“It’s about the full experience: what you see, what you feel, what you hear, what you taste,” says celebrity chef Ingrid Hoffmann. “Music is so important. You set a mood. It’s how you choose to experience it.”

“It’s important to cook with passion and enthusiasm, and to give your whole life and soul to every dish,” says Yolanda Ibarnegaray, Ingrid’s mother and a Cordon Bleu-trained chef. “The main ingredient in every dish should be love.”

Here are three recipes from Ingrid’s cookbook, Simply Delicioso: A Collection of Everyday Recipes with a Latin Twist, which will help you present memorable meals of your own. ¡Buen provecho!

	Appetizer: Ingrid’s guava shells with herbed cheese
	Entrée: Yolanda’s holiday turkey with stuffing and lime-cranberry sauce
	Side dish: Ingrid’s emerald rice