Tres Leches Cake
Tres Leches means three milks and yes, there are three different types of milk in the cake. Lactose intolerants, maybe look elsewhere today. Tres Leches is a sponge… Read More »
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is coming up! Here are some deeelish recipes to help celebrate! Flautas (recipe here) Stewed Beef Tacos (recipe here) Mexican Chicken Soup (recipe here) Horchata… Read More »
The Kid’s Taco Salad
Once in a while the Kid likes to help make dinner which really comes in handy when I have a lot going on. Granted some of these components… Read More »
Cocoa Beef Tacos
Not to be confused with a Choco-Taco, I used my beloved Valrhona Cocoa Powder (the only thing I use for my baking) to add a little depth to… Read More »
Flautas
Here at justJENN headquarters we love us some Mexican food. And really, is there anything better than fried Mexican food?? Well, it’s not the healthiest – and while… Read More »
Homemade Taco Seasoning
I don’t know what it is, the preservatives, the sodium – I just hate pre-packaged things. Even seasoning. I like to make my own so that I can… Read More »
Mexican Chicken Soup
When I was a kid I always remember there being a bag of Chicharrones aka fried pork rinds in the house. While my family loved to snack on… Read More »
Dulce de Leche Brownie Cupcakes
Like the Horchata Cupcakes, this is another dessert I made up for my mom’s library lecture for a Mexican-American author. Give me a theme and I will run… Read More »
Mexican Caviar
I remember my mom making this a lot when we were kids and thinking, ‘Ew. Caviar.’ Silly me. Little did I know there were NO fish eggs to… Read More »
Horchata Cupcakes
My mom’s library was hosting a lecture for a Mexican-American author. What better refreshments to provide then some Mexican influenced treats? Horchata is a rice based drink and… Read More »
Kid's lunches, simple dinners and a whole lot of geeky baking.
