I'm not a big football fan, but when I can watch the sport while eating lots of food, watching fun commercials, and jamming out to a halftime show with Queen Bey, then you can count me in. It is so easy to mindlessly overeat while watching tv, which is why it's really important to have healthy ...
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5 Ways to Increase Your Protein Intake
I’ve been pretty lax with my healthy eating lately due to a few different reasons. One, I wanted to enjoy Mexican food as much as I could before I left Oaxaca to come back to Philly so I went a little hard on the tortillas and cheese. Then, I came back to the U.S. and was distracted by looking for a ...
Carrot Tinga Tostadas with Lentil Hummus
My first Mexican dish on the blog. Gasp! Well, that is if we don't count the Mexican Snack I posted when I first arrived. Of course, the recipe today is a lightened up (vegan) version of the Mexican original. Chicken tinga is a relatively popular dish here in Mexico, and one of my favorite ...
Potato & Lentil Salad with Cilantro Pesto
This pesto is taken from Heidi Swanson's cookbook Super Natural Every Day, which is a great cookbook that you should definitely check out if you haven't already. I never would have thought to make pesto using pumpkin seeds and cilantro, but this combination works great together. I had some potatoes ...