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How’s your week?

Am I the only one who feels like 2017 is coming at us full speed? It’s already April!

Easter is coming up, and so is Mother’s day, which means two things.

1: I still need to get my hands on a bag of peeps and those chocolate marshmallow eggs from Walgreens.

2: I need to make reservations for Mothers’ Day Dinner.

Spoiler alert: We’re probably going to do Mother’s Day at Lucille’s Smokehouse Bbq because my parents are weirdly obsessed with it. For the past few years we’ve been to Lucille’s for their birthdays, and Father/Mother’s day and we always end up spending too much money on really dry ribs with practically no meat on them.

I make waaay better ribs though. Trust and believe.

Beer Braised Ribs

Over the weekend, Billy, our friend Matt, and I went to Knott’s to check out the Boysenberry Festival and it was so much fun!

I grew up in Orange County, which means we always went to Knott’s for school trips–and I think this is why I love Knott’s so much!

Anyways, this was our second time at the Boysenberry Festival and we were excited to try some of the newer items on their tasting card—and I was also v excited to get my hands on their Boysenberry BBQ Sauce cause it’s just so damn good.

Boysenberry Pizza

Boysenberry Panna Cotta

I wish Boysenberries were a little more accessible so I could make the bbq sauce from scratch, but because they aren’t, Ina says store bought is fine.

The Festival is kind of cool because it happens inside and you get to walk around through the different areas of the park to access the different booths.

We had the opportunity to try Boysenberry: Ravioli, Meatballs, Panna Cotta, Pizza, Chicken Wings, Beer and Cider–and I was really surprised to see how well it all fit together!

The Boysenberry Festival is running through April 23rd, so if you live in SoCal, be sure to check it out.

Beer Braised Ribs

I’m gonna make these braised ribs with the Boysenberry bbq sauce for Easter in hopes that we can skip Lucille’s next month and have some really good bbq at my place instead.

If you’ve never braised ribs before, brace yourself. They’ll be nice and juicy and the meat will fall off the bone with the slightest pull.

Make these for your next quince/bautizo/primera comunión or carne asada, you won’t dissapoint!

Sopa de Letras

If you don’t speak Spanish, you might be a little confused about what I spelled out above.

“Eres Chingonx” translates into “You’re Cool.” Which might not necessarily sound very meaningful en Inglés, pero en Español, it has a completely different connotation packing a stronger punch either way it is being used.

If you grew up with parents who spoke Spanish, you might have heard it used in various ways. “Como chingas” or “No estés chingando” might have been thrown at you along with a chanclazo if you were misbehaving, but you also might have heard “Está Chingón” or “Eres Chingón” to point out that someone or something was really fucking cool!

When I was thinking about the shots I wanted for this post, I knew I wanted to recreate a shot I had seen that said “Yass” but instead spelling out something stupid, I really wanted to incorporate these words of reassurance because we’re all chingonxs in different ways, and in these trying times I think it’s important for us POC’s to continually support and uplift each other.

You might have seen palabras en Español start popping up with an X here and there, and that is because Spanish itself is not a very inclusive language. It is structured to give just about everyone and every object a gender, and it completely disregards those who might not have been blessed with the appropriate genitals at birth, or the gender they might currently identify with.

When I first encountered the X, I didn’t really understand why it was being used or why it was needed and I figured it was just a bunch of kids on Tumblr trying to tell me how to be politically correct. But after doing further research, I completely understood its importance.

Sopa de Letras

En México though, the concept of the X hasn’t really permeated the culture.

Los chicxs de the Tamarindo Podcast and Latino’s Who Lunch touch on the topic in the Latinx, Si o No crossover episode where they dive a little further into the conversation. Escúchenla when you get the chance.

We are Mitú shared my picture on Facebook and although most comments were positive, there were a few people who expressed grief with the X at the end of chingonx.

What are your thoughts on the use of the X?

Con este frío, I had been craving sopa de letras for a while now and I finally decided to make some over the weekend. Mi mamà used to make it with a much thinner broth and we always accompanied it con quesadillas.

Pro tip: add one or two dried chiles de àrbol for a little heat.

Keep your little feetsies warm, make some soup and stay cozy this winter!

How to make Pozole Blanco with Pork

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Today we’re making pozole blanco with pork!

Whenever there is a reason to celebrate, I can always count on my family to have a giant pot of pozole blanco simmering on the stove in wait. Pozole is a traditional stew made with hominy and pork, with onion and garlic as the base for the broth, topped with shredded cabbage, Mexican oregano, avocado, sea salt, and lime juice.

Tacos de Flor de Calabaza (Squash Blossom Tacos)

Last summer, I got to go to Cancún for a few days and it turned out to be quite the turbulent trip. Pro tip: Only drink bottled water there, your body will thank me later.

Here I am looking v cute by the beach.

We decided to stay closer to El Centro to have a more “authentic experience” and near our hotel was this cute little quesadilla stand that we frequented during our stay. They had a variety of fillings to choose from like; Chorizo, Chicharrón, and Chicken, but my favorite was the Squash Blossom!

Tacos de Flor de Calabaza (Squash Blossom Tacos)

I had been craving these for a while now, so when I stumbled upon these florecitas at the grocery store, I decided to make tacos out of them. They are really easy to make and don’t take much time to cook.

I’m #blessed to have a Mexican Supermarket within 2 miles of my apartment so the butcher and cheese counter is easily accessible to me. If you don’t have a Mexican Supermarket nearby, you can find prepackaged Mexican cheeses at most stores now. Be on the lookout for the Cacique brand.

Tacos de Flor de Calabaza (Squash Blossom Tacos)

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