Chicken & Beef

Carne Asada is a simple Hispanic steak dish that you can have year round but is especially delicious during the Summer months. There’s nothing more satisfying than hearing that initial sizzle when you place a freshly seasoned flank steak onto a hot grill. That sizzle pop is confirmation that dinner or lunch is about to be out of this world!

Pepper Steak is one of those Hispanic Dishes that masquerades as Bistec Encebollado and Carne Guisada. Sometimes, you don’t even know you’re having Pepper Steak until you stop and think about. Unlike its twin brother and sister, Pepper Steak is made with strip steak and finished off with a variety of bell peppers. It’s insanely delicious and obviously pairs well…

Keto is all of the rave right now. It seems like everywhere you turn, someone is doing the high fat- low carb diet that promises you a slimmer waist and no insulin spikes. Now regardless of what diet you’re doing or whether you’re doing a diet at all, we can all admit that sometimes we want to eat healthier. I’m…

Cilantro Lime Chicken is one the tastiest and easiest chicken dishes that I make. It’s also a recipe that’s in heavy rotation because it pairs with so many different things. Sometimes the simplest of recipes are also the most versatile. Now the key to making this Cilantro Lime Chicken perfect each and every single time is using fresh ingredients! I…

When you hear the words Vaca Frita and you get passed its literal translation of fried cow, you realize that this dish is actually the younger brother/sister to Ropa Vieja. Now while Ropa Vieja is the most popular Cuban Dish, Vaca Frita is the hipster and artsy younger sibling that everyone may or may not know about. Vaca Frita starts…

Locrio de Pollo aka Arroz con Pollo is a tasty dish that varies from house to house. This dish is traditionally made with bone-in chicken for maximum flavor but I’ve recently started making this dish with boneless and juicy chicken to appease the picky kids in the house. The result? A rice dish that is equally as delicious as the…

No one loves rice and beans more than I do but every now and then we all have to reboot and get back on track. This weekend I celebrated my birthday and ate to my heart’s content. Spoiler: I didn’t stick to my low-carb diet. (Are you shocked?… No? … Good, you know me well!) Without any surprise, I woke…

The best salads are the ones that fill you up and make you come back for more! Now I’ve said a million times that the best salads are also the ones that play with texture. You want something slightly sweet, crunchy, but most of all flavorful! Today’s salad is a Cilantro Lime Quinoa Chicken Salad that puts all other chicken…

Rabo Encendido aka Oxtail Stew is a very special dish. To start, I lose all sense whenever I’m making this because of the mere excitement! It’s a popular comfort food that automatically means you’re having seconds, thirds, and fourths. (No judgement!) This dish takes HOURS to make but the reward is well worth it because you’re left with succulent, fall…