quinoa

Guest post: Quinoa Carrot Cilantro Salad.

March 9, 2012
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  Yazmin Yeara is passionate about fashion. This young and talented girl left the Dominican Republic to go chase her dreams in Milan where she finished school recently; now she’s back in our sunny half island shaking up the dominican fashion scene. She shares cool finds on her Facebook page and on Twitter every day, [...]

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Veggie Quinoa

August 27, 2011
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My favorite client and friend finally got her juicer and asked me to make her clean meals to go with her daily homemade juices. If you follow her on Twitter you’ll see that she’s a lovely lady with great taste who loves Asian culture In her email she requested no cilantro or avocado [forgive her, she doesn't know what [...]

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Quinoa fruit salad with chia seeds.

August 12, 2011
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Hello dear friends, have you missed me? If you follow me on Twitter you know how busy I’ve been lately: new job, books to read, taking care of my sick brother… Life is going so fast it scares me sometimes. I am going back to school in a month and I’m trying to figure out [...]

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We are what we eat.

July 29, 2011
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People around me know I’m a health freak: I love the gym, I love Yoga and my goal is to be a full time vegan. A job opportunity came recently and it is related to everything I love. They made me watch this documentary: which woke up my interest in raw vegan lifestyle. Crazy as [...]

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Healthy Treats – vegan, gluten free and sugar free.

May 28, 2011
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I get a lot of requests for healthy treats from my friends. They want something nutritious and delicious that don’t cancel out their hard work at the gym. Being a gym lover myself I completely understand this need and I’m so glad I got these treats right the first time! I already perfected my Clean [...]

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Delicious Links + Vegan Mango Quinoa Cookies.

May 9, 2011

Happy Monday! Yesterday was all about Mother’s day, wasn’t it? Even though Mother’s day is celebrated on May 29th here in the Dominican Republic, reading all your tweets made me call mom and start a random conversation with her. I love how we get along and don’t fight anymore… I guess that means I’m a [...]

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Mango love!

May 3, 2011
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I got an unexpected visit from my dad and he brought us these beautiful mangoes. I really wish I could do a blog giveaway and share them with you! My dad’s mangoes are the best. See those red ones? they are ridiculously fragrant. Picture this panda, mango in hand smelling it with eyes closed… silly [...]

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Delicious Links!

April 25, 2011

Welcome to the second edition of Delicious Links™! Your newest reason to love Mondays even more than we already do I hope everyone had a Happy Easter. I was away with my family on Holy Week vacations and being disconnected for almost 4 days was just what I needed. I don’t spend much time on [...]

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The Daring Cooks’ April, 2011 Challenge: EDIBLE CONTAINERS.

April 14, 2011

Renata of Testado, Provado & Aprovado! was our Daring Cooks’ April 2011 hostess. Renata challenged us to think “outside the plate” and create our own edible containers! Prizes are being awarded to the most creative edible container and filling, so vote on your favorite from April 17th to May 16th at http://thedaringkitchen.com! I made my quinoa [...]

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Quinoa, fruit and nut salad [FFwD] + Music Man’s Asian quinoa.

April 1, 2011

I’ve been obsessed with quinoa for a while now. I cook it at least 3 times a week and I’m always looking for new ways to dress up this seed [in case you didn't know, quinoa isn't a grain. Its a super seed!]. If you want to read more about quinoa’s nutritional profile refer to [...]

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