“Our mom always made beef brisket when we had a large family get together and now I know why — it’s easy, delicious, and she would always use the leftover brisket to make another family favorite, shredded beef flautas,” says Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack.

Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack is a mother, wife, author, graphic designer, food blogger, and recipe developer in Denver, Colorado. Raised in El Paso, she drew culinary inspiration from her grandmother’s old-world northern Mexican recipes and her mother’s comforting south-of-the-border home-style dishes.