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Bowl of West Coast Cioppino

Peppermint espresso martini drink

Specialty Martinis

Bizcochito cookies: Mexican shortbread in star shapes.

Mexican Celebration Recipes

Christmas cheese plate

Christmas Recipes

Christmas is Around the Corner!

Thanksgiving themed cheese board.

Guide for Making a Holiday Cheese or Charcuterie Board

Bizcochito cookies: Mexican shortbread in star shapes.

Mexican Holiday Shortbread Cookies: Biscochitos

Pure Zen tea infuser portable thermos

Top 5 gifts for Loose Leaf Tea Lovers (+ Hibiscus Tea Recipe)

Variety of chile peppers that would work for a salsa garden

Essential Mexican Pantry Ingredients for Celebrations & Fiestas

Red velvet peanut butter blossom cookies for Valentines care packages

Holiday Care Packages: 7 Homemade Treats to Send

Raspberry martini cocktail

8 Specialty Martini Drinks For the Holidays

Peppermint espresso martini drink

Peppermint Espresso Martini

Pork pozole rojo with garnishes of lime, radish, cabbage and cheese.

Traditional Pork Pozole Rojo: Pork & Hominy Stew

Homemade vanilla vodka with vanilla pod

10 Drinks to Make with Homemade Vanilla Vodka Recipe

Swedish potato onion anchovy bake in a skillet

Easy Swedish Potato Bake for the Holidays (aka Jansson’s Temptation)

Mexican Impossible cake with slice cut out of it.

Chocoflan (Impossible Cake) Recipe + Tips for Success

Bowl of hoppin john with ham hocks and black eye peas.

Hoppin John with Collard Greens for New Years

People’s hands toasting with drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic.

Alcohol on a Low Carb Diet | What You Should Know

2 cups of Mexican ponche drink on red towel with lights in background.

Mexican Ponche Navideño: Christmas Punch

Crockpot holiday cranberry apple tea in 2 cups with a cinnamon stir stick.

Holiday Cranberry Apple Tea in the Crockpot

Thumbprint cookies with chocolate sprinkles and tres leche and nutella fillings.

Chocolate Sprinkle Thumbprint Cookies: Nutella & Dulce de Leche Fillings

Recent Posts

Thanksgiving themed cheese board.

Guide for Making a Holiday Cheese or Charcuterie Board

Blackberry atole drink with Mexican art objects behind it.

Traditional Mexican Beverages: Celebrations or Casual

Italian garden mid-July

Growing & Designing Your First Vegetable Garden: Beginning Gardening

Paloma cocktail with sides of grapefruit and lime wedges.

Mexican Paloma Cocktail

Sesame crusted salmon with a side of sautéed bok choy.

Low Carb Sesame-Crusted Baked Salmon

Dinner plate of seared scallops in grapefruit-butter sauce with side of green vegetables

Low Carb Scallops with Grapefruit Butter Sauce

Tamale Cornbread Casserole with Added Harissa Sauce

Roasted sweet potatoes with blackberry-rosemary compote

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Blackberry Rosemary Sauce

Winter Desserts

Red velvet peanut butter blossom cookies for Valentines care packages

Holiday Care Packages: 7 Homemade Treats to Send

Apple cheddar cheese galette on parchment paper

New England Apple Cheddar Cheese Rustic Tart (Galette)

Thumbprint cookies with chocolate sprinkles and tres leche and nutella fillings.

Chocolate Sprinkle Thumbprint Cookies: Nutella & Dulce de Leche Fillings

Sheet of ritz cracker chocolate and dried cherry bark

Ritz Cracker Chocolate Cherry Bark for Holiday Care Packages

English steamed pudding using bowl as a mold.

English Steamed Pudding with Persimmon: Holiday Showstopper

9 jam tarts in a baking tin made with pie dough and great jam

2-Ingredient Holiday Jam Tarts

Dessert platter or board for Valentine's Day

Dessert Platters for Valentines Day

Dusted pfeffernusse cookies on counter

Pfeffernusse Cookies: Holiday Baking

Red velvet peanut butter blossom cookies for Valentines care packages

Homemade Treats for Care Packages: + Red Velvet Cookie Recipe

Red velvet crinkle cookies cooling on rack

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies: Easy Baking

Basket of spicy pumpkin seed peanut brittle

Spicy Pumpkin Seed Brittle for Holiday Care Packages

Cheese platter with two fruit jams in front

Cheese and Jam Pairings: Ideas for Cheese Boards

Loaf of Chocolate Espresso bread made for care packages

Chocolate Pistachio Bread: Care Package Favorite

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