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A glass bowl of green soup with a wooden spoon sits on a beige plate. Behind it are two zucchinis, one sliced, and a green tomatillo—perfect ingredients for Calabacita salsa recipe inspiration. Fresh cilantro leaves rest in the foreground.

Zucchini Salsa Recipe (salsa taquera)

Raw chickpeas on a baking sheet.

How to Cook Chickpeas at Home (So They’re Creamy and Easy to Digest)

A bowl of creamy Lemon Hummus with mint, drizzled with olive oil and garnished with chopped herbs, sits on a light surface. Beside the bowl, a halved lemon and a fresh sprig of mint highlight its smooth texture and swirl pattern.

Lemon Hummus with mint

A glass of golden yellow turmeric latte with a frothy top sits on a black saucer, accompanied by a gold metal straw. A gray cloth is draped to the side, and a golden spoon with turmeric powder or Golden Banana Smoothie mix rests in the foreground.

Golden Banana Smoothie

A vibrant ensalada crujiente on a white plate features sliced mango, avocado, shredded purple cabbage, greens, cilantro, and nuts. A small pitcher of aderezo de cashew sits nearby on a light pink and white surface. The salad looks fresh and colorful.

Crunchy salad with spicy cashew dressing

A dark plate holds two deep-fried lasagna rolls garnished with herbs, next to a blue bowl of red dipping sauce. The plate rests on a folded gray cloth, with a glass of water and a lemon slice visible in the top right corner.

Fried Lasagna Rolls (Crispy, Cheesy & Irresistible)

A large white bowl with blue speckles holds a fresh Mediterranean cauliflower salad of sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, olives, and crumbled feta, mixed with wooden salad servers. A squeezed lime half rests on a small plate nearby. The scene is bright and inviting.

Mediterranean cauliflower salad

Four glass cups filled with avocado chocolate pudding, topped with whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and a sprinkle of spices, are placed on a white surface. Three tarnished silver spoons rest in the foreground beside the desserts.

Avocado Chocolate Pudding (Healthy, Creamy, and Vegan!)

Two hands expertly use a molcajete, the traditional Mexican home cook’s tool, to grind roasted tomatoes, chilies, and garlic into a chunky, vibrant red salsa. In the lower left corner, a black plate holds crispy yellow corn tortilla chips.

What Is a Molcajete? How to Use It Like a True Mexican Home Cook

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Mexican Vegan

Two white bowls filled with black bean soup, white hominy, shredded lettuce, sliced avocado, and thin onion strips sit on a pink textured surface. Artfully arranged, the bowls evoke a fresh twist on classic pozole.

Black Bean Pozole (Mexican Black Bean Soup)

black bean vegan insta pot soup

Instant Pot Black Bean Soup with Kale (Easy & Healthy!)

Creamy Dairy-Free Broccoli Soup with Cashews & Lemon Basil

Two bowls of kale and white bean soup topped with grated cheese, placed on scalloped white plates. A golden spoon and a linen napkin are beside one bowl. Lemon wedges on a small plate are on the side. The background is a light gray surface.

Garlic, Lemon, Kale & White Bean Soup

A person wearing a blue shirt holds a patterned bowl filled with thin, crispy, healthy sweet potato chips. The left hand supports the bowl as the right hand picks up a chip. The softly blurred background keeps the focus on the snack.

Healthy Baked Sweet Potato Chips (Easy & Crispy!)

A cast iron skillet holds the savory delight of Calabacitas con queso, featuring Mexican zucchini, corn, and tomatoes mixed with melted cheese. The dish looks saucy and freshly cooked, while a blue serving spoon rests in the skillet on a black square trivet with a circular cutout on top right.

Calabacitas con queso (mexican Zucchini with cheese)

A black plate of sweet and spicy Brussels sprouts garnished with herbs and green onions sits on a wooden serving board. Lime wedges are on the side. A small jar with a spoon is in the background, slightly blurred. The setting is bright and minimalistic.

Sweet and spicy Brussels sprouts

A person in a striped shirt holds a bowl of corn and chopped green vegetables, crafting a Sinaloense colache with a wooden spoon. Two zucchinis rest on the wooden table nearby, alongside a small bowl containing two gray stones.

Colache Sinaloense

Four glass cups filled with avocado chocolate pudding, topped with whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and a sprinkle of spices, are placed on a white surface. Three tarnished silver spoons rest in the foreground beside the desserts.

Avocado Chocolate Pudding (Healthy, Creamy, and Vegan!)

