Food
My family always calls my recipes experiments, but they always work.
Tapia was born in Mexico.
Thats the way were going to do it.
My family always calls my recipes experiments, but they always work, she says.
Its safe to say her experiments have been working.
Her 6.4 million followers would probably agree.
Its a way of showing love to my followers and my supporters, she says.
Then I start prepping for whatever it is that Im making that day.
Most of the time, Im not just making one meal.
Im always trying to make three things all at once.
8 a.m.:I drop my teenager Josiah off at school by 8:30 a.m.
He runs on my time because he can never be early for anything.
I take my pre-workout I know I shouldnt be drinking coffee with pre-workout, but it gets me going.
10 a.m.:I go to the gym and stay there for an hour.
11:30 a.m.:I start doing everything in the kitchen Im a tornado in there.
I try really hard to finish everything that I have to do within a timeframe when I get home.
I have two hours to finish cooking everything that I have to cook and then post by 1:30.
11:45 a.m.:Im cooking.
Invest in a good, nonstick pan.
I clean everything up and get dinner ready.
Sometimes if I have leftover food from whatever it is that I made, then thats what everybody eats.
We do our little routine with him, let him burn out his energy, and come home.
I make my weekly plan on Sundays for the recipes Im doing that upcoming week.
I have to have a clean canvas to start everything that I have to do for the following day.
Ill go to the living room for a little breather and get on my phone to unwind.
11:30 p.m.:I jump in the shower and do my nighttime routine.
Its such a mentally draining job, but I love it like this.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
This article was originally published onOct.
