I took a look into my fridge and I have enough stuff to make a smoothie: frozen ripe bananas, peaches, spinach. That’s it. And some water. And thus…the simple green smoothie was born. It’s starting to get hot again outside and I have a feeling that cooking in a hot kitchen is going to get miserable FAST.…
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Brown Rice + Black Bean Veggie Burger Recipe
Ugh, I am so in love with veggie burgers, especially this brown rice + black bean veggie burger recipe that I whipped up for my #WeAreEatingRice week on Instagram. Honestly, I could eat burgers all day, everyday. The veggie options are endless: Black Bean & Tofu Burger Smoky Shiitake Mushroom Burgers Potato Breakfast Burger Plant-Based Lentil Burgers The list goes on-and-on. But you’re probably wondering: is this burger mushy like all the other veggie burgers out there?…
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Puerto Rican Tofu Guisado
I often crave Puerto Rican food, so that means rolling up my sleeves and getting pretty creative. Because let’s be real: most Puerto Rican dishes usually has a few chunks of pork just thrown in. Pollo guisado, or chicken stew is similar to Puerto Rican beef stew.…
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Brown Rice To Water Ratio (Using A Rice Cooker)
Rice: it looks easy, until you end up with hard, gummy, or soupy rice. Thankfully, with the age of rice cookers, cooking rice had been a little less daunting. However, different kinds of rice have different rice-to-water ratios and cook time.…
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Hearty Rice And Bean Tomato Soup
I know, I know. It’s summertime and you’re probably wondering why I am still making soup recipes. Here’s the real answer: because they are delicious and cheap that’s why. Did anyone here forget that I am frugal? Anyway, I am also doing a rice week series on my Instagram, so if you want to see that whole thing, check it out.…
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Puerto Rican Yellow Rice With Pigeon Peas (Arroz Con Gandules)
Just recently I made sofrito, so I knew it was only right that I made Puerto Rican yellow rice with it. Also known as arroz con gandules. Growing up, I remember the smell of when the freshly made sofrito hit the oil.…
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Cinnamon Spiced Breakfast Rice Pudding
So. You have a pot of leftover rice from last night’s dinner just cooling off in the fridge. Well, aren’t you going to do something with it? I’m thinking cinnamon spiced breakfast rice pudding, also known as “arroz dulce.” I bet when you think of breakfast, you’re definitely not thinking about leftover rice.…
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Homemade Puerto Rican Sofrito
If you have ever eaten Puerto Rican cuisine, chances are, you’ve had Puerto Rican sofrito without even knowing it. Sofrito is a blend of vegetables that is added to a dish during the cooking process. They say online that you can have it like a dip, however, that’s not really how it’s typically used.…
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Breakfast Red Split Lentils
Oatmeal is cool and all, but sometimes I want to switch it up for breakfast. And let’s be honest, I ran out of oat bran and for the life of me I cannot find it at my usual local grocery store, so I settled for breakfast red split lentils instead.…
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Sin Carne Guisada (Vegan “Beef” Stew)
Puerto Rican food is always the winner at my home, so it was time to finally make Puerto Rican-style carne guisada, but vegan and sin carne. Puerto Rican carne guisada is a beef stew that’s usually made with beef stew meat.…
