This is the Story of My Table

And I have saved a seat just for you. Pour yourself a drink and make yourself at home.

On August 20th, our son, The World Food Champion, will be the first chef starting La Tiendita Dinner Series and cooking a multi-course dinner in McKinney! The host, @thejellyqueens, has limited seating, so buy your tickets fast! @theculinarycode #t
The Year of the Love Letter I fell to my knees when the nurse called my father’s time of death on that autumn day at 4:10 pm. Time stood still as my siblings surrounded our father. I lifted my arms high and whispered "hallelujah" as
Dearest Jude, I’m sending you the happiest birthday wishes and these little longhorns. Happy 6th! 💛 Birdie p.s. Your cousin Evalyn helped me make the faces. #cupcake #longhorns #ranch#longhorncupcakes #cow #cowcupcakes #cupcakesofinstag
Each of us is a book waiting to be written, and that book, if written, results in a person explained. ~Thomas M. Cirignano . . . . #memoir #memoirwriting #storytelling #bookishlife #writersofinstagram #writers #writerslife #writerscommunity #hopewrit
As we started the drive out to the country, I began reminiscing the days when I first started baking for people and how easy taking those cake orders was until I had to deliver them! But thankfully, I married the boy I can always trust to deliver the
My inspiration for cooking comes to me when I go to the local markets. I picked up these beautiful heirloom tomatoes from @coxfarmsmarket_ and decided to make some herb rolls from scratch for my BBLT sandwiches. •Basil •Bacon •Let
Happy birthday Gigi and Clementine! This time I passed on the baking torch to my very talented brother @juanvelco for making Gigi her birthday cake! Thank you family for celebrating with us! . . . Clementine’s cake was made by @3dogbakerymansf
He left a love note to the world by becoming the Passover Lamb... for you, and me. 💛 . . . #maniatisoliveoiltx #passover #lambshank #lamb #easter #oliveoil #soup #food #foodreels #foodie #cook #cooking #foodvideos#homecookedmeal #delicious #theculin
The beautiful part of baking for my great nieces and nephews is that it brings me down memory lane with my children. The last photo is of my two boys when they were five and seven. Happy golden birthday, Olivia! . . . . #foodstories #mariocupcakes #
I can't believe a year ago we were having his senior pictures taken. So much has happened! Please read this article about where our son’s pursuit as a chef has taken him places. We are grateful that his journey continues to be blessed. Follow
Easy Potato Soup Recipe Soup Ingredients •10 small russet potatoes, peeled and cubed •2-3 tablespoons butter •2 cups whole milk •1/4 cup heavy cream •4 cups chicken stock •salt and pepper to taste Toppings •sour
Hawaiian Purple Potato Haupia Pie Pie Crust: 2 cups all purpose flour 1/4 cup morena sugar (or white sugar) 1/2 cup finely chopped chocolate covered macadamia nuts (or plain macadamia nuts) 2 sticks of cold unsalted butter chopped Pinch of table sal
I sent her off with her favorite pie, the kind her Papa K would always make. Hawaiian Purple Potato Haupia Pie. My best friend softly wiped the tears off her cheeks after opening the box with the pie in it. I had given her the gift she most needed, t
I didn't have family recipes passed down to me. No grandmother’s hand-written recipe cards or vintage cookbooks because I never met my grandmother, Bertina. My mother became an orphan at eleven years old and lived in a boarding school in Albu
I always play my Marty Robbins Holiday radio on Pandora when I start putting up my Christmas decorations. And when Johnny and June’s “Christmas With You” plays, I can't help but imagine harmonizing the song with my Papabelo. With

Dedicated to my three children who will always have a seat at my table. xo mom