The original purpose of this website was to share family recipes that have been handed down from generation to generation. As I am embarking on this journey I have realized that I have not shared how my current family and I eat on a regular basis. That is what my daughter will remember when she [...]
Horn cookies are a staple in my husband’s family for as long as they can remember. Stories of Grandma Erica circle around every Christmas. Stories about how she had the kids take turns mixing the dough with a wooden paddle and had them patiently form each little cookie instead of making a couple big ones. [...]
My 2020 New Year’s Resolution I never realized it but since 2003 I have been challenging myself to move towards more ecofriendly ways of life. Nothing super monolithic like building an ecofriendly house from scratch (even though that would be AMAZING!); just swapping out ordinary everyday things for more eco-conscience everyday things. Every year I [...]
This is my husband’s love. He has been making and perfecting this recipe since 2013; his father since 2010, and his uncle since way before that! My husband and I started dating in 2007 and I remember his uncle having us over for gumbo the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It has become a tradition to always [...]
I am so happy I scribbled this recipe down because now it is gone, forever lost in the world wind of moves and life. My mom started baking this wreath bread in the early 90’s, maybe even the 80’s; the recipe came from a little green book that we can no longer find. I scribbled [...]
This tomatillo chile arbol salsa is a recipe I got from my brother who got it from our Abuelita. It is not the salsa my Papi remembers growing up with in Mexico but one that developed after they came to the United States and became a part of the Mexican American community. So this recipe [...]
We always have some kind of mac and cheese dish for Thanksgiving. We have tried it with 5 cheeses, with cauliflower, with buffalo chicken, and chorizo. Chorizo is one of my favorites so I am putting it down in the family recipe book to share with the next generation and with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do and it becomes of a part of one of your traditions!
