Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? Maybe Galentine’s Day? Personally, I get suuuuper sappy every Valentine’s Day! 🥰 Recently, I ordered these pink tortillas from @pinoleblue and used a cookie cutter to make fun heart shapes. I am so excited to make all sorts of cute things with these heart-shaped pink tortillas! Recipes coming soon 😉Turn on those post notifications 😛

On the blog now: how to make salpores de arroz for Valentine’s Day. 🔗Link in bio Salpores de arroz are a classic Salvadoran recipe. 🇸🇻 My mother actually taught me how to make these cookies. 💖 I used a heart-shaped cookie cutter and some red sugar to decorate these salpores to add a romantic twist for Valentine’s Day! 😍 The best part? The cookies are allergy-friendly: no gluten, soy, or nuts. You also have the option to make these cookies lactose free, depending on what type of powered milk you use to make them. Though these cookies are free of many allergens, they are still packed with ✨lots of flavor!✨ The rice flour, cinnamon, vanilla, and other flavors come together deliciously! 😋 I love Valentine’s Day and her super sappy this time of year. 🥰 Would you like to see more Valentine’s Day recipes? Lmk in the comments!

Learn how to make 🇸🇻Salvadoran tamales, step by step. Perfect for Christmas!🎄 Wednesday 12/8 @ 6 pm PST, I will be hosting a free virtual cooking class with @northgatemarket #ad There’s is still time to register at the link in my bio. 🔗 Bonus- I will have a special guest joining me. 🤭 You don’t want to miss this! Lmk in the comments who you think it’s gonna be 👀

🗣 Free Virtual Cooking Class! Tuesday, November 9 @ 6 pm PST! I will demonstrate how to make champurrado and guava and cheese empanadas. 😋 This champurrado and these empanadas are great to take to your FriendsGiving gatherings, posadas, and more. 🎁 So be sure to register at the link in my bio! You don’t want to miss this class!🤗 Sponsored by @northgatemarket #northgatemarket #northgatepartner

In the past, during this time of year, I visit Sonora Mexico for Dia de Los Muertos. The cemetery is adorned with flowers, as musicians play songs, and delicious foods are enjoyed by family members. My great grandmother and grandmother are buried next to each other. So, our families congregate at their graves, celebrating their life, fondly recalling them. Lately, however, it's been harder to visit, especially with the baby! Entonces, this year I will be honoring my loved ones from home. One way I will celebrate their lives will be with this pumpkin carlota. My dad shares that his mother, my grandmother, often made candied pumpkin during the fall season. Inspired by fall flavors like pumpkin, I made this pumpkin carlota with Galletas Maria. The result is absolutely delicious! Paired with a hot cafecito, it is the perfect autumn treat. I will enjoy this dessert, along with other foods that remind me of my sweet Nanas. Additionally, I will listen to music that reminds me of them. That is how I will honor their memory this season, from home. Thankfully, Northgate Market has all of the ingredients I need to celebrate. The cookies, pumpkin, spices, and even flowers. How are you honoring your departed loved ones this year? Let me know in the comments. May their memories live on. #NorthGateMarket #Ad

I’ve been telling you all for a minute now that I was a finalist for the International Latino Book Awards. Pues, the ceremony was this weekend! Yesterday, Herencia Cookbook received silver for Best Cookbook! 🥈 Today, Herencia Cookbook was awarded gold for Best Latino Focused Design! 🥇 Super humbled and grateful for this recognition. I worked so hard to get here. You see, I didn’t just write this book. I also published it and put my own money into it. On top of all that, I managed this project from start to finish- interviewing and hiring my editor, photographers, proofreader, and award winning designer. On top of all that, I did this while working a 9-5, and pregnant ❗️I had no days off. There were so many times when I wanted to throw in the towel and just put my feet up and forget about it all. But I powered through thanks to the encouragement of my loved ones. Throughout the whole process, I prayed to God for strength, patience, and discernment. I asked Him to put the right people in my path. Gracias Diosito 🙏🏼💖 All the glory to Him ☝🏼 And a special thank you to this community, for those of you who have purchased the book, made one of my recipes, liked a post, told your friends about this. Y’all are supporting a Latina with a dream, and a self-funded business. Muchísimas gracias a ustedes de todo corazón.

Learn how to make sopes and an arrayan margarita tomorrow in my free virtual cooking class, in partnership with @northgatemarket 👩🏻‍💻 👩🏻‍🍳 Tuesday 9/28 @ 6 pm PST Register at the link in my bio 🔗

Happy #NationalLatinaDay ! What better way to celebrate than with good news?! I am happy and proud to say that Herencia Cookbook is an award winning cookbook!! 🥳Gracias a Dios. 🙏