The first time I tried coquito I was floored, Ay Dios Mios. It was the best Holiday Drink that I had tasted that wasn’t warm. After I picked myself up I asked more questions and was told that It was made with egg and condensed milk. I have to admit I was a little freaked out. So here you go my recipe with out the huevos and La Lechera. It’s a bit more watery than egg coquito, I’m a little no se about thickening agents, but if you don’t mind bananas add one to thicken it up a little, applesauce.
DAIRY FREE COQUITO:
15 oz. Coconut Cream
15 oz. Almond Milk
15 oz Coconut Milk
3.5 oz Bacardi Rum
2 oz Kahlua
Sprikles of Nutmeg or Cinnamon
Place it all in your blender for a few. I like to have it so that it heats up using the VITAMIX, Sip a little, put it in bottle and put in the fridge to cool. Serve and sprinkle nutmeg or cinnamon. Salud.
Another recipe from my grandmother. My early memories as a kid was playing with the wet flower after soaking it.
Jamaica or Hibiscus sabdariffa L.was brought to Mexico from Africa during the colonial days, it has now become one of the most cultivated crops in Mexico. The benefits of Jamaica make me wanna shout out and tell everyone I love about its goodness.
Got high blood pressure? Cholesterol? Water retention? Parasites? Thirst? Jamaica is a refreshing remedy. Again, Im no doctor so consult your health provider. The recipe is very facil and muy versatile you may want to use as a mixer in cocktails, warm tea or kombucha.
Agua Fresca de Jamaica + Kombucha. A little lovely twist on the refreshing Agua de Jamaica. Pictured is JAMAICHA in it’s second fermentation phase. Here Kombucha is allowed to ferment. The mix is 80% Kombucha to 20% jamaica (hibiscus). This jar may be a little to large for this but we shall see. In the meantime bottoms up!
The benefits of Kombucha. Again people I’m no doctor so consult an expert.
If you have ever been in need of a thirst quencher may I suggest AGUA DE TAMARINDO. A very Mexican drink found in many Mexican Restaurants and Taquerias, however most of the ones that I have tasted are capable of inducing a sugar overdose.
I remember as a little chavalito helping my grandma make agua frescas for her cenaduria, it always sold very fast. I’m trying to stay as true to her recipe, but I changed a little here and there, remember in these parts of town we sometimes got water from a well and picked out the chicken whilst still alive. She went to the farmers market daily, so the produce was fresh. I always recommend using organic ingredients and alkaline water that is free of chlorine, but please don’t let not having those things from quenching your thirst with the heavenly drink. Like they say “do what you can with what you have right now”. Tamarindo has lots of benefits and is loaded with vitamin B, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, iron, thiamine, phosphorus, riboflavin, and my favorite fiber.
HOW TO:
What you need:
Tamarindo 6 lg pods
2 liters Alkaline Chlorine Free Water
Pineapple (optional)
Chia Seeds (optinal)
Pilloncillo (option) Organic Raw Cane Sugar (optional)
STEPS
Remove the shell from the TAMARINDO
Remove the pit from the TAMARINDO
Soak the TAMARINDO in water for at least 2 hours, if they are not organic boil for 15 minutes.
Boil for 15 minutes (organic tamarindo, dont boil)
Put the TAMARINDO and water into the blender.
Blend for two minutes of until its has been reduced
Taste and add Pineapple for sweetness, or add sugar to taste.
Strain into a glass jug
add chia seeds
pour over ice
serve chilled
Salud!
Consider making a block of ice, it keeps the Agua Fresca cool while not watering it down.
Three of the four girls in this pic have babies, Samantha the little one on the right has two, Her abs are hard like a rock. I asked Samantha who by the way is not a chola she just plays one, a couple of questions on how she keeps her abs looking so tight, her answer was simple “Work out, more than you eat”
Me: I didn’t know you work out?
“I don’t work out like other girls, I have my kids so I chase after them constantly, I walk alot, and my I like to box, it keeps you in top shape, doing drill like sit ups and rope, you don’t need any equipment to train”
Me; How long did it take you to drop the weight after pregnancy;
“Not long, I was active during my pregnancy, once I had the babies I was taking care of them, I was too exhausted to even eat” Me: Where did they find you for these pictures“
“I was at Golds Downtown LA boxing, and this guy came up to me and said “hey we’re doing a photoshoot it’s about tough girls, and I think you look the part” I was like really? So then I showed up.
Me; So your best advice for keeping hot abs?
“Do some sit ups, don’t eat junk food specially if you have a tendency to be a gordita”
Not that packaged stuff, the real stuff, it’s a available for way less than the pre-packaged stuff. Those are usually high in sugar and sodium and a bunch of other tonterias, And buying it at the bulk bin you’ll save dollar bills y’all, what a bonus,que no? Trader Joes Brand Steel Cut are a saving grace if you happen to live near one, Okay pues,the only way this will do a body any good is if we make the Oatmeal sans le sugar. Perhaps,add some berries to make the oats a little more exciting.
