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These roasted carrots are amazing for Thanksgiving; they work with a traditional menu or a vegan and plant-powered one. I love Thanksgiving! It has become my favorite Holiday of the entire year even though I did not grow up celebrating it. It is a Holiday that my family and I have embraced since we moved from Mexico to the States. I love the tradition of having the family together cooking, talking and just enjoying our time together. I love that the kids have only one week off school and there are no buying presents involved. I feel like… This potato and sweet potato puree with vegan chipotle queso is completely different from the classic version. Still delicious though. At this time of year, at Christmas and Thanksgiving, mashed potatoes are a must on our table. Well, I’ll tell you that in my house it is very common throughout the year. The truth is that we love them and we eat potatoes and sweet potatoes pretty often. This puree is one of our favorites, and the best part of this potato and sweet potato puree is that I can use the leftovers to make tacos or “tostadas“. I… This is one of my favorite recipes ever, healthy Mexican loaded sweet potatoes. Do you like sweet potatoes? I think nobody will argue with me that sweet potatoes are an amazing powerhouse of nutrients. Each bite we take fills us with vitamins, minerals and super good stuff for our body. And, they taste amazing as well! They are good with almost anything you serve them with, but probably this recipe is my favorite. Well, not probably, this is one of my favorite recipes ever. It is so easy to prepare and it is filled with Mexican flavors. This… This recipe for baked apple and cinnamon doughnuts is the perfect recipe for fall. I have never been a huge fan of fried food; I just do not like it. It does not matter if it is sweet or savory, it is just not my thing. But I do remember my dad’s aunt, when I was super young, making doughnuts the traditional way, with yeast and a huge pot full with bubbling oil. These doughnuts had a lot of texture and flavor. The batter had yeast, and she let it rise for hours. They were delicious! I loved… This recipe for Mexican Christmas salad is easy to prepare, authentic, delicious and a MUST in our Holiday menu. This post has been sponsored by Autumn Glory Apple by Superfresh Growers – all opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting the brands that support my work. I know we are still one month and a half away from Christmas Eve, but with apples being at its season peek I had to prepare this Mexican Christmas salad. It is so good; it is crunchy, tangy, nutty… yum! Really the best. My grandmother used to make this salad every Christmas Eve;…
Roasted carrots with cilantro-pumpkin seed salsa
Perfect Thanksgiving Potato and sweet potato puree with vegan chipotle queso
Healthy Mexican loaded sweet potatoes with lentils in salsa verde
Baked apple and cinnamon doughnuts
Mexican Christmas salad
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