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Holiday Flavors with Nestlé {Giveaway}

I was invited to another wonderful Nestlé event with other bloggers. This time it was hosted by my friend Ericka from Nibbles and Feasts and we were invited to cook! We made tamales and empanadas which are a typical holiday latin food. I don’t know where the tamales originated from, I think it’s mostly from Mexico but many other countries have their own version of the tamal which helps us all identify with it. In Venezuela we have something similar, it’s called Hallaca (see photo on the bottom of the post) and one day I might make them!

I had never make tamales before and it was really nice to make it together with other friends, they are easier than I thought. We made 3 types of tamales (including a chocolate one!) and 3 types of empanadas, they were all absolutely delicious and I feel like making them again at home another time.

My absolute favorite was the Chicken and Poblano Tamales with Cilantro Crema. The perfect touch for this is the Cilantro Cream, oh my! And the cream is the easiest thing to make! Cilantro, Media Crema and salt in the blender! You can find the Chicken Tamales recipe here and if you make them let me know how they end up! You can find lots of more delicious and easy recipes there as well.

Nestlé Basket Giveaway!

Nestlé is giving away a nice basket for one of you with some Nestlé products a beautiful Recipe Book that is bilingual and has delicious delicious recipes, I think I want to make them all too!

To enter the giveaway follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter located at the bottom of the post. Good luck! Giveaway ends Wednesday January 2nd 12am ET.

– E S P A Ñ O L –

Hace poco me invitaron a otro maravilloso evento con Nestlé y otras blogueras. Esta vez mi amiga Ericka de Nibbles and Feasts fué la anfitriona y nos invitaron a todas a cocinar! Hicimos tamales y empanadas, una comida navideña típica latina. Yo no estoy segura a donde se originaron exactamente los tamales pero creo que son de Mexico aunque hay muchos otros países que también tienen sus propias versiones y por eso nos sentimos todos identificados con ellos. Nosotros en Venezuela tenemos algo similar que se llama Hallaca (vean la foto abajo de todo el post) y algún día las haré!

Yo nunca había cocinado tamales y fué chévere hacerlos junto a otras amigas, me parecieron más fáciles de lo que pensaba. Preparamos 3 tipos de tamales (incluyendo unos de chocolate!) y 3 tipos de empanadas, todos estaban riquísimos y los quiero preparar de nuevo en la casa.

Mi favorito fué el Tamal de Pollo y Poblano con Crema de Cilantro, que delicia!!! La crema le da un toque super especial y es suoer fácilísima de hacer, cilantro, media crema y sal en la licuadora, eso es todo! Pueden encontrar la receta aquí y si los hacen me cuentan!!! También pueden encontrar otras recetas de las que hicimos allí que son fáciles y ricas!

Fotos arriba, de izquierda a derecha: Tamales de chocolate / Tamales de Pollo y Poblano / Empanadas de Piña y Coco


Sorteo de una cesta de productos Nestlé

Nestlé me dió una cesta bien chévere con algunos de sus productos y un recetario bilingüe super lindo con unas recetas que me encantaron, las quiero hacer todas!!

Para participar en el sorteo sigue las instrucciones del rafflecopter aquei abajo, suerte! El sorteo finaliza el Miércoles 2 de Enero a las 12am ET.

Venezuelan holiday plate with Hallaca and Ham bread.
Plato navideño venezolano con Hallaca y Pan de jamón.

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41 Comments

  • Reply
    daysi3317
    December 20, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    mi producto que mas me me gusta de Nestle es el chocolate Abuelita gracias

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    Jodi Monroy
    December 20, 2012 at 7:52 pm

    Me encanta el chocolate abuelita

  • Reply
    Ericka @Nibbles and Feasts
    December 20, 2012 at 7:53 pm

    Thank you so much for joining us Dari! Glad you had a great time!

  • Reply
    Alejandra Garzon
    December 20, 2012 at 7:55 pm

    I really love all the NESTLE products, starting with Nescafe I can't live without it.

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    reyna pmora
    December 20, 2012 at 7:59 pm

    la verdad hay muchos o casi todos los productos de nestle me gustan son buenisimoooos! pero si se trata de escojer pues me voy con la lechera! me encanta ponerle un poquito a la gelatina y sabe mmmm riquisimoo!

