About Darlene

Who I am is hard for me to define; i am a wife, I am a mother, and I am a proud Latin woman. easier to describe is my love of cooking.

Cooking takes me back to my childhood, its one of few ways i have left to truly express myself. and it allows me to share theses experiences with my family. Growing up in a Latin household i was exposed to a melody of flavors and textures that i have yet to encounter in traditional American cuisine.

but how do I cook for my family on a budget while maintaining a healthy lifestyle?

slowly but surely I began to re-write all of my recipes to include healthy and economical alternatives to some of the richer Latin foods I loved so much growing up.

my recipes continued to grow in popularity among friends and family and I found inundated with recipe requests. and as easy as that passion4health was born.

my blog will be updated on a weekly basis with economical and healthy new recipes, along with some back story about how I came up with the idea for the recipe.

Thanks for stopping by :)