La Piña en la Cocina

Loaded beef and cheese enchiladas! You better come hungry! Many of you know that I lived in Texas for seven years. Transitioning from California Mexican food to Tex Mex food was quite the experience. Cal Mex or Tex Mex get a bad rap most days. The thing we must understand is that bot...

Tacos! If I had a nickel for every taqueria I ever visited, I would probably be able to travel around the world! No lie! My only desire is to be able to visit all of those food destinations in all parts of Mexico someday. Until then, I will keep trying to recreate those delicious decadent tacos I see on social media from popular taquerias in the states and through...

Giant! I mean giant chicken taquitos! Can you imagine my excitement when I saw these amazing corn tortillas on social media? I was shocked and thrilled! The chicken taquitos reminded me of all those trips to Monterrey, Mexico! Tostadas tipo siberia, enchiladas de queso and those trips to the tortilleria. So many cherished memories and many of them include tortilla...

Blue corn tortillas were not as readily available when I was growing up in Los Angeles. Most common were the white and yellow corn tortillas sold in large packs at the tortilla factories and Mexican markets. Blue corn is native to Mesoamerica and is utilized in many traditional dishes. Tortillas, tamales and atoles (warm beverage) are just a few of the dishes. It’...

Have you taken the plunge and tried cooking with nopales (cactus)? It’s definitely one of those ingredients that gets a bad rap! Lol! You know, like okra. Mmmhmmm! I love nopalitos! Once you learn to cure and cook them properly, they can be incorporated into so many recipes. FYI, whenever you see a word highlighted in blue throughout the blog post it is a link tha...