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Grilled Cheese with Chimichurri Sauce

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What is not to love about a grilled cheese? The warm toasty bread, the oozy-gooey cheese, so I figured, why not add a Latin flare to one of my American favorites! So I decided to add some zing with chimichurri sauce—it is one of my favorite…
Healthy Eating: Chicken Taco Salad

Healthy Eating: Chicken Taco Salad & Blackberry Ice Pops

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Editor’s Note: Here is another delicious installment from the The First Lady’s Lets Move! initiative; part of a campaign to get Americans on the road to healthy eating. Goya Foods along with the USDA and Lets Move!, has launched the My…
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Spring Salad with Pears, Candied Walnuts & Gorgonzola

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Editor's Note: Congratulations to Mamiverse Food Contributor Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack for receiving the Cosmopolitan for Latinas Blogger Award! One of the issues that concerns me the most is the health of children. As a mother and a cookbook…
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National PB&J Day: Peanut Butter & Jelly French Toast

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Editor’s Note: April 2 is National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day so we decided to feature a tasty twist on a classic. Enjoy!  Here’s a decadent peanut butter & jelly sandwich you will find yourself nibbling on as you serve it.…
April Fool’s Day in the Kitchen: Hint, It’s Not What You Think-Meatloaf & Mashed Potatoes

April Fool's Day Recipes: They're Not What You Think!

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They say jokes usually hide an untold or hidden truth. And I believe they do. On April Fool’s Day; prank if you will, but go easy, be gentle, and have fun but not by humiliating others or by playing a heart-breaking prank. Instead, use…
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Throw A Cascarones-Making Easter Party

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Start a new tradition this year and host a cascarones making Easter party! Cascarones are empty eggshells that have been colored, filled with paper confetti, and sealed with a piece of colorful tissue paper. They are named cascarones after…
Baked Crispy Coconut Chicken Strips with Creole Honey Mustard Dip

Crispy Coconut Chicken Strips with Creole Honey Mustard Dip

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Have you ever had the urge to drive through a fast food restaurant because you craved crispy chicken? If so, you are not alone. When I was pregnant with my second child, I craved fried chicken all the time. Luckily, I didn’t always get…
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Kids Corner: Rise ‘n' Shine Oatmeal

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Do you usually have breakfast from a drive-thru or instant oats in single serve packages? These on-the-go foods are total diet killers—empty calories lacking in nutrition that will leave you hungry just an hour later. Start breakfast at…
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Kids Corner: Tortilla de Calabacín-Zucchini Omelet

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When I was growing up, my abuelita had a hard time feeding her grandkids vegetables. I thought anything that looked green was either tasteless or dangerous. GREENS GO “UNDERGROUND” However, my grandmother did manage to get me to eat…