!Hola Familia!

Hi ,

 Happy October and Happy Halloween. I love Halloween!! There's just something about the pumpkin spice aroma, curling up under a blanket and watching a spooky movie that does it for me. I love the Fall!! This is my season. In the beginning of the year I set out to reach certain goals for Healthy Rican and I’m getting closer to hitting them. The Fall is a feeling of being in the home stretch for me. Leaves are changing into beautiful colors and it’s the same for Healthy Rican! On the menu is soup, stews and all things roasted. Plus some warm apple cider and hot chocolate! Helloooo did someone say Chocolate Cortés… 😁 IYKYK.

Let’s Get Cooking!

Speaking of roasting, I love the taste of roasted vegetables. Something about the crunchy exterior, but hot soft interior that makes me happy. Potatoes, Pumpkin, Cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts, Squash and more. As a side dish, mixed vegetables on a sheet pan, along with Chicken or Beef the options are endless. Here’s a Roasted Squash Recipe to get you started. 

Ingredients: 

• 1 small butternut squash (chopped into small squares)
• 3-4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp Healthy Rican Sofrito
• 1-2 tsp Healthy Rican Adobo
• Note: Amount of seasonings vary depending on the size of the squash

Directions: 

• Peel and chop the squash into desired sized squares. These can be oven roasted or cooked in the air fryer. If using the oven, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, add the chopped squash and drizzle in the olive oil. Add the dry sofrito, adobo and mix well.
• Transfer the smothered squash to a flat oven safe pan, or cookie sheet pan.
• In the oven, roast for 10 minutes, turn around and cook for 10 more minutes on the other side. Use your discretion as every oven is different, and the thickness of the squash can also change the cooking times.
• In the air fryer, it takes about the same time as the oven, again use your discretion.
•  Note: You'll want the squash to be golden brown and crunchy on the outside, but soft on the inside

What’s cooking on the blog? 

You may have seen this before on Nutrition Dork, however the article was such a hit, we decided to feature it on the Healthy Rican Blog. Being that the colder months are approaching, it’s a perfect opportunity to talk about root vegetables (vianda), its health and nutrition benefits, and the best part… SANCOCHO! Check it out here: https://healthyrican.com/health-benefits-of-root-vegetables-recipes-sancocho/

 You can purchase our seasonings on Amazon!!!

Did you miss the announcement?

Last month we announced that we did a soft-launch on Amazon! Yay! We are still working on some things in order to officially launch, however for being on my newsletter, you get the exclusive! Healthy Rican can now be purchased there with free shipping.

Here’s what you can purchase from Amazon: 

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 Season 2 of Tasty Thursdays

Season 2 of Tasty Thursdays is in full swing! Our first episode premiered on September 15th and our guest was Sabor with Love. We had an amazing time chatting and getting to know each other. It was an honor for us to have them on our page. If you missed it, here is the replay.  

Our second guest was Cheyenne aka la_barabcoa. Cheyenne is all about charcoal grilling. He gave us amazing tips on how to grill in the winter. We also talked about my ChimiFrito recipe. It’s a quick and tasty spin on a “chimi-churri” sauce using our dehydrated Sofrito. It was a great time. You can check it out here. Coming up on October's Tasty Thursdays is a Whole30 coach, and a Vegan Fall/Halloween enthusiast. Stay tuned on Instagram!.

We’ve been doing our Tasty Thursdays series exclusively on Instagram. We have love for our Facebook familia and we promise to do something special exclusively on Facebook. It’s in the works. 

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Wishing you much love, health, and happiness,

Mayra Luz Colón

Founder of Nutrition Dork LLC & Healthy Rican

Author of Healthy Rican: Put the Latin Spice in your Healthy Life!