Two weeks ago, I harvested the very last passion fruits from my vine, and today, we’re using them to make these pineapple passion fruit mojitos!
Before we get started, if you haven’t pre-ordered Chicano Bakes yet, books are currently 20% off over at Target through the 24th (and if you have a RED Card, you can get an extra 5% off too). If you happen to pre-order the book, make sure to keep the receipt because I have an incentive I’ll be sharing with folks who pre-order the book.
Today, we’re making a coconut pineapple agua fresca!
As Chicano Bakes wraps up, I’m finding myself with more free time and it’s such a weird feeling! I had purchased a home while I was in the middle of my first cookbook (currently 50% off on Amazon right now!), and a few months later the pandemic hit—and I haven’t stopped working since. For the past two years my husband and I have been holding off on remodeling projects until I was done with the book, and this week, we’re finally starting with our first one, replacing carpet with vinyl flooring. Wish us luck!
I’m keeping it pretty light today with a recipe for a coconut pineapple agua fresca.
Hola! Today we’re making a spin on the Moscow Mule using mezcal!
If you’ve ever taken a cooking class with me chances are you’ve already made this! I originally developed this recipe for my first book, Chicano Eats, using tequila but I found that using Mezcal gave this cocktail a whole new life. The combination of pineapple juice, fresh lime juice, ginger beer and smokiness from the Mezcal make this cocktail taste just like tepache.
I hope you give this one a try, and if you do, don’t forget to tag me in your pictures! That’s all I have for you today, nos vemos pronto!
Hola Hola!
This week I celebrated my 32nd birthday with a nice steak, a slice of Ina Garten’s Coconut Cake and of course, a good cocktail. Today we’re making a tequila pomegranate spritzer.
Since I live in Central California, and good food is hard to come by, I’ve started using Goldbelly every now and then to have things like pizza from New York, noodle kits from Xi’an Famous Foods, and cake delivered. It can be expensive, but some things are totally worth it, especially if traveling isn’t an option. Ina’s coconut cake is by far the best thing I’ve ordered off Goldbelly. It is a small 6-inch white coconut layer cake with a cream cheese frosting coated in shredded coconut. Now, I’ve ordered cakes from other places like Milk bar, or cupcakes from Sprinkles before and I’ve always been disappointed. The cakes and cupcakes just don’t seem to do well during travel, and always arrive dry and crumbly. My husband and I have been having a slice of cake for the past 5 days, and Ina’s cake is still moist, and tastes just as fresh! This post isn’t sponsored by Goldbelly, but if you ever want to indulge in a good slice of cake, I seriously recommend you try Ina’s coconut cake!