A hand wearing colorful bracelets holds a small, oval black plate with three almond butter stuffed dates topped with chocolate chips. In the background, there is a blurry gold bowl with a spoon on a white surface.

Almond butter stuffed dates

berry muffins

The best vegan sugar-free mixed berry muffins

Delicious oatmeal raisin cookies.

The Best Vegan Oatmeal Cookies

Almond Mint Pesto (with a Latin Twist!)

Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Salsa Verde Lentils

Receta de tostada ahogada

Mexican Drowned tostada, tostada sinaloense

A person holds a plate with three chipotle roasted cauliflower tacos filled with shredded purple cabbage and carrot strips, garnished with fresh cilantro. A lemon wedge and a small black bowl with a red spice accompany the vibrant dish. The person wears a light shirt and blue jeans.

Roasted Cauliflower Tacos with Crunchy Chipotle Slaw

A vibrant ensalada crujiente on a white plate features sliced mango, avocado, shredded purple cabbage, greens, cilantro, and nuts. A small pitcher of aderezo de cashew sits nearby on a light pink and white surface. The salad looks fresh and colorful.

Crunchy salad with spicy cashew dressing

A large white bowl with blue speckles holds a fresh Mediterranean cauliflower salad of sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, olives, and crumbled feta, mixed with wooden salad servers. A squeezed lime half rests on a small plate nearby. The scene is bright and inviting.

Mediterranean cauliflower salad

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Healthy and Easy Lentil Salad Recipe (Perfect for Meal Prep)

A person holds a plate with three chipotle roasted cauliflower tacos filled with shredded purple cabbage and carrot strips, garnished with fresh cilantro. A lemon wedge and a small black bowl with a red spice accompany the vibrant dish. The person wears a light shirt and blue jeans.

Roasted Cauliflower Tacos with Crunchy Chipotle Slaw

A glass bowl of green soup with a wooden spoon sits on a beige plate. Behind it are two zucchinis, one sliced, and a green tomatillo—perfect ingredients for Calabacita salsa recipe inspiration. Fresh cilantro leaves rest in the foreground.

Zucchini Salsa Recipe (salsa taquera)

Two white bowls filled with black bean soup, white hominy, shredded lettuce, sliced avocado, and thin onion strips sit on a pink textured surface. Artfully arranged, the bowls evoke a fresh twist on classic pozole.

Black Bean Pozole (Mexican Black Bean Soup)

The best recipe for vegan mole enchiladas.

Enmoladas de Plátano Macho (Plantain mole enchiladas)

A cast iron skillet holds the savory delight of Calabacitas con queso, featuring Mexican zucchini, corn, and tomatoes mixed with melted cheese. The dish looks saucy and freshly cooked, while a blue serving spoon rests in the skillet on a black square trivet with a circular cutout on top right.

Calabacitas con queso (mexican Zucchini with cheese)

BREAKFAST

A glass of golden yellow turmeric latte with a frothy top sits on a black saucer, accompanied by a gold metal straw. A gray cloth is draped to the side, and a golden spoon with turmeric powder or Golden Banana Smoothie mix rests in the foreground.

Golden Banana Smoothie

berry muffins

The best vegan sugar-free mixed berry muffins

Top view of four glasses filled with vibrant green smoothies on a light surface. A small white bowl with pineapple chunks is nearby, along with fresh mint leaves and a piece of turmeric root. Two striped paper straws in one smoothie add a playful touch, making these green smoothies irresistible.

Pineapple Mint Green Smoothie

A gray plate with beef liver slices topped with red sauce, crumbled cheese, cilantro, and onion slices. A drizzle of white crema adds contrast. A gold fork rests on the plate. In the background, a small bowl of crumbled cheese is visible on a white surface.

Entomatadas con Frijol (Mexican Bean-Filled Entomatadas)

SoUPS

Two white bowls filled with black bean soup, white hominy, shredded lettuce, sliced avocado, and thin onion strips sit on a pink textured surface. Artfully arranged, the bowls evoke a fresh twist on classic pozole.

Black Bean Pozole (Mexican Black Bean Soup)

black bean vegan insta pot soup

Instant Pot Black Bean Soup with Kale (Easy & Healthy!)

Creamy Dairy-Free Broccoli Soup with Cashews & Lemon Basil

Two bowls of kale and white bean soup topped with grated cheese, placed on scalloped white plates. A golden spoon and a linen napkin are beside one bowl. Lemon wedges on a small plate are on the side. The background is a light gray surface.

Garlic, Lemon, Kale & White Bean Soup

VeGGIES

A person wearing a blue shirt holds a patterned bowl filled with thin, crispy, healthy sweet potato chips. The left hand supports the bowl as the right hand picks up a chip. The softly blurred background keeps the focus on the snack.

