Today is National Cocoa Day! This Mexican hot chocolate is popular during the Christmas holiday and is especially welcoming during those cold winter mornings.  The cornmeal ingredient makes it filling (almost a meal) and loaded with health benefits such as help lower cholesterol and help manage diabetes.  Accompanied by a light cheesy Brazilian bread, it makes for […]

It’s National Liqueur Day and I’m calling all of my RumChata, chocolate, coffee lovers!!! Ingredients 2 parts RumChata 2 parts espresso (chilled) 2 parts milk (your choice) 1 part chocolate syrup (plus more for drizzling) whip cream (optional) Directions Pour all ingredients into shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Pour, top with whip cream and […]

It’s NATIONAL TACO DAY! Kung Pao chicken is typically pretty healthy because you are stir frying the chicken but the sodium can be pretty high. For this reason, we’ve replaced chicken stock with white wine and opted for a low-sodium soy sauce. We’ve also topped the recipe with a crunchy red cabbage which acts like […]

In many Mexican dishes, corn tortillas are a staple. One corn tortilla is a healthy source of fiber which helps your bowels digest foods.  In this recipe, we simply warm the tortillas instead of frying in oil as you would see in many other recipes and bumped up the veggie factor with a fresh salsa.  […]