Chicano Eats

Champurrado

We’re 11 days away from Christmas, and I have no idea what will be on my menu. Well, except for champurrado and probably, most likely, tamales.

There’s gonna be tamales.

Remember when we made the atole de mazapan? Champurrado is just atole with chocolate and a few other spices in it. Champurrado comes from the word champurrar, which basically means to mix, and if you’re interested in learning a little bit more on the origin of atole, head back to my atole de mazapan post.

When I wasn’t drinking atole after Sunday school, I was drinking champurrado and stuffing my face with tamales de puerco. I grew up in Southern California, so it was accessible year round but champurrado was always a staple at our house during Christmas time. It’s thick, chocolatey, pretty easy to make, and so perfect for this chilly weather.

Grab some fresh bolillos or some pan dulce and dunk your little hearts away, and if you have any eloterxs that sell champurrado/tamales in your neighborhood, please support them!

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.

Chocomíl Cupcakes with a Whipped Chocolate Milk Topping

Mexican Chocolate Milk Cupcakes with a Whipped Chocolate Milk Topping

I lived for chocomíl as a kid, especially when my mom threw in a few fresas into the mix.

What is chocomíl, you ask?

Choco Milk is the OG Nesquik. It first launched as a nutritional milk supplement in Mexico in 1928 with Pancho Pantera as the face of Choco Milk.

Mexican Chocolate Milk Cupcakes with a Whipped Chocolate Milk Topping

Growing up, I used to spend my summers with mi abuelita Victoria in Colima… en paz descanse.

She always used to send me out to pick up tortillas in the morning and occasionally, I’d sneak by Chinta’s corner store for chocomíl on the way back.

It was always served warm in a plastic baggie, and it was topped with cinnamon but the fact that you were drinking it from the plastic bag just made it taste 10x better.

Next time you’re in Mexico, have your agua fresca or your agua de coco in a baggie, it’ll change your life.

Mexican Chocolate Milk Cupcakes with a Whipped Chocolate Milk Topping

Mi abuelita Victoria passed away last year, and a few days ago when I was walking around the super market, I was hit with a wall of memories when I saw the Choco Milk can.

I decided to add choco milk to the batter, as a little tribute to celebrate her and those summers I spent with her, and I was really happy with the outcome. You have a moist chocolate milk cake on the bottom, and a chocolate milk whipped topping that wraps it all together, and if you want to be a little extra–drizzle some chocolate sauce on these babies.

If you grew up on Choco Milk like I did, I hope these cupcakes bring out all the feels like it did with me.

Mexican Chocolate Milk Cupcakes with a Whipped Chocolate Milk Topping

Clementine Hibiscus Margarita

Clementine Margarita with Hibiscus

The US Army Corps of Engineers rejected the current route for the oil pipeline crossing in North Dakota!

HOORAY!

We’re sending all the good vibes/hugs/support to everyone who is out there and partook in the peaceful protests, and will be heading out to Flint Michigan to focus on the water crisis.

Clementine Margarita with Hibiscus

Billy bought a bunch of clementines (like a lot, a lot), and I had a bunch of hibiscus that needed to be used so I figured, let’s make a drink out of them! It’s sweet, it’s tangy, and it’s perfect for those of us who like to have a little Vitamin C with their alcohol.

I’m keeping it super short today because it’s Monday and my body is still recovering from the Westworld finale, and from how extra Mariah Carey’s new show Mariah’s World was last night.

And maybe I’m a little salty that I can’t just lounge around all day dripping in diamonds. #QueenOfBeingExtra

Cheers to #NoDAPL, and have a great week!

Clementine Margarita with Hibiscus

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