Veronica Gonzalez-Smith Author

Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack is a recipe developer, food blogger, and author who draws culinary inspiration from her Mexican heritage. She is co-author of Muy Bueno: Three Generations of Authentic Mexican Flavor (Hippocrene Books, 2012) with her mother and sister. She is also co-author of Latin Twist: Traditional & Modern Cocktails with Vianney Rodriguez, also by Hippocrene Books. Yvette has been featured in Latina, People en Español, and Cosmopolitan for Latinas magazines, and the Muy Bueno blog has earned a number of accolades, including finalist in the 2012 and 2014 SAVEUR Best Food Blog Awards. She lives in Colorado with her husband and two children. Veronica Gonzalez-Smith is a teacher, mother, blogger, and self-professed foodie, currently teaching and living in Germany. She was born and raised in El Paso, Texas where she grew up eating fresh, homemade spicy food from her mother and grandmother's kitchens. Together with her mother and sister, Veronica is the co-author of Muy Bueno: Three Generations of Authentic Mexican Flavor (Hippocrene Books, 2012). She has traveled all over the world learning about different cultures, food, and wine. Together with her two daughters Yvette and Veronica, Evangelina is the co-author of Muy Bueno: Three Generations of Authentic Mexican Flavor (Hippocrene Books, 2012). The cookbook emerged from years of giving recipes over the phone to homesick daughters, and then became a tribute to her mother, Jesusita, whose hospitality and irresistible Mexican recipes were legendary among family and friends. Evangelina reside in her hometown of El Paso, Texas.