Today I’m sharing a simple and yet, super delicious recipe from Ashley Rodriguez’s (Not Without Salt) new cookbook “Let’s Stay In.” As I flipped through the pages of this beautiful book, many of the recipes called out to me, but one in particular just kept staring me right in the face, wanting me to make it. The funny part is that it turns out to be a relatively healthy dish that just so happens to be vegetarian and gluten-free. Now, if you know anything about me, and have been following my work on this site for a while some time, you’ll know that I don’t tend to gravitate towards healthy dishes, let alone vegetarian ones. At the same time though, you’ll know that I do have an affinity for breakfast and brunch dishes with a Tex-Mex vibe to them. A pepita avocado crema topped with a stuffed poblano pepper, fried egg and then doused in crumbled cotija cheese? Yes please. 100% yes without question. If there was ever a dish that just screamed BREAKFAST FOR DINNER, this one would take the top prize. It’s easy enough to whip up any night of the week, after a long day at work when all you want to do is go home and have a healthy meal you can feel good about eating. This checks off all of the requirements for any meal.
To celebrate the release of the book, and because I truly believe you should get your hands on it, I’m giving away a copy to one lucky winner! All you have to do to enter the giveaway is leave a comment below telling me what is your favorite thing to cook or eat in Autumn! You have until Monday to enter. A winner will be picked at random, and let’s remember to keep things fair. Only one comment per person. Good luck, my friends.
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Have you ever had the distinct pleasure of eating an arepa before? They’re kind of like a Salvadoran Pupusa or like a Mexican Gordita, except they’re eaten in Colombia and Venezuela. They’re basically thick tortillas, filled with different meats, beans, plantains, avocado or cheese. Like tortilla sandwiches if you will. Although now that I’ve said that, I’m sure I’ve angered a lot of traditionalists out there. Keep in mind that I’m just trying to give the most basic of descriptions for this dish so that we can all understand it as simply as possible. Arepas are commonly a street food, that you can eat on the go. I like to fill mine so much though, that you sort of need a knife and fork to eat it (blasphemous, I’m sure), but making a mess is half the fun I guess. I’ve teamed up with my good friends from the 
