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Michelle L. | Chicago suburbs

@michellelopezcreative

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Self-taught cook | “Mexican Cooking, the Abuelita Way” series | Dog mom
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Stop buying queso, this is going in the Game Day Edition rotation for good. 🧀🏈 Queso fundido is melted cheese and chorizo! That’s it! Baked until bubbly, then scooped up with warm tortillas before it even has a chance to cool. It’s the easiest game day appetizer you’ll make all season and it disappears faster than anything else on the table. More game day recipes coming all season. Like family taught me. @vvsupremo
#QuesoFundido #GameDayRecipes #GameDayFood #TailgateFood #MexicanCookingGameDay by @michellelopezcreative

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Canned beans aren’t cheating, they’re just a different starting point. 🫘 Already cooked, already seasoned, ready to work with. The flavor comes from what you do next, not the bean’s backstory. by @michellelopezcreative

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What’s actually in a Mexican pantry? Not 50 ingredients…just these 5. This is Mexican Cooking, the Abuelita Way, part 1. Follow for the rest of the series 👇
#MexicanFood #AuthenticMexicanFood #PantryStaples #CookingSeries
#MexicanCooking Abuelita Recipes Home Cooking Story Self Taught Cook Mexican Food Creator Family Recipes Authentic Mexican Food Cooking School Story Like Family Taught Me Mexican Home Cook @lapreferidafoods @sanmarcosus @chilesysemillas_san_miguel @_mexicorico @mimasecausa @vvsupremo @elyucateco_hotsauce @salsavalentinaoficial by @michellelopezcreative

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To the little girl who dreamed big: we’re doing it. Slowly, messily, but we’re doing it. by @michellelopezcreative

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The shortcut guacamole salsa nobody will know is a shortcut. 🥑 I start with fresh ingredients and a jar of salsa, and it still tastes completely homemade. It’s an easy guacamole salsa recipe that works for taco night, game day, or whenever you want something creamy and fresh on the table in minutes. Save this for the next time you’re tempted to buy guac at the store, and follow for more easy Mexican recipes. Like family taught me.
#GuacamoleSalsa #EasyGuacamole #MexicanCooking #EasyMexicanRecipes #AbuelitaWay by @michellelopezcreative

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Ground turkey gorditas that taste like anything but a diet. This smoky chipotle turkey filling is stuffed into warm, golden gorditas, and it’s one of the easiest gordita fillings you can make for a weeknight dinner. The chipotle adds the smoky heat, the turkey keeps it simple, and the gordita does the rest. Save this for your next ground turkey recipe night and follow for more Mexican home cooking. Like family taught me. @ninjakitchen @sanmarcosus @jennieo @samsclub
#Gorditas #GroundTurkeyRecipes #ChipotleTurkey #MexicanCooking #abuelitaway by @michellelopezcreative

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This al pastor pizza takes me straight back to my grandpa’s kitchen. 🍕🏈 When my cousins and I were little, he used to make us carne asada and al pastor pizzas, and I can still remember how excited we got when they came out of the oven. This version has refried beans, melty Chihuahua cheese, al pastor from my local Mexican grocery store, and guacamole salsa on top, and it’s the kind of easy game day pizza that makes everyone at the watch party go quiet for a minute. Some recipes are about the flavor, and some are about who made them for you first. Save this for your next game day pizza night and follow for more Game Day Edition recipes all season. Like family taught me. @vvsupremo @ninjakitchen @pillsbury @pillsburybaking
#AlPastorPizza #GameDayRecipes #GameDayFood #MexicanCookingGameDay #AbuelitaWay by @michellelopezcreative

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Everyone will love you if you bring these to game day. 🏈 These mini tortas are made with steak and al pastor, both already prepped from @petesfreshmarket so there’s barely any work on your end. The al pastor just needs sliced onion if you want it, and the diced steak only needs salt since all the toppings balance everything out anyway. Cook until you get a nice char, that’s where the flavor comes from. I used mini bolillos from @samsclub, toasted in butter, then loaded with refried beans, meat, sour cream, onion, tomato, lettuce, and salsa. This might be the easiest game day recipe you make all season. Save this before your next watch party and follow for more Game Day Edition recipes all season.
#MiniTortas #GameDayRecipes #GameDayFood #TailgateFood #MexicanCookingGameDay Mexican Cooking, the Abuelita Way by @michellelopezcreative

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You asked, so here’s how to actually store your dried chiles. 🌶️ Keep guajillo, ancho, arbol and pasilla chiles in an airtight container somewhere cool and dark, they’ll last months that way. Want them to last even longer? Freeze them in a bag, dried chiles hold up great in the freezer without losing flavor. The biggest mistake is storing them in a clear jar on the counter, light and heat break them down fast. Save this for the next time you stock up on Mexican pantry staples. Like family taught me.
#DriedChiles #MexicanPantryStaples #MexicanCookingTips #PantryStorage #AbuelitaWay by @michellelopezcreative

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Our Milwaukee anniversary weekend, from start to finish. 🥂 We kicked things off at Milwaukee Public Market with a bloody mary that was basically a full meal and the first cheese curds of the trip, then walked the riverwalk to see the Fonz. For our anniversary dinner we went all in at Harbor House, easily a 10/10 with incredible views, service, and a handwritten card to celebrate. Also loved the pasta and pizza at Sorella, caught a Brewers game (check our other video for what we ate there), and closed out the weekend at Flourchild with the best pizza of the trip, giardiniera and cream cheese included. If you’re planning a Milwaukee travel itinerary or a couples trip, save this one.
#MilwaukeeTravel #MilwaukeeFoodie #CouplesTrip #AnniversaryTrip #VisitMilwaukee by @michellelopezcreative

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Ranking everything we ate at our first Milwaukee Brewers game. Started off at 3rd Street Market Hall. Also, it started raining when we go to American Family Field but since it’s a dome stadium it didn’t matter at all. Caught two home runs too — perfect day at the ballpark.
#MilwaukeeBrewers #BallparkFood #3rdStreetMarketHall #GameDayFood #milwaukee baseball, fun, trip, things to do in Milwaukee by @michellelopezcreative

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