Vegetarian
Vegetarian Creativity in the Pearl of the South
Last February I met a small restaurant owner and chef that operates and works in my hometown of Ponce. One of the biggest issues you can have in Puerto Rico like I have expressed on past occasions is the lack of opportunities for vegetarians to eat out. Much less have a meal prepared by a…
Read MoreMaking Nutrition Tasty
Quinoa is very foreign to many people. I hear people mispronounce it all the time, even though it sounds just as it’s spelled (KEE-noh-ah). I wonder why people put accents in the wrong places, or change the sounds of the vowels. Back in the late 1990s, living as a vegetarian in Quito, Ecuador, one of…
Read MoreOne too many drinks…
I only have a drink on special occasions or about every 3 months. I made this decision back in 2007 while I was training at the Gym with a personal trainer who is now a good friend of mine. Everytime I had a few drinks, it would really affect my performance when Pedro pushed me…
Read MoreBaby’s First Vegetable Sweet Potato
Today our family embarks on a new vegetable journey with our daughter. She is six months old and has been given the green light by her doctor to start eating vegetables. I nursed her for the first six months and plan to continue well after. But I know that at this point, she needs more…
Read MoreChayote Relleno
Today I decided that I was going to make Chayote Relleno. The first time I had chayote, I put sugar and tons of butter on it because it didn’t tast like anything to me. My mom put salt, pepper, and olive oil. Here is a bit more information about what Chayote is and the various…
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