Author: Jessica
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Going Vegan: Week Four And Five
Going Vegan: Week Four And Five I’m Not Vegan Anymore! We ended week four a day early and hit up one of our favorite Houston Taco Trucks for their famous tacos de trompo. Can you see how excited we were to try meat again?
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Going Vegan: Week Three
Temptations are everywhere… Not only did we survive another BBQ but we had to get through BYOS Night(bring your own steak).
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Healthy Vegan Lentil Soup
It’s All About Using The Right Spices I remember trying lentil soup at a restaurant that shall not be named and it tasted basic… Try my version of vegan lentil soup for that guilt free, filling feeling.
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Going Vegan: Week Two
I Can’t Believe How Different This Feels The weight continues to fall off. This week I lost 3 pounds, although it wasn’t as much as last week I’m still happy about it. Going vegan has forced me to incorporate ALOT more vegetables, fruits, beans and grains into my daily diet.
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Sorta Healthy Blue Corn Tamales
Tamales Take Practice, Flavor And Love You could say this recipe is a hybrid. In this guest recipe my sister used our traditional tamale recipe but swapped out a few ingredients for slightly healthier ones. The reason I say it’s sorta healthy is because she used coconut oil instead of “manteca” or lard. Gather the…
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Torta De Jamon – Better Than A Sandwich
If you grew up watching Chavo del 8 this is going to make a lot of sense. If you haven’t get ready for a simple but delicious Mexican version of a ham sandwich.
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Prickly Pear Juice Recipe
Keep Tweezers Nearby For those that aren’t familiar with prickly pears or “tunas” as we call them in Spanish, they will prick you. Ingredients 6 Prickly Pears 1 Cup of Sugar (borrow from the neighbor if your out) 6 Cups Of Water Cut Without Fear There are several methods to handling the tunas. I’ve seen…
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Elote Asado Or Corn On The Cob
Let The Flames Die Down Something magical happens when you’re handed an elote asado. It’s almost like love at first sight but better. Anytime the grill happens to be fired up I take the opportunity to throw some corn on it. It’s majorly hot here in Houston but if someones already started the fire it…