 1 bar (8 oz) CREAM CHEESE 4 EGGS 2 tsp VANILLA Additional Ingredients: Butter and Flour to prep your baking dish Instructions: 1-Preheat t

💵 Exclusive Pay-Per Recipe Club "Your Support Brings More Delicious Recipes to Life!” Welcome back food family! Today I woke up craving something sweet with my coffee ☕️ so I called my parents to get their Whole Wheat Sweet Gorditas recipe which is delicious! Just like many family recipes, this one comes without exact measurements—always a pinch of this, a splash of that. When I called my parents for the recipe, we laughed at how

🆓 Exclusive Free Recipe Club "Your free registration helps grow our food community!” Welcome back food family! Ay, familia … if comfort had a smell, it would be cinnamon and brown sugar warming up your whole house. This Brown Sugar Cinnamon Cake is the kind of treat that makes your family wander into the kitchen asking, “¿Qué estás haciendo? Huele bien rico.” It’s soft, buttery, and layered with a cinnamon middle that melts into t

Welcome back food family! Anyone making pies for #Thanksgiving ? Give this pie a try! Ingredients : 8 to 10 BARTLETT PEARS BROWN SUGAR to taste 1 tsp GROUND CINNAMON 1/2 to full stick cold BUTTER 2 PIE CRUST sheets 1 EGG 1 can BAKER'S JOY SPRAY (or you can use flour and a bit of butter) Instructions : 1-Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. 2-Slice the PEARS and set aside in a bowl. You can peal them before you slice if you prefer. 3-Add the BROWN SUGAR and CINNAMON to