Chef LaLa says she loves the history behind this recipe. Chiles en nogada is a Mexican dish, whose name comes from the word nogal, meaning “walnut tree” in Spanish. The dish represents the Mexican flag: green chiles, white nut sauce and red pomegranate seeds.

 

 

A chef, nutritionist and owner of catering business, SAVOR!, in Los Angeles, Chef LaLa regularly doles out her savvy solutions for better living on national television shows including NBC’s TODAY, Martha Stewart, Dr. Oz, Univision and CNN en Español, and as an expert on America Now.