Happy Holidays and welcome back. I am really excited to bring this recipe, or loose guide, to you all today. For Christmas day I decided to try my hand at making a traditional Cuban dish that my abuela makes for special occasions. Arroz Relleno, literally translated to stuffed rice, is a layered dish of rice, chicken, and cheese. It is…
Category: Ate
Recipe Roundup
Happy October, everyone. That is a very exciting sentence to say as I love Fall. I am all about the pumpkin dishes, warm soups and fall leaves. Usually the season goes by too quickly, and the weather turns to winter before I am ready. But this year has felt like a smooth transition. Maybe we are all more present to…
Food Swaps
Learning about nutrition and working towards a plant based diet has taken time and patience. While I am not strictly avoiding any food groups, I try to limit certain items for animal welfare, health and sustainability. I have cut out some items that are high fat/cholesterol, for health reasons. I have learned a lot about marketing terms and farming practices…
Tropical Summer, at Home
Grocery shopping and finding fresh foods have proven to be slightly more challenging during the global pandemic and lockdown. I usually look forward to summer, specifically for the local outdoor farmers market. I love being out in the sunshine and picking fresh produce. There seems to be a trend for me these last few weeks having a longing for exotic…
In Hindsight.
Welcome back. Last weekend was a long weekend, which was needed and thoroughly enjoyed. July Fourth is usually a festive event with a lot of grilled foods and fireworks. This year, however, felt different, both because of the pandemic and the cultural reckoning we are all experiencing. The focus of the holiday felt it needed to shift, from American’s freedom…
Purple Carrot
I started my plant-based journey in 2007. At the time, I was an undergraduate student focused on my small world on campus. Documentaries, cable, a large refrigerator, and unlimited cell phone data were not in the cards. My search for weekend jobs led me to a house-sitting gig for my boss, where I was volunteering. I was welcome to watch…
What I ate, basics.
Diets have been a mainstay of society and are deeply embedded in our culture. Diets include quick fixes, eliminating entire “bad” groups of food, and flat tummy teas. Trends come and go, and there always seems to be something new that will garner maximal results with minimal efforts. While this sounds ideal, it is a hamster wheel. You are constantly…