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. So we just swapped out the meat for tofu instead.…
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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, especially something like a tomato soup. Here’s the real answer: because they are delicious and cheap that’s why. Did anyone here forget that I am frugal?…
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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. Also known as vegan beef stew. Puerto Rican carne guisada is a beef stew that’s usually made with beef stew meat.…
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Easy Lentil Soup With Kale And Rice
It’s Happy National Eat Your Vegetables Day, have you had yours? Some of the easiest ways to get those plant-based foods in is with a smoothie, salad, or soup. But today – we’re making an incredibly healthy and easy lentil soup with kale and rice.…
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Easy Red Lentil Coconut Curry Recipe
Do you have days where all you do is just check the pantry and think about what you can put together? Yeah, that’s me everyday. Going into this easy red lentil coconut curry dish, I knew exactly what I wanted. I wanted something filling, garlicky, and warm (I know it’s warm outside, but who cares).…
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Smoky, Vegan Bean Chili Recipe
This homemade vegan bean chili is one of the easiest foods to make, requiring some of the most affordable ingredients you can find at most grocery stores. It makes for a perfect, hearty meal that hardly takes much effort at all.…
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Easy Red Lentil Soup Recipe
I like all types of lentils, but the one that saves the most time are your red split lentils. They cook up in about 15 minutes and the result is an incredibly tender red lentil soup. This is the perfect dish for when you need dinner on the table ASAP and don’t want to bother with a lengthy recipe with too many exotic ingredients that’ll leave you hungrier and pressed for time.…
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How To Cook Dry Black Beans [No Soak]
Want to know how to cook black beans? This dry black bean recipe it’s so easy, incredibly tender, and so intensely flavored, you’ll never go back to canned beans again. There’s no soaking involved, or any complicated steps. The goal here is to get tender, delicious black beans that can be added to a long list of meals, for example, burritos or rice.…
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How To Make A Tomato-Based Soup
Soup is one of my favorite things to make. It’s warm, delicious, and full of flavor. Since I’ve been making soups for years – it’s pretty second nature for me. From Puerto Rican-style soups, to straight-up tomato soups with my favorite flavors, I love them all.…
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Lentil “Meatball” Tomato Soup Recipe
I just came back from a trip to Puerto Rico to visit my family’s homeland. During our trip to Old San Juan, we ate a lot. A lot of not-so-healthy-foods. Anyway, this means that although my meals were rich in flavor with short-lived boosts of happiness, my meals were also laden with fats, mostly fried, and mostly dull with plants.…
