Elote Recipe–Easy Mexican Street Corn at Home

This Mexican Street Corn Elote Recipe is part of a sponsored collaboration with Vive Mejor and Knorr. All opinions and photos are my own. 

Hello! Today I’m recreating one of my favorite Mexican snacks or side dishes – Mexican Street Corn aka Elotes. It’s a super easy recipe you can make a little lighter than the original.  And I’m excited because even though I love it –  I’ve never made an authentic version at home!

If you’re not familiar Elotes = Mexican Street Corn = epic corn on the cob slathered with butter, mayo, cheese and chili. Sometimes you’ll see it served with cilantro, lime, cotija cheese or other toppings but the way I bought it growing up was mainly that combo.

Oh and – if you’re not familiar with elotes… you’re probably not familiar with the Elote Man aka the guy slinging this amazing snack! He would walk through the neighborhood pushing a cart and honking a horn to get customers attention. Inside the cart he’d have a huge pot of boiled corn and around it would be all the toppings: butter, mayo, cheese, chili, etc. When you bought an elote he’d use big metal tongs to grab a corn out of the water and stick a wooden stick in it. Then, he’d pile it up with all the toppings and hand it over dripping with all the delicious flavors melting together.

Today I made elotes at home and it was so good! This might be a new staple for me!

I was inspired by this Grilled Street Corn Recipe – but made a few swaps to make it a little lighter…

Instead of grilling – I boiled it in the bouillon. This made the entire corn cob extra juicy and flavorful.

Instead of sour cream – I used greek yogurt. This made it lower calorie but still creamy.

I used extra lime and cilantro because I love those flavors.

Mexican Street Corn – Elotes Recipe

Ingredients:

6 ears corn-on-the-cob

1 Knorr® Chicken flavor Bouillon cube

2 tsp. grated lime peel
2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/3 cup Hellmann’s® or Best Foods® Avocado Oil with a hint of Lime Mayonnaise Dressing
1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
1 Tbsp. ancho chili powder

Salt & Pepper

1 cup finely grated Cotija cheese

Directions:

Fill stock pot with water and 2 bouillon cubes – bring to boil. When it starts to boil add corn on the cob. Cook for 8-10 minutes.

While it’s boiling prepare the sauce…

Combine – mayo, greek yogurt, lime, lime peel, cilantro and chili in a bowl. Stir well. Add salt and pepper as needed to taste.

When corn is done – remove and pat dry. Spread sauce over corn and top with cotija cheese. Serve with extra lime and chili.

Enjoy!

Check out – Logramascontucocina.com  for more information, tips and fitness conscious cooking recipes. 

Get the Elote Recipe in Spanish here: Maiz Asado Elote Recipe

I want to try the Chimchurri Portobello Rice Recipe next!

Question: Have you ever had Elotes / Mexican Street Corn?

Is there a dish you grew up with that’s kinda unique to where you lived??

 

[This Mexican Street Corn (Elote) recipe is part of a sponsored collaboration with Vive Mejor and Knorr. All opinions and photos are my own.]

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I tried again - here’s a few things I’ve learned

I am a 20 year old girl (almost 21, yay!) and I’ve tried losing weight probably 20 times since I was 14. I’ve had eating disorders, lost 40, gained 40, lost 5, gained it back, the whole thing. Right now I’m reflecting on all the shit I’ve been through and done and I’ve gotten a ton of ideas on what does not work for me, so I hope this helps someone. I’m about 160lb right now, 5’1, and I’m going to drop 30lb the right way this time and lean out! These are some things that I understood with trial and error that I didn’t really think too much of before.

-Low calorie options with processed sugar/low fats made me hungrier. Diet soda, low-fat yogurts, the whole thing made me starving. I’d drink a Diet Pepsi and 45 minutes later I literally CRAVE ice cream, candy, anything sweet. I blame all the artificial crap. I gave up all of it. All the “diet” foods made me want to eat my house. so if you ever find yourself craving something super sweet, check and see if you’ve been eating the artificial fake sugars because it is true, they make you crave the real thing! Sugar addiction is soooo real!

-My lack of planning is why I failed over and over again I think. Food journals are everything. If you don’t plan out what you’re going to eat, you’re going to make some sad choices. I never had a plan. I had food in the house, but never a plan. Sometimes I got lazy so I’d just get takeout and as we all know, the take out goes straight to your thighs. LOL.

-Exercising really helps mentally and physically throughout the process for me. I used to make excuses and say I never had time, then I made the time and found something I loved. Everybody can set some time to move their body not just for weight loss because it makes you feel sooo damn good!!!

-Protein I found to be sooo important. When I was doing around 1200 cal, I didn’t eat enough protein and I was losing weight but I was looking jello-ish. I realized my muscles were also being lost here, too! I definitely make sure everything I eat now has a good amount of protein. And protein made me feel WAY fuller.

-Drinking water with every meal and throughout the day made me fuller.

-Cardio is hardio but it does work for fat loss! Weight training has definitely helped me stay slimmish though, and I feel super strong when I lift. I’ve been this same weight before, except my jean size was a 10 instead of a 6! I owe that all to the weights.

