The “Hay Comida en Casa” Issue
We’re celebrating the traditions of Latino home cooking, and how these traditions contribute to our well-being!
We’ve got lots of recipes for you in this issue, from Puerto Rican arroz con pollo to a roundup of 30 (yes, 30!) healthy Mexican side dishes.
Plus, we’ll dive deep into some of the lessons our families’ home cooking teach us about nutrition (and sustainability).
Want more guidance planning your meals? I’ve created a bonus 4-week meal plan packed with healthy Latino dishes to make cooking even easier.
Here’s what’s inside this issue:
Features and Personal Essays
Recipes
Comida en casa, planned out for you
Letter from the Editor
Is it a Latina rite of passage to grow up hearing your mom tell you “hay Comida en casa”? And then to hit adulthood, start seeing the prices of some of these foods you were asking for and realize yes … there really is comida en casa.
Nothing made me realize I was entering my señora era more than when I kept reminding myself to eat the beans I had at home (even more than actually getting married).
So basically, it turns out our moms were right. It makes you wonder what other wisdom they were passing down to us with those plates of rice and beans.
That’s what this issue is all about … not just getting more comfortable cooking food at home, but embracing the lessons these home cooking traditions pass down to us about nutrition, community, and well-being.
In addition to a huge variety of recipes, we’ve got meditations on the practice of sobremesa and reflections on how our families used flexibility and resourcefulness to get food on the table.
As you read through this issue, I hope it inspires you not just to make your food at home, but to reflect on what lessons you absorbed by the way your family approached meal time.
Con cariño,
Krista
This Issue’s Features
What is a sobremesa? How this Latino tradition boosts well-being.
“The benefits of our food culture go beyond the actual foods we eat. They also include how we eat and with whom.“
What to do with leftover beans: 19 genius Latino ideas for zero-waste cooking.
Because when we say hay comida en casa we usually mean beans 🤪
Bonus Paid Download: 4-Week Healthy Latino Meal Plan
Bring the comfort of comida en casa to your everyday routine with a full month of balanced, authentic meals. Includes recipes + shopping lists — available as a paid download for $37.99.
Featured Recipes
Personal Essays
From Tostones to Amarillitos: Finding Joy, Flexibility, and Flavor in a Latin Kitchen
“Nada se bota. Nothing gets thrown away.”
Hay comida en Grandma Cristina’s casa
“Making a home cooked meal is one of the ways we can honor our culture, our elders who passed down their knowledge, and our own nutritional needs.“