Cooking Pinto Beans, Frijoles de la Olla. Back in Mexico, when we wanted beans, one of us kids would lug an empty stock pot to the tortilleria and pick up freshly made tortillas and frijoles de la olla. Lucky for us, the owner of the store was in love with our aunt, and he would … [Read more...]
Lemon Parmesan Dressing
This post was sponsored by Nancy’s Yogurt, but as always all opinions are mine alone. One night at dinner, we started eating and completely ignored our salads. My son noticed this and said, “Let’s make it a family rule and start with our salads first.” That has come back … [Read more...]
Sopa de Fideo
Mexican food doesn’t get more authentic than Sopa de Fideo. Every Mexican knows this soup. We feed it to our babies when they first start eating. We then give it to our kids when they come home from school. It’s something light enough but wholesome to eat between lunch and … [Read more...]
Green Bean Bacon Bundles
I LOVE Bacon! It was even in our wedding vows. "Sometimes, I will need to be alone with a pint of Ben and Jerrys, but I will be thinking of you." -Christopher "And sometimes, I will need to be alone, but I'll be thinking of you and bacon." - Maggie Tocino (bacon) makes … [Read more...]