🕒Prep 45 min🔥Cook 30 min⌛Total 1 hr 15 min🍽️8 servings🔢250 kcal / serving🌎Mexican Tlacoyos – Oval Masa Cakes Stuffed With Beans Or Fava Puree. It started with a missing eyebrow. Seriously. Prehispanic Mexico? Forget tacos, mija. It was all about masa—corn dough. Like, the foundation. People were making tlacoyos long before Cortes showed up trying to “discover” things. They’ve been…

🕒Prep 45 min🔥Cook 1 hr 30 min⌛Total 2 hr 15 min🍽️24 servings🔢350 kcal / serving🌎Mexican Tamales De Rajas Con Queso – Filled With Roasted Poblanos And Cheese. Okay, okay, let me tell you. It all started with a burning smell… and not from Abuelita’s pastel de tres leches, which is saying something. Tamales? They are ancient. Like, way before TikTok…

🕒Prep 45 min🔥Cook 30 min⌛Total 1 hr 15 min🍽️6 servings🔢650 kcal / serving🌎Mexican Pambazos – Dipped Bread Filled With Potatoes And Chorizo Okay, okay, lemme tell you… this pambazo business almost ended in a full-blown family intervention. Seriously. Pambazos. You think it’s just bread? Ay Dios mío, you are so wrong. This isn’t some little sandwich, it’s an event. It's…

🕒Prep 45 min🔥Cook 1 hr 30 min⌛Total 2 hr 15 min🍽️6 servings🔢650 kcal / serving🌎Mexican Huaraches – Masa Ovals Topped With Beans, Meat, And Salsa. The grease stain on the ceiling? That’s a whole different story involving Abuela, a rogue chorizo, and a very unfortunate chandelier. Believe me. This whole huaraches thing...it’s serious business in my family. Not like, life…

🕒Prep 30 min🔥Cook 1 hr 30 min⌛Total 2 hr🍽️6 servings🔢450 kcal / serving🌎Mexican Chicharrón En Salsa Verde – Pork Rinds Simmered In Green Chile Sauce. Okay, okay, this is a story about chicharrón en salsa verde. Because, you know, sometimes things just...happen. Like when Tía Mildred decided to "help" with the cooking. ¡Ay Dios mío! So, chicharrón. Everyone thinks it’s…

🕒Prep 30 min🔥Cook 1 hr 30 min⌛Total 2 hr 30 min🍽️8 servings🔢450 kcal / serving🌎Mexican Capirotada – Piloncillo Bread Pudding With Cheese And Dried Fruit The Great Capirotada Heist of ‘98 Ay, Dios mío. I swear, sometimes my family thinks “sharing” means taking everything before anyone else gets a chance. It was especially bad during Lent. Now, capirotada…that’s not just…

🕒Prep 30 min🔥Cook 2 hr 30 min⌛Total 3 hr🍽️8 servings🔢250 kcal / serving🌎Mexican Caldo De Pollo – Comforting Chicken Soup With Vegetables. Okay, okay… so you want to know about Caldo de Pollo? This isn’t just soup, mija. It's liquid love—and a whole lot of drama. Honestly, it's the only reason I still talk to some of my cousins. ¡Ay…

🕒Prep 15 min🔥Cook 30 min⌛Total 45 min🍽️6 servings🔢220 kcal / serving🌎Mexican Arroz A La Mexicana – Tomato-Flavored Mexican Red Rice. Okay, okay, let me tell you. My cousin Lupe swore she could make Arroz Rojo better than anyone. Everyone knew that was...a problem. Arroz a la Mexicana, okay? It’s more than just rice, mija. It’s a whole thing. Back in…

🕒Prep 30 min🔥Cook 1 hr 30 min⌛Total 2 hr🍽️6 servings🔢450 kcal / serving🌎Mexican Albóndigas En Chipotle – Meatballs In Smoky Chipotle Sauce. My sister called me crying last week because her new boyfriend thought I was still living at home. ¡Ay Dios mío!, you'd think after thirty-five years they’d get it out of their heads. This is why I make…

🕒Prep 30 min🔥Cook 25 min⌛Total 55 min🍽️12 servings🔢280 kcal / serving🌎Mexican Taquitos Dorados – Rolled Fried Tortillas With Shredded Chicken Or Beef. My cousin Miguel, he thought he could win the chili cookoff against my mother. Oh, ¡ay Dios mío!, the drama. Now, taquitos dorados? They’re not fancy. They are survival food, understand? This is the stuff your abuela makes…