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How To Make The Best Pistachio Horchata

Hola Hola! Feliz Año Nuevo! Today I’m sharing with you a recipe for a refreshing pistachio Horchata!

Before I do, I just wanted to give you an update on what’s goin on with Chicano Bakes! I turned in my manuscript in September, and photos in October, and I’m starting to work on the layout and graphics portion with my publisher.

The book is going to be the same length as my first (Chicano Eats), will be divided into 6 chapters (Basics, Pan Dulce Mexicano, Cakes, Desserts, Tamales & Antojitos, and Drinks) and will be featuring at least 75 recipes! I ended up developing around 85 recipes but things always change depending on how many are able to fit once layout and page count comes into play.

How to Make Authentic & Traditional Strawberry Horchata

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Happy Wednesday! Today we’re making Strawberry Horchata!!

This is a recipe that has been in the works for a very long time. I started developing this recipe back when I was working on my first cookbook, but it just didn’t work out.

I decided to revisit the recipe over the Summer, and finally figured out that my initial tests didn’t work out because I was trying to incorporate fresh raw strawberries into the horchata. Because the berries were fresh, they weren’t mixing well with the rest of the drink, and just stayed mealy.

This Strawberry Horchata comes together in 4 easy steps.

Rompope French Toast, Horchata French Toast & Ponche Navideño

This post is sponsored by Cardenas Markets, thoughts and opinions are my own.

New Year’s is just days away, and it feels like we were just ringing in 2017. As my siblings and I have gotten older, we’ve all started our own traditions and New Year’s Eve has become a day for me to relax, and reflect on all of my successes and losses in the past year.

This year I’m planning on doing the same, and kick starting the year with one of my favorite breakfasts; french toast. Occasionally, when Billy and I both have the day off he’ll make breakfast for the both of us and I always ask for french toast. It’s so easy to make, and you can dress it up in so many ways, and infuse it with just about anything!

I’ve partnered with Cardenas Markets, to share 3 recipes with you to help you prep for a festive New Years breakfast! I’ve been visiting Cardenas for years, but now that I live just down the street from one of their locations, I’m a regular shopper now! Everyone is always so friendly there, they have a lot of specialty items you can’t find at other super markets, and their selections grow even more during the Holidays. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve featured their delicious conchas on my feed (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), they really are my one stop shop for everything I make on the blog.

Rompope French Toast, Horchata French Toast & Ponche Navideño

Today we’re going to be adding horchata and rompope to our french toast for a kiss of flavor and we’re also going to be making ponche navideño. I know what you’re thinking..ponche navideño, after Christmas? SI! In my family, ponche shows up on Thanksgiving and we have it up till el dia de los reyes magos! For those who are new to ponche, it is a tea infused with fruits and spices that we have in Mexico during the Holidays. Everyone has their own version, and the one we’re making today is a small-batch version with notes of tamarind, hibiscus and cinnamon! It’s sweet, it’s tart and you get to add your favorite fruits..and if you’re old enough, a shot of tequila!

I hope this new year brings you lots of love, laughter, good food and great memories.

Have a happy New Year!

Rompope French Toast, Horchata French Toast & Ponche Navideño

Horchata Tiramisu

Horchata Tiramisu #BestTiramisu #Tiramisu #Horchata

T-1 day to Thankgiving!

Today, I’m sharing a recipe for an Horchata Tiramisu, but before we get to that, here are some last minute apps/desserts/drinks incase you’re like me and still haven’t finalized your Turkey Day menu.

If this is your first time cooking the turkey, spatchcock it. Billy gives you a good rundown on how to do it, and not only does it cut down cooking time, it also yields a really juicy bird.

He also has a really good recipe for a grapefruit custard, double chocolate mousse triffle, and a deep dish toffee nut chocolate chip cookie you should probably take a look at. I got to try all three and they were all delicious!

If you happen to love cheese as much as I do, Adrianna recently shared a recipe for a crispy jalapeño popper dip that looks like a total crowd pleaser and she also has a really good how-to for fluffly mashed potatoes that look like a work of art.

My spicy matador cocktail makes for a really good batch cocktail, and if you really want to feel extra/impress your guests, pull out the mezcal sour, the egg white foam makes it look extra fancy!

Horchata Tiramisu #BestTiramisu #Tiramisu #Horchata The recipe for the horchata tiramisu came about because Adrianna had shared her chai tiramisu on Instagram and later that day, a Bon Apetit video for Del Posto’s tiramisu was suggested to me, so I took that as a sign from el niñito Jesús, that I should probably make one, with a twist of course. In this recipe, we add horchata to the cake batter, the marscapone cream, and then we bathe the cake in it. The result is this moist sponge cake with layers of silky smooth horchata marscapone cream that’ll make you forget for a second that cheeto puff is still in office.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

PS. Before you start making the recipe, go out and grab your favorite horchata. It needs to be sweet and milky, not watered down (remove any ice too) or the recipe won’t taste the same and be as flavorful!

Horchata Tiramisu #BestTiramisu #Tiramisu #Horchata