Quinoa Bowl with Black Beans & Salsa

Quinoa Bowl with Black Beans & Salsa

Here is recipe #2 that I shared at Balance Tierra this past weekend. This Quinoa Bowl with Black Beans is full of protein, colorful and with lots of flavors. Another recipe that can be prepared quickly for a weeknight dinner after a busy day. I always dress my salads...
Creamy Cilantro Chicken Salad with Greens

Creamy Cilantro Chicken Salad with Greens

This is the recipe #1 that I shared this past weekend at Balance Tierra. I wanted to prepared something that was easy and quick, yet fresh and full of flavor. Since the theme was cooking healthy on a budget to celebrate Earth Day, I thought this Creamy Cilantro...
Lentils with Spanish Chorizo

Lentils with Spanish Chorizo

I love cooking with dry beans. Legumes are a very inexpensive source of protein and I keep a stack of them in my pantry year round. Although I probably don’t cook them as often as I should, essentially because I know I can never make them as good as my mom. She...
Pork & Tomatillo Stew

Pork & Tomatillo Stew

Sunday is my favorite day of the week. It happens to be my “day off” and I usually start it very early in the morning with a cup of coffee and a food magazine sitting in the couch. Having “me” time and planning (in my head) what I will make for...
Butternut Squash Curry

Butternut Squash Curry

This week I bring you some Indian flare with this Butternut Squash Curry recipe. I try to make a meatless meal at least once a week, I think it is fun to find new ways to present vegetables to my kids. Anything I accompany with rice they’ll eat anyway. Curry and...