
About Alejandra Graf
Alejandra Graf is the creative mind behind the award-winning blogs AleCooks and Piloncillo&Vainilla.
She’s a bilingual cookbook author, food photographer, and trusted voice in modern Mexican and plant-forward cooking.
Her work has been featured in The New York Times, VegNews, Simple Recipes, and The Kitchn. Her recipes have inspired thousands of home cooks to eat better and cook with confidence.
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Experience & Expertise
Born and raised in Mexico City, Alejandra now lives in Houston, Texas, where she combines her love of Mexican food with her passion for easy, healthy cooking.
She launched Piloncillo&Vainilla in 2013 to share family-friendly, plant-based recipes in Spanish and expanded to an English-speaking audience with AleCooks in 2015.
Her recipes have been featured in:
The New York Times, VegNews, The Kitchn, HuffPost Latino Voices, PureWow, HipLatina, Veganuary, PetaLatino, and more.
In 2024, VegNews named her one of the Top Latin Food Bloggers to Follow, and she appeared in Simple Recipes sharing her tips for tortilla chips and potato purée.


Education & Awards
- Recognized among Top 100 Responsible Health and Wellness Influencers (2020)
- Author of Yo Cocino Latino (Penguin Random House, 2021)
- Certified in plant-based cooking
- Speaker at WeAllGrow Latina and AltSummit
- Creator of Fotos&Comida, an online food photography course
- Contributor to the Jacques Pépin Foundation 2022 catalog
- Featured on Telemundo, Siempre Mujer, and Reforma
- Named “Latinx to Watch” by Hispanic Executive (2019)
Beyond the Kitchen
Alejandra lives in Houston with her husband, three children — Santiago, Sofía, and Romina — and their Frenchie, Paco.
When she’s not developing recipes, she’s reading, running, or cooking dinner for her family — because for her, food is how we show love.
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