Parenting and Lifestyle Blog
Some of you might be intrigued by the title of this post — what in the world is a biscochito (or, as my abuela spelled it, bizcochito)? If you come from a Hispanic family, you probably already know that bizcochitos are most easily described as anise sugar cookies with cinnamon. Historically, bizcochitos are thought to …
We are a Nutella obsessed household. I’ve been eating Nutella on toast as a snack, breakfast, or dessert since I was a little girl…& after learning that my daughter was allergic to peanuts, she became a Nutella addict as well. We consume Nutella while the kids eat PB&Js elsewhere. Since there’s usually a large amount of …
As a mom, I do the best I can everyday to keep my family happy and healthy. I also strive to keep our busy schedules in check, not to over schedule us, to make sure no one or no thing is forgotten. I’m also human and everything I just mentioned? It happens. So as much …
My favorite instructional posts on this blog are about creating (grain-free as well as gluten-free!) zucchini pasta. In the past year, I made two different instructional videos to teach how you can make spaghetti with zucchini and how to make zucchini spaghetti fettuccine. There are a couple of different tools you can use to make …
I’m always interested in the latest trends in nutrition and food, and as we’re now on the threshold of the New Year I’m very curious to see what new developments we’ll see within the world of health and nutrition in the coming year. As an healthy food writer and holistic coach I believe it’s essential …
Lately I’ve had all sorts of NO time to cook. I don’t wanna deal with roasting veggies for hours or slaving over chicken; and laziness has defiantly led me to a lettuce wrapped burger from In-N-Out every now and then. While there’s no shame in ordering your favorite burger once in a while, it’s not …
Lettuce face it, salad is boring. Sorry I just had to make that pun! But seriously, the majority of people don’t eat greens because lettuce tastes like..well…dirt. Someone had to say it. I’m lucky enough to be accustomed to their taste, and now LOVE all the greens. But for some, the only saving grace is …
Confession time. I honestly wasn’t planning on posting this. Like zero intention. Sometimes you just wanna cook and not measure a damn thing ya know? So let me just say, IM SORRY. I didn’t measure salt and pepper. I also didn’t precisely measure the amount of cashews, basil, garlic powder or kale. But I have …