I'm a Mexican & Portuguese San Diego-based author, home cook, and podcaster celebrating culinary magic!
Anyone can learn to cook delicious Mexican food, and I’m thrilled you're here! My mother taught me how to cook, and I hope to inspire you to try some of our recipes and experience the joy of delicious tacos, enchiladas, tamales, abondigas, soups, Santa Maria-style BBQ, and so much more!
One of my dreams came true recently, and I competed on Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games Flavortown Academy, where I shared my home-cooked Mexican food and had a blast!
I prefer cooking with real ingredients, no low-fat, over-processed foods in my recipes!
Celebrate Culinary Magic - Family Recipes & Stories!
Her Sweet Mama
Molé Mama's culinary training began when she was nine years old on the day her mama asked her to help make flour tortillas. Her mama expertly poured water, flour, salt, and a little baking powder in the bowl, and her daughter's heart raced with excitement as she eagerly put her small hands in the bowl and tried to follow her mama's patient instructions on how to mix it. She loved the way the sticky dough felt on her little fingers. She was so very proud and excited to help my mama make her legendary fluffy, soft, flavorful tortillas.
Her master chef and beautiful mama taught Molé Mama to make over a 100 of her Mexican family recipes over several decades of cooking together! Molé Mama loves sharing her treasured family recipes with you and hopes that they will bring you joy and become family favorites.
"Crunchy pork mole and homemade flour tortillas are a little piece of heaven" ~ Rose Silva
Food Network’s Guy’s Grocery Games
Season 35, Chef Antonia vs. Chef Jet, recently aired. Although I came in 2nd place after five episodes, the opportunity to share my family's culinary legacy, cooking with Chef Antonia, and fully recovering from two heart surgeries just a few months before the competition makes me feel like a WINNER!
Melisa Caprio, Radio Show Host Interviews Molé Mama
Melisa Caprio, author, radio host, and podcaster, chats with Molé Mama about her recent appearance on the Food Network Guy’s Grocery Games, her new book, and manifesting your dreams!