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The Winning Ingredient to Have Up Your Sleeve This Thanksgiving
At Cacique, we’re proud to call Family one of our Four Pillars – and family’s something we take very seriously, both year round and especially during the holidays. We see the table as a sacred place w...
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Bunuelos with Fresh Fruit and Honey Crema
With patriotic colors to celebrate 4th of July, this recipe for Bunuelos with Fresh Fruit and Honey Crema is a perfect summer holiday treat!
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Helado de Queso
One of my earliest food-related memories takes me back in time to my tío Rojelio’s restaurant, Bésame Mucho, in Mexico City. I was about eight years old and remember hearing words like huitlacoche for...
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Piña Colada Smoothie Bowl
Smoothie bowls are a great way to start your day. You can have a wonderful, protein filled, cereal and fruit, snack. This Piña Colada Smoothie Bowl is no exception. I made it with Cacique® Piña Colada...
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Apple-Manchego Cheese Empanadas
Fill your home with the warm delicious smell of apple and cinnamon by making these amazingly delicious Apple-Manchego Cheese Empanadas! They are very easy to make and combines fresh apples, cinnamon,...
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Apple Pecan Christmas Salad with Guava Yogurt Smoothie
One of the best holiday dishes to take advantage of the fruit in season is an apple pecan Christmas salad. Traditionally sweetened with condensed milk, I decided to cut some of that sugar and replace...
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Caramel Cream Apples
There is a part of me that is extremely old fashioned when it comes to holiday traditions. I think about the way my great grandmother Presley use to prepare for Halloween, and it was always with homem...
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Ghostly Eyes Halloween Gelatina
I think about the days when I was a young child and how my Tia would always make a festive Halloween gelatina for us kids while her and my mom were busy making our costumes. It was a way to set the mo...
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Cheese and Eggfruit Flan
Desserts usually signify the end of a meal-time at the table, and for many years families have adopted traditions in regards to serving desserts. And this is of course also the most longed meal moment...
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Capirotada – Mexican Bread Pudding
Traditional recipes are often the best recipes, right? Capirotada is a traditional Mexican bread pudding made frequently around Lent, but this delicious dessert can be made year-round. Did you know th...
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Strawberry Mango Yogurt Carlota (No Bake Dessert)
For any special occasion, a Carlota (or Charlotte Russe) is a dessert that will impress your guests. It’s beautiful to look at, is refreshing and delicious, and is perfect for all summer gatherings. I...
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Fresa Colada Panna Cotta
I could taste it like it was yesterday. In my early twenties I took a fun trip to Cabo San Lucas with a bunch of my girlfriends. It was the first time I went to Mexico without a parental guardian, and...
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Mini Panela Guava Tarts with Cinnamon Crema
I’m always ready for the next get-together, game-night or girls night in. Simply put I enjoy hosting, feeding and entertaining people at my home. I’ve become quite the pro at keeping a few key essenti...
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Strawberries and Vanilla Cream Paletas with Chia
This time of year there is a special aroma of sweetness in the air for a couple of important reasons. First of all, May is the month that we celebrate Mother's Day, both in the U.S. and in Mexico. It’...
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Cheese and Corn Flan
Being a Latino living in the US, I have the great advantage of incorporating different flavors to a traditional Holiday dinner. Hanukkah recipes in my home always have an interesting twist. This corn...
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Posada Gelatina
Gelatinas are always a welcomed treat in my culture. Anytime there is a gathering of family or friends there is bound to be a gelatina following close behind. It always makes it’s grand entrance into...
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Plantain and White Cheese Cake
When you are born and grown in a tropical country like Venezuela, eating plantains is an everyday thing. Ripe plantain with white cheese (fresh, grated, melted, grilled, aged), is an irresistible duo,...
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Chocolate Cheesecake with Coffee Liqueur Crema
This holiday season, I am starting a new tradition that I’m sure everyone will love. We are all fond of pumpkin pies and apple tarts but for some reason, chocolate is left out of the holiday equation....
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Cooking with Crema: Rocky Road Fudge
Who the FUDGE celebrates the holiday season without a beautiful slab of fudge? “Not I!,”says this candy lover. From Halloween, to Thanksgiving, to Christmas… Right into the New Year, people are servin...
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Red, White, and Blue Queso Fresco Sweet Tart
Add a delicious Red White and Blue Cacique® Queso Fresco Tart to your table this Fourth of July and celebrate with family and friends. I’ve always loved this holiday because it was summertime and that...
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Blueberry Queso Fresco Crumble Cake
I live almost 3000 miles away from my mom. I miss her homemade baked goods during our get-togethers the most. This is why, A few years ago, I promised myself I’d get in the kitchen and attempt to bake...
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Mini Hibiscus-Queso Tarts
Mother’s Day is a great day to make something pretty delicious and these mini tarts are just the thing that will put a smile on mom’s face. Mini tarts for Mother’s Day! I love it! All year she cares f...
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Marble Pumpkin Cheesecake
This holiday-inspired recipe is a marriage made in heaven. One of the great revelations to me when I moved to the United States was pumpkin pie. How is it possible I had never known it before? So much...
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Chocolate Pots de Crème
August 27 marks National Pots de Crème Day. It’s on my calendar as a holiday I must celebrate. How do I celebrate it? By surprising my family with this delectable French custard right after dinner. Ba...
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A Sweet Way to Celebrate National Rum Day
August 16 is National Rum Day and I found a sweet way to celebrate the day to the fullest. I fired up my grill, tossed some pineapple rings on the rack and let them sizzle away until those grill marks...
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