Lovely, so you will need
a little pot, una ollita.
4 Cups of Aguita- water
1 cup of Avenita- steel cut
Berries to taste.
Bring la aguita to a boil
Sprinkle the cup of Avenita
Let it thicken a little bit, menea mami menea
Turn down the fuego
let it simmer for 30 minutes,
pour some seasonal fruit to taste and flavor- if you must
Loaded with fiber. I have been reading that some people only eat this for breakfast lunch and dinner.
I may have to wear a burka this summer or simply stay indoors, I know I know I need to curb my enthusiasm, excuse, whilst I inhale some aire fresco, may I suggest you take one with me the report may bumm you out. Lets breath in for four, hold it for four and exhale for four releasing with a “ha” and moving on to the report. There is some meshigaz of a disease called CHAGAS and this according to a New York Times article is being called the AIDS of the America, yikes but unlike the AIDS, CHAGAS is not transmitted sexually but by a bug, a bug! oy dios mios, with a single celled parasite don’t ask me what that means. Anyways I had to let out a little novela energy I had from this mornings coffee. Here is the link to the article. The article does not say if the bug is already in the United States I ask,
What’s for dinner? For many of us it is a struggle to keep our Sal Mineo figure, it seems like everyone is buying supplements, fat burners, shakes and kreatines, space food just to try and have a waist, oh lord love a duck. I enjoy having a meal and I specially enjoy Mexican meals, not eating is not an option for me. This one of my favorite dishes that satisfies my intense caving with half the guilt, ave maria purisima, and I call it THE FRESCO you can add your own ingredients to taste however don’t substitute the coconut oil, this is a good and delicious base.
1 purple onion
1 white onion
4 Leaves collard greens
Coconut Oil
Sea Salt (optional)
Salsa (optional)
Heat up a spoon of Coconut Oil and let that baby simmer beloved,
Once its hot and ready, throw in the onions until they slightly brown,
Place the Mushroom in the center, and lower to simmer, cover. You can also add a little sea salt or hawaiian sea salt.
When the mushroom is soft and it has that little moisture it’s ready.
Slice the musrooms in strips, think fajitas
Place the Onions and mushroom strips in the leaf and fold.
Add a little bit of Salsa or Cholula.
Grab your taco, tilt your head and buen provecho!
Share you photos with me I’d love to see the goodness you added.
Losing weight can sometimes make you feel like you have lost your mind, In Los Angeles being 5 pounds overweight can be deadly to your dating pool, unless of course you like to date bear or cholos. I don’t mean to sound superficial or vain but It’s the game that we play here in LA, if we hated color and being skinny we’d live in the East Bay or Frisco.
So here are the step that worked for me: Legal Disclaimer, Always consult a doctor before starting any type of exercise or diet. This is simply my way of staying fit and battling the bulging lonja.
1. Stay calm. The minute you discover that your boyfriend, client or the skinny guy at intelligentsia stares at your “lonja” (latino for muffin top) channel Cristiano Ronaldo with a side of Tyra and Smeye.
2. Skip the bagel and all other noshy tonterias. It’s no bueno to load up on bagels and bread. Trust me skipping the bagels or tortillas for a week you will lose the pounds with minimal effort. Just keep telling yourself “nothing tastes as good as fit feels” keep saying that or if you prefer “me aguanto, me aguanto me aguanto”.
3. Run dont walk. You’re going to up the cardio the thing to always remember the further you run the faster you arrive at your once girlish figure. I like to use Nike+. This will track your distance, calories burned.
4. Shut your pie hole. When you see the pie graphs on the Nike+ app you will be motivated to count your calories, the key to losing the loja is simple math, Burn more than you intake for this I like LOSEIT. Simple Tracking of the calories.
5. Open your big mouth. Tell everyone you know what your goal is,all your Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, Foursquare, Words With Friends friends the guy Intelligentsia, your boyfriend everyone. People will want to see you fail and this should motivate you more. Studies have shown when you are accountable for weightloss you will tend to lose more, Its why the gorditas (fat girls) go to Jenny, They’re held accountable for everything that goes into their bodies.
6. Clean out the tubes. Fiber, I specially like Colon Cleanse take it daily follow the manufactures directions and as always have a little chat with your doctor.
7. Prepare Gear. You have everything you need to start a work out right now, however someone once said to me “if you have 9 hours to chop down a tree spend 7 hours sharpening your axe.” The more comfy are the more you will enjoy.
8. Track Suite. Your track suite is where you wake up every morning here you will keep track of it all, Your Nike+, loseit and Facebook, Twitter Updates. Post pictures, share your run.
What exercises are you doing?
I want to know your progress keep me on the update. Hasta luego mis gorditos.
This is Samantha she has lost count of her tattoos mainly because she is not counting, however she makes sure every tattoo is protected from the elements.