Healthy Baked Sweet Potato Chips (Easy & Crispy!)

A cast iron skillet holds the savory delight of Calabacitas con queso, featuring Mexican zucchini, corn, and tomatoes mixed with melted cheese. The dish looks saucy and freshly cooked, while a blue serving spoon rests in the skillet on a black square trivet with a circular cutout on top right.

Calabacitas con queso (mexican Zucchini with cheese)

A black plate of sweet and spicy Brussels sprouts garnished with herbs and green onions sits on a wooden serving board. Lime wedges are on the side. A small jar with a spoon is in the background, slightly blurred. The setting is bright and minimalistic.

Sweet and spicy Brussels sprouts

A person in a striped shirt holds a bowl of corn and chopped green vegetables, crafting a Sinaloense colache with a wooden spoon. Two zucchinis rest on the wooden table nearby, alongside a small bowl containing two gray stones.

Colache Sinaloense

SWEETS

Four glass cups filled with avocado chocolate pudding, topped with whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and a sprinkle of spices, are placed on a white surface. Three tarnished silver spoons rest in the foreground beside the desserts.

Avocado Chocolate Pudding (Healthy, Creamy, and Vegan!)

A hand wearing colorful bracelets holds a small, oval black plate with three almond butter stuffed dates topped with chocolate chips. In the background, there is a blurry gold bowl with a spoon on a white surface.

Almond butter stuffed dates

berry muffins

The best vegan sugar-free mixed berry muffins

Delicious oatmeal raisin cookies.

The Best Vegan Oatmeal Cookies

MAINS

Almond Mint Pesto (with a Latin Twist!)

Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Salsa Verde Lentils

Receta de tostada ahogada

Mexican Drowned tostada, tostada sinaloense

A person holds a plate with three chipotle roasted cauliflower tacos filled with shredded purple cabbage and carrot strips, garnished with fresh cilantro. A lemon wedge and a small black bowl with a red spice accompany the vibrant dish. The person wears a light shirt and blue jeans.

Roasted Cauliflower Tacos with Crunchy Chipotle Slaw

salads

A vibrant ensalada crujiente on a white plate features sliced mango, avocado, shredded purple cabbage, greens, cilantro, and nuts. A small pitcher of aderezo de cashew sits nearby on a light pink and white surface. The salad looks fresh and colorful.

Crunchy salad with spicy cashew dressing

A large white bowl with blue speckles holds a fresh Mediterranean cauliflower salad of sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, olives, and crumbled feta, mixed with wooden salad servers. A squeezed lime half rests on a small plate nearby. The scene is bright and inviting.

Mediterranean cauliflower salad

vegan lentil salad 2

Healthy and Easy Lentil Salad Recipe (Perfect for Meal Prep)

A person holds a plate with three chipotle roasted cauliflower tacos filled with shredded purple cabbage and carrot strips, garnished with fresh cilantro. A lemon wedge and a small black bowl with a red spice accompany the vibrant dish. The person wears a light shirt and blue jeans.

Roasted Cauliflower Tacos with Crunchy Chipotle Slaw

DRINKS

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Agua de Fresa, strawberry water

Three hands holding glasses filled with alcohol-free pineapple-mint margaritas, garnished with lime slices and mint. The glasses have salted rims and are brimming with ice. Sliced jalapeños and lime add a vibrant touch to the gray surface below.

Alcohol-free pineapple mint margaritas

A rustic ceramic mug filled with frothy Mexican hot chocolate sits on a patterned, woven coaster. A cinnamon stick rests on the mug's rim. A light gray napkin is placed beside it on a marble surface, while a smooth, neutral backdrop frames the cozy scene.

Mexican Spiced Hot Chocolate

Receta de jugo de piña y jengibre perfecta para prevenir gripas en el invierno.

Pineapple ginger juice with apple

Dips

A bowl of creamy Lemon Hummus with mint, drizzled with olive oil and garnished with chopped herbs, sits on a light surface. Beside the bowl, a halved lemon and a fresh sprig of mint highlight its smooth texture and swirl pattern.

Lemon Hummus with mint

A person wearing a blue shirt holds a patterned bowl filled with thin, crispy, healthy sweet potato chips. The left hand supports the bowl as the right hand picks up a chip. The softly blurred background keeps the focus on the snack.

Healthy Baked Sweet Potato Chips (Easy & Crispy!)

Baba ganoush, roasted eggplant dip

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How to make chiles toreados

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