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    isabel
    December 20, 2012 at 8:06 pm

    Hola el product que mas me gusta es la lechera gracias por la oportunidad

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    SANDRA
    December 20, 2012 at 10:22 pm

    Mi producto favorito es La Lechera sveronicap@hotmail.com

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    Ospina paula
    December 20, 2012 at 10:57 pm

    love dulce de leche & la abuelita

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    daniela tapia
    December 21, 2012 at 1:33 am

    I love nestle!! La crema condensada esta rica y me encanta con mis platanos maduros!!! Y me llamaron mucho la atencion esas empanadas!!!

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    JC
    December 21, 2012 at 2:08 am

    La Lechera

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    Elvira
    December 21, 2012 at 6:19 am

    A mi lo que mas me gusta el chocolate La Abuelita y la leche condensada para hacer nuestro Ponche Venezolano.

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    clc408
    December 21, 2012 at 12:11 pm

    I like Carnation Evaporated Milk

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    Anonymous
    December 21, 2012 at 2:18 pm

    I love the Maggi Bullion cubes. They are my favorite. I also love the Abuelita Chocolate. Patricia.

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    debbie
    December 21, 2012 at 2:20 pm

    I like the carnation evaporated milk

  • Reply
    Maricruz Uribe
    December 21, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Me encanta la lechera Nestle

  • Reply
    Michelle
    December 23, 2012 at 6:24 am

    el chocolate abuelita me encanta

  • Reply
    Mary Calabrese
    December 23, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    I like the Carnation evaporated milk.

  • Reply
    Gianna
    December 26, 2012 at 7:59 pm

    Nestle Quik.

  • Reply
    Gilda
    December 27, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    El producto que más me gusta es el chocolate Abuelita!

  • Reply
    scottsgal
    December 27, 2012 at 11:57 pm

    definitely nestle quik

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    Julie
    December 28, 2012 at 11:15 am

    I use their carnation evaporated milk a lot
    thanks
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    mogrill
    December 28, 2012 at 6:20 pm

    Hot Chocolate.
    Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill12@gmail.com

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    Jen
    December 30, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    Hot Chocolate

  • Reply
    Denise
    December 31, 2012 at 6:01 am

    Wow I should eat dinner before reading your blog. I am really hungry now. I'd say my favorite is the abuelita chocolate.

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    paula michele
    December 31, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    I use their evaporated milk a lot. I also love their Nesquick Chocolate milk mix.

    Paula Michele Hafner

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    Christie
    December 31, 2012 at 11:01 pm

    Abuelita hot chocolate

  • Reply
    Karen
    January 1, 2013 at 1:53 am

    LOVE their Hot Chocolate 🙂

    ktgonyea at gmail.com

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    mtbears819
    January 1, 2013 at 5:46 am

    I love nestle- Dorothy Deakyne

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    Denise S.
    January 1, 2013 at 2:56 pm

    Nestle Chocolate Chips

  • Reply
    Aimee Fontenot
    January 1, 2013 at 3:25 pm

    I like evaporated milk. I use it in so many things!

  • Reply
    D. Wood
    January 1, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    NesCafe and Nestle chocolate chips

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    Kim (Randominities)
    January 1, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    We use their evaporated milk in coffee mostly.It's funny that I like their semi-sweet chocolate chips better than Hershey, but prefer Hershey chocolate bars to Nestle's.

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    deniseyweesy
    January 1, 2013 at 8:59 pm

    I've always liked nestle candy bars

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    Valerie Taylor Mabrey
    January 2, 2013 at 1:19 am

    Nestle Quik is still my favorite!

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    M.A.D.
    January 2, 2013 at 1:20 am

    MARY DEBORDE
    zenrei57 (at) hotmail dot com

    I think I like most everything Nestle makes, candy bars, evap milk, baking chips and more <3

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    Diane52
    January 2, 2013 at 1:44 am

    I love the Nestle's chocolate
    Diane Baum
    esldiane@gmail.com

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    Ellen
    January 2, 2013 at 2:43 am

    Nestle chocolate chips!

    kafkaesk at verizon dot net

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    michedt
    January 2, 2013 at 3:16 am

    I like the nestle evaporated milk…because you can make so much with it.
    Michelle Tucker

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    Vikki Billings
    January 2, 2013 at 4:12 am

    I like the Nestle's chocolate!
    vikki.billings@yahoo.com

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    Jennifer
    January 2, 2013 at 4:29 am

    I use evaporated milk in so many recipes.

    jennylovesjeff (at) hotmail (dot) com

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    Samii Alexxis
    January 2, 2013 at 4:34 am

    Nes quick is my favorite!

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