The transition is not about giving up your food — it is about cooking it a little differently. Three changes to start:
1. Lard for avocado oil
Holds the heat and lets the dish’s flavor lead. Use it 1 to 1.
2. Half the meat for mushrooms
Start by swapping half. Mushrooms give body and juice; the sazón stays yours.
3. Crema for cashew crema
Soaked cashews + water + lime + salt. Creamy, for crispy tacos and enchiladas.
Pick one this week. Just one. That is the pace.