I love dips, but I hate mayo. So, whenever someone brings buffalo chicken dip to a party, I get excited for a brief moment before I remember that it is almost always made with mayo. So, what is a mayo-averse blogger to do? Make her own version, of course! So, mayo haters can rejoice. You
I’m at that age where your doctor starts telling you that you’re going to kill yourself if you don’t start treating your body better. So, I’ve been trying to stick to low carb, high protein meals lately. There are some hits and some misses, but overall I am enjoying everything that I am eating, like
Thai food is one of those things that I THOUGHT that I dislike, until friends started dragging me to Thai restaurants with them. This was before I figured out that I don’t hate coconut milk when it’s in curry form, but Thai food eventually grew on me. Now that I’m back on a diet and
Skip to Recipe I know, I know…there are a million and one recipes out there for egg bites. This was why I hesitated to post a recipe for a while. But, last week a coworker forgot her breakfast at home, so I offered her some of my egg bites. She recently started a diet, and
Skip to Recipe Meatloaf is not really a big thing in Hispanic households. Growing up, my exposure to meatloaf was mainly through frozen dinners or from visiting American friends’ houses. In fact, here I am at the ripe old age of 37 and had NEVER even made a meatloaf before. But, because I’m me, I
Skip to Recipe After I learned how to make turkey stock using my Instant Pot, I was thrilled. At the time, though, I had no idea what to do with my newfound stash of turkey stock. I came across a turkey soup recipe that caught my eye. I had been low-carbing it for a while,
Skip to Recipe When you’re a working adult, you sometimes don’t have time to prepare an elaborate meal. Sure, I would love to have the time and energy to make a lasagna from scratch on a weeknight, but the reality is that it’s a miracle that I even pack tomorrow’s lunch before bed some days.
So, I’ve been on a diet for a few weeks, and it’s been rough at times. We all know how much I love good food, so there’s been one heck of an adjustment period. Still, it’s been interesting to try and find ways to enjoy a food that you crave but can no longer have,
Skip to Recipe Growing up in a Hispanic household, avocado is a mealtime staple. My mother would often give us sliced avocado with lime and salt to go with our meals. Now that I am an adult, eating avocado without an acidic component never tastes quite right to me. The rich fattiness of this fruit
Skip to Recipe Puerco Pibil, also known as Cochinita Pibil, is Yucatan-style barbecued pork. The name comes from the cooking method of the pork. Traditionally, it’s cooked in a Mayan oven called a pib, a hole in the ground lined with hot stones. My first exposure to puerco pibil was watching a Robert Rodriguez movie