Lavender Cookies with Vanilla
These lavender sugar cookies with vanilla are a spin on traditional sugar cookies, and infused with lavender and cut into hearts making them perfect for brunches, tea parties, and especially for Valentine’s Day.
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Baked Challah French Toast Casserole
On Friday evenings at sundown, my family and I celebrate Shabbat and welcome the Jewish day of rest. Typical Shabbat foods include challah (a braided egg bread) and wine, which are both blessed before the meal begins. It’s become our tradition to make French toast …
Mini Coffee and Cream Cheese Flan
My father loved flan, but as a child I only remember my mother making it from a box. This Day of the Dead I’m honoring my father’s memory with his favorite dessert, which also happens to be one of my specialties. This homemade flan is flavored with coffee, another one of my father’s faves, and is made in small ramekins, perfect for individual servings. Continue reading Mini Coffee and Cream Cheese Flan
Fideo Seco with Guajillo Chile, al Estilo Oaxaca
The first time I visited Oaxaca in 2006, it was truly a trip for my tastebuds. Tlayudas, tetelas, and tejate were all new to me. The dish that I dreamed about for over 15 years though, was fideo seco and after much trial and error, I’ve …
The Original Caesar Salad: Hecho en Tijuana
Legend has it that the original Caesar salad was first created in 1924 in Tijuana, Mexico. And since in my family, we’re all about leyendas (think Llorona and Cucuy!), when my sister Vanessa and I heard this origin story nearly 10 years ago, we embarked on a self-guided (and self-funded) …