Grilled Pineapple with Rum Caramel sauce
In Northern Mexico, Carne asadas are a staple for any weekend, social event, or gathering. Given any excuse, people here love to throw a carne asada. Your uncle's birthday? Carne asada. Cousin's graduation? Carne asada. Grandpa passed away? Carne asada. The literally meaning of Carne asada is grilled...
Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream
F*ck me does it ever hot where I live. It's only April and temperatures have already reached 38C, that's about 100F for you gringos. So for obvious reasons, down here the frozen dessert business is booming. In Northern Mexico they have a large variety of frozen...
Conchas
When I'm sad and need some food comforting I, like many others, like to turn to ice cream. But down here, in Mexico, people turn to "pan dulce" or sweet breads. Mexican sweet breads include a large variety of pastries such as "cortadillo" (a large thick...
Mayan Brownies
So I was wrong, and apparently chocolate with chili is a Mexican thing...
Cowboy Cookies
It was a long weekend in Mexico, so Jose Luis and I, decided to take break and drive up to his families ranch. “Las Margaritas” is a ranch up in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Durango, Mexico. No internet, no phone signal, no social media or...
Café de Olla
Café de Olla literally translates to pot coffee or coffee from the pot. It's a brewed coffee drink you'll find almost in any breakfast joint in Mexico. Typically served in an clay mug, sweetened with piloncillo (Mexican cane sugar) and flavored with cinnamon or/and sometimes star anise...
Cajeta Banana Cake
Cajeta is a Mexican caramel made from goats milk instead of cows, and sometimes with additional flavorings added such as vanilla (cajeta vainilla), or rum (cajeta envinada). In Mexico you can find Cajeta or cajeta flavored products almost everywhere, from candies, lollipops, ice cream or even...
Mexican Hot Chocolate Mousse
Not sure where the fame of Mexican chocolate being spiced with chili peppers comes from, but from my years of living south of the board, I have never seen nor heard of a single spicy chocolate bar. Although Mexican hot chocolate does include cinnamon. The chocolate...
Cranberry Pear Pistachio Crumble
One of those few desserts that taste great hot, warm, or cold; and can be enjoyed anytime of the day. The fruit crumble is truly a perfect dessert. This variation of a fruit crumble (or crisp or Brown Betty) uses fresh tart cranberries and pears, but...
Chocolate Sea Salt Caramel Apples
Who doesn't love a good caramel apple. Chewy stick to your teeth caramel slapped on a crispy tart juicy apple, what's not to love? These apples take it a step further with a coating of chocolate and sea salt. This recipe is very versatile, you could...