Affordable & Approachable Food
Creamy. Thicc. Authentically delicious. Grab your napkin – it’s gonna be a feast.
As per usual, I was craving Indian food. But I wanted to be in control over what went into it and I wanted it to be veganized – which is a challenge to get when just wandering into any usual Indian restaurant (they often use ghee, butter, and milk – which aren’t vegan). …
Once the sofrito crackles and bubbles in hot oil, you know something wonderful is being cooked.
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 have a few chunks of pork just thrown in.…
I know, I know. It’s summertime and you’re probably wondering why I am still making soup recipes, especially something like a bowl of tomato soup.
Here’s the real answer: because they are delicious and cheap that’s why. Did anyone here forget that I am frugal?…
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.…
It’s Happy National Eat Your Vegetables Day, have you had yours?
Some of the easiest ways to get those plant-based foods is with a smoothie, salad, or soup. But today – we’re making a bowl of incredibly healthy and easy lentil soup with kale and rice.…
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 every day.
Going into this easy red lentil coconut curry dish, I knew exactly what I wanted.…
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.…
I like all types of lentils, but the one that saves the most time are 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.…
Life doesn’t happen with a plan and that includes remembering to soak black beans overnight.
Thankfully, we’re skipping the soaking and we’re jumping right into the cooking part of dry beans.
This dry black bean recipe is dead easy, incredibly tender, and packed with natural, bean flavor.…
Tomato-based 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.…
