First, they drop the onions into the pot. Then in go the chickpeas and garlic cloves, all under the watchful eyes of Chef Luis Montoya.
For a group of Miami women, mostly moms and grandmas, this one-pot meal can solve a challenge: How do you prepare easy and affordable healthy meals in a community that can be considered a food desert?
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