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Green Chicken Pozole
💵Exclusive Pay-Per Recipe Club "Your Support Brings More Delicious Recipes to Life!” Welcome back food family! It’s officially pozole season! 🥣 There’s something magical about a steaming bowl of pozole—it’s comfort, tradition, and celebration all in one. Today, we’re diving into the green version, a vibrant dish that pairs beautifully with tostadas topped with creamy guacamole 🥑.

Leticia
Sep 29, 20223 min read


Ground Pork with Potatoes and Cactus Guisado
Welcome back food family! Remember to tag your food pics! #LetsGoaCocinar #CocinandoInSpanglish Here's another delicious and super quick meal to prepare! Spend less time in the kitchen and more time with your loved ones. 🥰 I truly believe that a satisfying meal doesn't need to be complicated or take hours to prepare. This is one of those dishes. 😊 We enjoyed this dish in tacos. 🌮 It can also be enjoyed with a side of rice or beans de la olla🫘 Don't forget to come back to

Leticia
Sep 20, 20222 min read


Short Rib and Potatoes Guisado
Welcome back food family! Remember to tag your food pics! #LetsGoaCocinar #CocinandoInSpanglish I live for 30 minute prep meals! This delicious dish plus a side of Mexican rice literally took me 30 minutes to prepare! 👍🏼 A lot of us are busy but do prefer home cooked meals. I’m thinking of creating live cooking classes to show you how to prepare this and other quick, easy but very tasty dishes. 😋 What do you think? Would you join? Let me know in the comments! Servings : 4

Leticia
Sep 20, 20222 min read


Grilled Steak and Cactus in Guajillo Sauce
Welcome back food family! I LOVE traditional Mexican food! Its bold and aromatic flavors are indistinguishable. But once in a while I like to create a new dish inspired by traditional ingredients. This is one of those dishes. To say this was delicious 🤤 is an understatement!!! I hear all too often that Mexican food is “easy to make”. I totally 💯 disagree with that statement. The ingredients may have become familiar to many but the flavor that can be extracted from them take

Leticia
Sep 1, 20222 min read


Enchiladillas
🆓Exclusive Free Recipe Club "Your free registration helps grow our food community!” Welcome back food family! Have you ever had your family look in the fridge and say, “No hay nada que comer”? Ay Dios mío... wrong! There’s always something. It just takes a little creativity and a pinch of Mexican mamá magic. 😊

Leticia
Aug 6, 20223 min read


Shrimp a la Diabla
Welcome back food family! Ay Dios mío, I’m so excited to be sharing this recipe with you today! After being knocked down by Covid (boo! 😒), I finally feel like myself again. And what better way to celebrate than with something that bites back? These Shrimp a la Diabla are fiery, bold, and just the kind of dish that makes you sweat a little while you smile a lot. My family devoured them faster than I could say “¡Cuidado con el chile!” So get your aprons ready and #LetsGoaCoci

Leticia
Jul 28, 20224 min read


Shrimp Tacos Gobernador
Welcome back food family! So, what did you have for Taco Tuesday? Because in my house, we got a little fancy and made Shrimp Tacos aka Tacos Gobernador … and they were so good we accidentally invented Taco Wednesday by enjoying them two days in a row 😂. These beauties are everything I love in life: shrimp, melty cheese, buttery tortillas, and a little drama in the backstory. One bite and you’ll understand why my family was suddenly volunteering to “help” in the kitchen… whi

Leticia
Jun 16, 20223 min read


FISH CEVICHE in SALSA CRUDA
Welcome back food family! Today we were craving some fish 🐠 ceviche! This is hands down one of our favorite family dinners. For Mother's...

Leticia
May 24, 20221 min read


Beef and Shrimp Fajitas
Welcome back food family! What are you having for Cinco de Mayo dinner? 🇲🇽 We typically don't celebrate Cinco de Mayo but hey what the heck if that means beef 🥩 and shrimp 🍤 fajitas, margaritas 🍸and fun times with family and friends…why not, right? They turned out delicious!!! 😋 I hope you enjoy the recipe as much as my family did. Servings: 4 Ingredients: 3 lbs BEEF CHARCOAL STEAK 1 lbs LARGE SHRIMP 3 POBLANO PEPPERS sliced 1 ONION sliced 3 TOMATOES sliced 2 tbs OIL (

Leticia
May 6, 20221 min read


Fideo Pasta Soup
Welcome back food family! If someone asked me, “What was your favorite dish growing up?” … this sopita would definitely be it! Hands down!!! 🙌🏽 One spoonful and I’m instantly transported back to my childhood kitchen, where my mamá ruled with her wooden spoon like a queen 👑. The smell of tomato sauce sizzling in oil filled the whole house—ay Dios mío, that aroma was better than any candle Bath & Body Works could ever dream of! This soup isn’t fancy, but it’s pure comfort. I

