La Piña en la Cocina

Embracing my Mexican heritage and sharing all the wonderful flavors, colors and foods I grew up with. Join me on this journey as I also learn new foods and cooking techniques. Dedicated to my parents Ramiro and Blanca.

Mexican Salsa! The Cookbook!

Finally, the day is here! A Mexican salsa cookbook, published! As many of you know, I am very passionate about preparing fresh salsa. All kinds! Thanks to technology, I produced this short video with all the images, plus more of the 50 recipes featured in my first cookbook. I decided to start with this smaller book to share recipes that I prepare over and over again. After all, you can't have a good taco unless there's good tortillas, salsas and garnishes. Order your copy of Mexican Salsa the ...

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Creamy Chipotle Shrimp With Pasta

chipotle shrimp up close

Creamy chipotle shrimp with pasta! Camarones a la crema de chipotle con pasta! So easy! So Delicious! If you are a fan of spicy shrimp and pasta dishes, you need to prepare this dish today! Today's recipe for chipotle shrimp is inspired by the original recipe on my blog for Shrimp In A Light Chipotle Cream. Any opportunity I have to record a new video, I will! These days, instead of developing all new recipes, I find myself revisiting older recipes and giving them a new look! I have ...

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Mexican Salsa! The Cookbook!

Finally, the day is here! A Mexican salsa cookbook, published! As many of you know, I am very passionate about preparing fresh salsa. All kinds! Thanks to technology, I produced this short video with ...

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chicken mole plated with rice

Mole Revisited!

Mole revisited! For many years my followers have asked me to share an easy mole recipe! I believes it's always been an easy recipe. It does traditionally require a lot of prep work ahead before the ...

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fried salsa, red and green in bowls and in jars

Fried Salsa (Red and Green)

Fried Salsa? Why fry your salsa? Flavor! The easiest way for me to explain the difference between a plain boiled salsa and a fried salsa is this. Would you rather eat boiled onions or onions that ...

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Hatch Green Chile Pork Pozole

Hatch green chile season! I am happy to share with you, my version and yet another variation on how to prepare hatch green chile pork pozole! Video! Video! Video! I am no professional video ...

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squeezing in fresh lime to soup

Beef & Rice Soup(Caldo de Arroz Con Carne)

This recipe for beef and rice soup(caldo de arroz con carne) was inspired by a wonderful Mexican cook I discovered on YouTube. The name of this wonderful channel is La Herencia de las Vuidas. I ...

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tacos in Caldillo Verde

Caldillo Verde

What exactly is caldillo? Caldillo is a word used to describe a sauce that is not quite a salsa because it is thinned out with broth or water. It's typically lightly spiced and not overly spicy. The ...

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enchiladas stacked and plated

Sonoran-Style Enchiladas

Sonoran style enchiladas. What makes them so different from other enchiladas? Basically, they are stacked, layered tortillas that have been slathered with hot enchiladas sauce. The fillings can be as ...

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up close molcajete preparado

Molcajete Preparado!

Molcajete preparado translates to prepared molcajete. Before I get too far into the blog post, let's not forget the main use for the molcajete is to prepare delicious traditional and authentic salsa ...

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