-Invest a few bucks in a goal pair of pants, a shirt, anything. I bought “skinny pants” before and once they fit me I cried, lol. But everyone should have something to look forward to!!

-You gotta keep trying even when it sucks! If you would have told me 5 years ago I’d still find myself struggling with body issues and weight, I wouldn’t have wanted to live. But here I am, trying again. And I feel better about it this time because I’m doing it for my own reasons.

I hope someone got something out of this!

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I stopped counting calories during a stressful week and managed to maintain!

So I had these really important applications due yesterday. It made me really sad to put my health in the backseat for a bit, but counting calories and exercising the way I had been was just too much on top of all the stress I was already feeling. I completed the applications yesterday. I was so sad and pretty much felt like I just have ruined all my progress. I was petrified to hop on the scale because I was afraid of what it would do to my mentality. Anyway, I weighed myself this morning when I woke up and I maintained! The 13 pounds gone are still gone! I don’t know why the weight loss had almost felt like a fluke before but now I see I really did earn the way I feel now and it feels great. I had to share this small victory. Many more pounds to go but at least I’m back on the right path!

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Encouraging words for my husband?

My husband is military and just got put on a 1200 calorie diet for two months. He cannot exercise and they want him to lose 30 pounds in the next 2 months. It’s a lose it or be kicked out thing. He will be monitored by his doctors and the calories will be adjusted if they need to be after a set time. I just need your favorite words of encouragement, be it funny or sweet or what have you, to put in his lunchbox everyday. Whatever quotes or sayings got you by on your weight loss journey. (Also once this calorie deficit is over they will start introducing exercise back in so he will be able to slowly up his calories back to normal. His knee just can’t handle the extra weight coupled with exercise. They are hoping after the weight loss and physical therapy things will go back to normal.)

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Revel Marathon–Big Bear Race Results and Recap

Hello! I ran the Revel Big Bear Marathon this weekend! I did a bunch of Instagram Stories on it – make sure you’re following @RunEatRepeat on IG for the updates!!

I hadn’t run a full marathon in a long time so I was stressed and unsure of how it would go. I wanted to have fun. I wanted to run well and get in a strong long run / marathon / mental exercise situation. And I think I did okay with all of those. I still have a very far way to go if I want to run faster, but I feel a lot more confident now! I’m confident I’m capable of running better and accomplishing hard goals. Now I just need to get specific with what those goals are and a plan to go after them. But today… I’m relaxing, eating and recapping my race…

Revel Marathon Big Bear Race Results – Top 10 Highlights

1. My 1 friend and only running buddy Skinny Runner aka @BarlesHambone came all the way from the north west tip of the USA to come run with me!!*

2. Steve biked all the way from Pasadena to Big Bear to watch me finish!!**

3. I saw Elise on the bus, Pam before the race and a lot of followers on the course and at the Finish!!Thank you for saying Hi!!!***

4. Team RunEatRepeat rocked the race!! The half marathon and marathon runners ran fast and strong! (If you want a discount for Revel Hawaii – check out my Race Discounts page)****

5. I wanted to give up at mile 20… and I didn’t.

6. I made 2 bathroom stops during the race. And I wasn’t quick about it.
7. It wasn’t as cold as I thought it was going to be at the start. But we were prepared with throw away gear, ponchos, beanies and hot hands.

8. I wanted to give up at mile 22… and I did – – kinda… but kept moving forward.*****

I felt exhausted and wanted it to be over. I told SR I was done and didn’t care if I did a sub-4 hour marathon after all. I just wanted it to be over. She kept pushing me and encouraging me to suck it up and keep going. At the time I was made at her. We argued like an old married couple. But I kept my voice down (well, it was quiet for me at least). She kept on me trying different ways to motivate me…

SR: ‘don’t you think everyone wants it to be over? that’s not just you…’
Me: (silent anger)
//
SR: ‘do it for the insta’
Me: NO. I don’t care, you know I don’t care about that.
//
SR: ‘we’re almost done…’
Me: I was done miles ago! I don’t want to do this.
//
SR: ‘make it a time you can be proud of’
Me: I’m proud of just doing this! I don’t care about my time.
//
SR: ‘c’mon! we can do this!!…’
(another runner hears her try to motivate me and chimes in… )
Me: (gives SR a look because I’m not happy that now strangers are bugging me when I clearly am not interested in being motivated and would like to call an uber or an ambulance)
SR: ‘we have 20 more minutes. I think you can be uncomfortable for 20 more minutes…’
Me: (thinking bad words) puts in my headphones and starts to run

9. I FINISHED!!
Finish time: 3:50:46! I just wanted a sub-4 hour. And I’m happy with this extra because I really never got in the zone. I felt kinda tired and crappy the whole time. I’m not sure if that’s because of the elevation, my fitness level, me still fighting off being sick or a combination of all of those. But the point is – I did it. I’m back. I can still run 26.2 miles. I’m not as out of marathon shape as I thought.

10. It was gorgeous!! It’s a great course! The views were amazing!

We were so high that it looked like we were above the clouds at some points. And the sunrise views on the mountains – it was so so gorgeous!