Leticia
May 3, 20223 min read


Chicharrón in Herdez Salsa Verde
Welcome back food family! Today we were craving a good hearty dish like pork chicharrón (cracklings) 🐷 in green salsa. If you’ve never tried it, I highly recommend it! This very traditional Mexican dish is delicious 🤤 If you love carnitas then you will enjoy this dish as well. 👌🏼 Just when I was about to get started, I realized I had run out of tomatillos! Good thing I had purchased a bottle of Herdez Salsa Verde the other day 😃 I simply sliced a half onion and two serr

Leticia
May 1, 20222 min read


Beef with Vegetable Guisado
Welcome back food family! Are you a meat 🍖 and potatoes 🥔 kind of person? Then this is the dish for you! This delicious and satisfying dish can be enjoyed with a side of rice or beans. It’s a great family dinner. I like to purchase whole peeled prickly pear cactus 🌵 at the grocery store that I slice and cook at home in a steamer. I add 1/4 piece of onion 🧅 and a handful of cilantro. This has become my favorite cooking method since the prickly pear cactus sap is automatica

Leticia
Apr 29, 20222 min read


Shrimp Patties
💵Exclusive Pay-Per Recipe Club "Your Support Brings More Delicious Recipes to Life!” Welcome back food family! During the Lent season I always look forward to enjoying this tasty dish! Usually, mom will be the one making the shrimp patties 🍤 every year for the whole family but right now she's vacationing (lucky!), so I called her to get the recipe. I think they turned out great!

Leticia
Apr 6, 20223 min read


Fish Patties in Guajillo Sauce
💵Exclusive Pay-Per Recipe Club "Your Support Brings More Delicious Recipes to Life!” Welcome back food family! As a little girl I loved watching mom cook. She makes the best fish soup...so delicious! With that in mind I came up with this seafood dish using ingredients that she often used in her own kitchen. My family really enjoyed this dish. I hope your family enjoys it as well!

Leticia
Mar 23, 20222 min read


Viejo’s Chicken Fajitas
💵Exclusive Pay-Per Recipe Club "Your Support Brings More Delicious Recipes to Life!” Welcome back food family! There’s nothing quite like the sizzling sound of chicken fajitas hitting the pan. Today, I’m thrilled to share a recipe that’s close to my heart—Viejo’s Chicken Fajitas. This dish is more than just food; it’s a family tradition wrapped in flavor, love, and a touch of nostalgia.

Leticia
Mar 2, 20223 min read


Chipotle Meatloaf
🆓Exclusive Free Recipe Club "Your free registration helps grow our food community!” Welcome back food family! Let’s be honest—meatloaf has always had a bit of an identity crisis. Is it comfort food? Is it a brick-shaped mystery? Well, not anymore! Introducing the Chipotle Meatloaf —the makeover this dish didn’t know it needed. Think of it as meatloaf’s spicy cousin who shows up to the family reunion with a mariachi band and a bottle

Leticia
Feb 16, 20222 min read


Chicken Soup
🆓Exclusive Free Recipe Club "Your free registration helps grow our food community!” Welcome back food family! I have a secret to share that's not so secret anymore...neither I nor my youngest son are big fans of chicken soup. If we have to eat it, it better be super tasty! ✌️ There is no right or wrong way to prepare it, the important thing is that you get the most flavor out of the ingredients.

Leticia
Feb 7, 20222 min read


Chipotle Espagueti and Meatballs
Welcome back food family! In Mexico we love spaghetti in a creamy red or green sauce. Here I have taken that delicious dish and added the meatballs that compliments it perfectly. As they say, spaghetti and meatballs is a marriage made in heaven. Enjoy! Ingredients for Meatballs: 3 lbs GROUND TURKEY or BEEF 1 pk (12 oz) BACON 2 tbs BACON GREASE 1 cup ONION chopped 1 cup BREADCRUMBS 1/2 cup CILANTRO chopped 1/4 cup PARSLEY chopped 1 tbs GARLIC POWDER 1 tsp MEXICAN OREGANO 1 tsp

Leticia
Feb 3, 20222 min read


Chicken and Rice
Welcome back food family! Today my family was craving CHICKEN and RICE! 🍗 This one pot dish is easy and fast to prepare which makes it perfect for those busy days. Not washing so many dishes is also a plus! It came out finger lickin' good! 😋 I hope you like the recipe! Portions: 6 Ingredients: 6 CHICKEN THIGHS bone-in BADIA COMPLETE SEASONING 1 tbs OIL (Canola, Vegetable or Avocado) 1 ONION chopped 2 TOMATOES chopped 1 can (8 oz) TOMATOE SAUCE 1 cup CILANTRO 1 tsp MEXICAN

Leticia
Feb 1, 20222 min read


Cheese and Potato Soup
🆓Exclusive Free Recipe Club "Your free registration helps grow our food community!” Welcome back food family! This soup right here is EVERYTHING! It's fresh, tasty and oh so comforting. Pure perfection for a cold winter dinner or a hot summer day if you're sitting in your cozy air-conditioned home 🏡 ...LOL! 🤣

Leticia
Jan 26, 20222 min read
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