This post is sponsored by Downy, however, all opinions expressed below are 100% my own true honest opinions. 

I've played with the thought of putting "lose weight" on my new year's resolution list, but decided against it because that's not really what I want.  What I really want is to eat healthier, and drink more water because I suck at that. Then I ran into the dilemma that what I make, or what my family makes is Mexican food on a day to day basis which usually consists of tortillas, rice & some kind of meat. I also have really low self-control when it comes to food, and I know that's not going to change overnight. I decided to introduce my family to healthier alternatives to things that I know they like. This quinoa with pico de gallo & nopales was actually introduced to us by my dad's mom, and to my surprise, everyone fell in love with it. My family isn't the most adventurous when it comes to eating so I decided this was one thing I was going to start incorporating into our dinner routine. 

It's not every day that I find recipes that completely fall in love with and I don't already know, especially one where the ingredients surprised me! I would have never thought to combine turkey, black beans, & cranberry but it's one my tastebuds were definitely missing out on. We ventured to Dallas for the second time this year for the #MiKroger Summit hosted by Kroger and we were asked to do something we don't normally do, bring a dish for everyone at the event to try.  Luckily I didn't have to invent anything, and we chose from the Kroger- Tu Holiday website. I'm so excited to share this recipe because it really did surprise my taste buds!

Popcorn balls are one of those recipes that look super complicated and Pinterest worthy but are honestly the easiest things to make if you have patience! Growing up as a kid I don't think we ever did anything fun with popcorn besides smother it in salsa Valentina but with Mila & Jeff I wanted to make something that was fun and easy! Jeff isn't the best in the kitchen and the only thing he's mastered are his bomb omelettes but he loves trying new things with Mila bear 💓