We ran on a 2 lane road from Big Bear to Redlands – it’s not somewhere runners can run safely. So it was very special and I’m very grateful that we got to run here and see the mountains in a way most don’t get to enjoy! I really loved it!

It was a great race and I really miss running with SR so it was extra awesome. And now that I think about it… I don’t know if I would have done it if she didn’t come out to run the full! So again, she is nice and I hope she decides living off the grid in Gnome, AK is not that fun and moves back to run with me all the time.

Next post – I’ll talk about food! We ate a bunch of good stuff!! It probably wasn’t the best fuel but it was good!

 

Oh – and make sure to follow me on Pinterest to find more race recaps & reviews, recipes, workouts and more!

I never talk about Pinterest and forget to mention it until someone contacts me from a Pin they saw and I think I should remind you to follow me there… so, um… that’s what I’m doing!

*Follow Run Eat Repeat’s Pinterest Boards Here*

 

Notes from my list:

*SR doesn’t live in Alaska, she lives in Washington but I think it’s basically the same thing. I don’t know map-ology.

**Steve was there because he’s a running coach and several of this Soul Runners team members ran the race.

***I forgot why I put an asterisk on this number.

****Yes, I’m working on getting a team discount code for the other Revel Races. I do have one for Hawaii – check on the Race Discounts page.

*****Now that the race is over… I’m super grateful SR pushed me. At the time I was Done. I wasn’t going to quit but I just wanted to walk the last few miles. I felt like crap. But obviously I was able to push through it because I did. If she wasn’t there encouraging me to keep running – I would have walked a lot more! So, yeah she was right that I had more to give.

 

Coming up: What I ate before the race… What I ate during the race… What I ate after the race! <- Let me know if you have any specific questions on this!

What’s your next race or fitness goal??

If you want to run a race before the end of this year – sign up for one of the Lexus Lace Up Races and use discount code RER10

Check out my Race Discounts page for #StripAtNight or #RnRLA discounts & more!!

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A cautionary tale of sorts

Especially if you're just starting with losing weight, do yourself a favour and talk to an expert.
After about a month of dieting, I finally met up with a dietitian today and it was the best thing I could have done.
I'm not trying to say that you're doing anything wrong, or that you're not trying hard enough, but unfortunately the internet is a sewer in which occasionally something nice (like r/loseit) floats by.
The internet, and all of your friends who mysteriously became weight loss experts the moment they found out you were trying to lose weight, is full of often but not always well intended, but confusing messages.

Do I have a body frame? What does that mean? Which one of these body fat calculators should I use? What is Keto? Am I doing it right? Should I eat more on days that I exercise? Should I go vegan? Should I cut carbs? Should I not cut carbs? Why am I not losing weight? Why am I losing weight now? Am I losing muscle mass? Am I eating the wrong things?

These were all questions that I had, and nearly every website/blogger/friend I asked (or didn't ask) had a different opinion on it. I am unfortunately gifted with anxiety and constant self doubt as well as an aspiration to perfection that borders on self abuse, so this all bothered me quite a lot. It was worrying me a lot, and my mind was starting to go into the wrong direction. I was considering doing a three day water fast, and I know that fasting isn't a bad thing, but DON'T DO IT ON YOUR OWN, UNSUPERVISED!! Please. So today, I went to see a dietitian and I wish that I'd done it so much sooner.

My dietitian was able to answer most of my questions in the span of an hour and to her neverending credit listened to all my ramblings of insecurity and all-or-nothing perfectionist tendencies, and she helped me.
(Additionally, not all that important, but apparently the scale I have at home is broken because the scale her office uses concluded I was a full 4.5 lbs lighter than the one I have at home. Good to know.)
My mind is a lot more at ease now, and I hope that anyone who is feeling confused and miserable like I was can learn something from my experience and prevent themselves any future suffering.
If you can and feel like you need to, please see an expert. It's nothing to be ashamed of, this is why they work in this field. They want to help you.
Lots of love to you all, and good luck! I wish you all a safe, healthy journey!

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If CICO were a book and you were a reviewer, what would your dust-jacket blurb be?

I'm a 45 year old male, 5'10", high weight of 214 (obese) whoTODAY hit my 60% milestone to a healthy BMI using strictly CICO. I do plan to exercise and add muscle once I reach my goal weight of 174 sometime next year, but for now, CICO at 1500-1800 day is yielding amazing results and I've never felt better.

Anyway, today's milestone got me to thinking that one of the best things about CICO is that no one can monetize it. It's pure knowledge, pure empowerment. But I celebrate my achievement with a thought experiment: How I would summarize CICO if I were asked to write a blurb for the book?

“Fad diets come and go, but CICO is forever. Not only is it free, you’ll actually save money as it guides you into lower-calorie and healthier options over time. The reason it works is because you’re in charge of your own success or failure, and you’re face to face with that responsibility every day, with every food decision you make. Proponents of this lifestyle change emerge smarter, stronger, and more confident at the end of the weight loss process because they’ve gained the most important mastery a person can: The mastery of themselves.”

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