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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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Apple-Oaxaca Cheese Empanadas
Fill your home with the warm delicious smell of apple and cinnamon by making these amazingly delicious Apple-Oaxaca Cheese Empanadas! They are very easy to make and combines fresh apples, cinnamon, br...
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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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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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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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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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Tequila-Infused Raspberries with Cinnamon Sugar Crema and Orejas
This sophisticated dessert of Tequila-Infused Macerated Raspberries with a Cinnamon Sugar Crema topping is very easy to prepare and can be made in advance so you can quickly assemble the dish just mom...
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Independence Day Popsicles: Cherry Berry Vanilla Cream
Summer and Fourth of July are the best time of the year to indulge in frozen treats—especially homemade ones that contain seasonal fruits. While you may be familiar with Crema Mexicana in many savory...
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Fresas con Crema – Sweet Vanilla Crema Dip
The strawberry season in the U.S. typically peaks between April and June, depending on where you live. Right now is an excellent time to get strawberries at a very affordable price. Aside from the gre...
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Cool and Creamy Picnic Treats: Black-n-Blue Cheesecake Paletas
Now that the days are longer, we have time to enjoy the outdoors a few hours more. The warm spring days are finally arriving to Southern California and I itch at the opportunity to start making cool d...
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