La Piña en la Cocina

Beef with Calabacitas (Squash)

February 6, 2019

Beef with calabacitas(squash), pork with calabacitas or calabacitas with queso panela! I enjoy all of them! Just a few months ago the Mexican-style squash or calabacitas became available at the local market. Typically I would susbstitute with zucchini when the other is not available. The Mexican squash pairs well with any meat dishes, seafood and meatless options. It cooks quickly. It cab be cooked in a variety of ways. For today's recipe I had some uncooked ground beef ...

Choriqueso (Chorizo and Cheese)

February 2, 2019

Choriqueso! What does is mean? Chori is short for chorizo. And queso means cheese! You combine these two ingredients together and you have an instant crowd pleasing appetizer! Are you ready for this ...

Cortadillo Norteño (Mexican Beef and Potato Stew)

January 29, 2019

Cortadillo Norteño is a traditional beef and potato stew popular in the northern region of Mexico. My family is from Monterrey, Nuevo Léon,Mexico. We enjoyed many similar meat and potato dishes like ...

Fresh Chile Piquin Salsa!

January 20, 2019

Fresh chile piquin salsa! How fortunate I am to have friends that remember me and share hard to find food ingredients with me? One of them being fresh chile piquin peppers. If I could bottle this ...

Chuletas Al Pastor (Marinated Pork Chops)

January 8, 2019

Chuletas al pastor is a quick way to enjoy the flavors of al pastor in a pork chop! Keep on reading below! One of my most popular recipes on my blog is tacos al pastor. I ...

Corn Tortillas- Getting Back To Your Roots

January 2, 2019

Today's blog post subject is about corn tortillas. Corn tortillas? Haven't I exhausted that subject on my blog already? Lol! No! I could talk about this subject in length, but I won't. Growing up ...

Scallop Aguachile

December 29, 2018

Scallop aguachile. Two words I enjoy separately, but love together! Fresh sea scallops sliced thin and quickly cooked in a garlic, lime and chile serrano mix. It's not for everyone, but for ...

Braised Beef Tongue (Lengua de Res)

December 28, 2018

The first time I had to cook beef tongue on my own was quite the experience! I can happily say that I have prepared beef tongue several times since that day. Every time I do though, I know ...