There are few dishes that I’ve really missed while living in Mexico. The food here is diverse, fresh, and always surprising (quite contrary to the blasphemous Mexican food typically found in the States). But sometimes a girl needs her old favorites. For one, I’d give my left arm for a fat pita stuffed with crispy…
Category: Chia
Super Smoothie Starter
Ever get the shakes? You know, the I-haven’t-eaten-anything-in-five-hours-yet-I’ve-downed-five-cups-of-coffee shakes? The hastened speech, the lack of concentration, the irrational anger and irritability? Yeah, the hunger shakes. They hit hard this last month while working at the hostel. After prepping, cooking, and serving 30 hung over and happy hostel guests, I look up at the clock…
Grilled Corn with Creamy Coconut Sauce
Her stand is smack dab between the lady selling “gorditas de nata” (small sweet puffy pancakes) and the guy who hawks all the pirated European house music cds. My elote (corn) lady sets up at Parque Revolución everyday at 5:30pm and doesn’t leave until 11:00 or until the rains chase her away. Her daughter is always there…
Chocolate Amaranth Cereal with Cinnamon Soy Milk
Who doesn’t love cereal and milk in the morning?. But the problem with a lot of brands is that they’re often hiding white sugar and vegetable oil within. Those are two things I don’t want in my morning routine. What do I want? I want crunchy, crispy, chewy, grainy, slightly sweet, and filling. …
Agua de Chia
Watch out…here it comes…Blanket Beverage Statement: Mexicans have got non-alcoholic refreshing summer beverages down better than anyone else in the world!!! Take the U.S. for example: we have our numerous teas, smoothies, milkshakes, icees, and soft drinks, sure. And at home we are masters at concocting frilly fruity delights, but when it comes…
Strawberry-Pineapple Chia Jam
Strawberries and Pineapples. What a marvelous combination: sweet, a little tangy at times, and terribly satisfying. My cravings for sweet are boundless, so I need to keep healthy and homemade options around at all times. This recipe is so simple and quick, plus using chia eliminates any need for thickeners or pectin. And of…
Raspberry-Blackberry Jam with Chia
Admittedly it’s not the season, but I had a craving for some berry jam the other day. Regular Mexican grocery stores are packed with overly-processed, way-too-sweet, and almost gelatinous jams and jellies. There are some wonderful homemade types, but you really have to seek them out. So to satiate my desire, I threw together an…
Chia Pico de Gallo
I love me some pico de gallo. Fresh, simple, insanely healthy, and beautiful to boot, this recipe is a simple spin on a classic. Here’s my only gripe about pico de gallo; it’s best drenched in lime juice and super ripe tomatoes. But all that liquid can leave you with soggy tortillas and chips. So…
The Wild Bohr 