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FLANCOCHO = FLAN AND CHOCOLATE CAKE
Our Creative Cooking Crew challenge this month is “chocolate”. When I was younger my Mom used to make this for Three Kings Day (January 6th). Not having a recipe I went to cakecentral.com and found...
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BASQUE STYLE COD FISH – BACALAO A LA VIZCAINA
This is the Puerto Rican version that is a year-round favorite but mostly enjoyed during Lent. This recipe comes from the queen of Puerto Rican cooking, Carmen Aboy Valldejuli. Her book “Cocina...
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FISH N’ CHIPS PUERTO RICAN STYLE – BACALAITOS WITH BATATA AND LAVENDER YAUTIA...
The theme for our Creative Cooking Crew for May is: Fish n’ Chips and take it some place it’s never been before and make it your own. We are going to the tropics… to my “Isla del Encanto” Puerto Rico,...
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BREAD PUDDING WITH RAISINS – BUDIN DE PAN CON PASAS
I am here visiting my cousin Patty and her daughter Kristin in Raleigh, North Carolina. Kristin is a beautiful girl that when I am with her she fills my life with joy and anyone that meets her feels...
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TEMBLEQUE (PUERTO RICAN COCONUT PUDDING) + SWEET CILANTRO/MINT SAUCE
The challenge for March from Creative Cooking Crew is “The Perfect Bite”. I had my perfect bite, but one of my friends raided my refrigerator during the middle of the night and ate it. She gave it a...
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STEWED PIGEON PEAS WITH GREEN PLANTAIN DUMPLINGS – GANDULES GUISADOS CON...
Our Creative Cooking Crew took December 2013 off for the holidays. Here we are starting 2014 with a great challenge: Let’s tackle some internationally known ethnic dishes – and present them in new,...
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“COQUITO” FRENCH TOAST – PUERTO RICAN EGGNOG FRENCH TOAST
This month’s Creative Cooking Crew’s challenge is cooking with spirits. This was an easy challenge for me because as the holidays approach, I start to make my “coquito” Puerto Rican eggnog. The idea...
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COD FISH FRICASSEE – BACALAO EN SALSA
Growing up there was a lot of dishes prepared with cod. My mom would make salads, stews and fritters. I remember her version of Bacalao a la Vizcaina (Basque style cod-fish) this version which I am...
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Green Plaintain Soup + Plantain Spiders – Sopa de Platanos Verdes con Arañitas
I think I am going bananas. It seems that the past few posts bananas and plantains are the main focus of my posts. When last in Puerto Rico we had stopped at a restaurant and the first thing that we...
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PICKLED GREEN BANANAS – ESCABECHE DE GUINEITOS VERDES
“Guineitos Verde en Escabeche” is one of our most popular dishes. You would say its a ”Jíbaro” dish. Jíbaro is a term used to refer to mountain people, who lived “in-land” in the heart of the island,...
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Té para Dos o Más- Tea for Two or More
The dynamic duo of 5 Star Makeover, Natasha and Lazaro’s August makeover is a Tea Party. hosted by 5 Star Foodie & Lazaro Cooks! We leave Greece, where the Olympics originated and make our way to...
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TEMBLEQUE – PUERTO RICAN COCONUT PUDDING
Hola! Today I am treating you to one of Puerto Rico’s favorite desserts. Children love it because once molded it trembles-jiggles (temblar means to tremble and this is how it got its name). I love...
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Arroz con Gandules y Chorizo – Rice with Pigeon Peas + Spanish Sausage
Arroz con Gandules is the traditional dish of Puerto Rico. It is usually served along with our roast pork, Pernil. You will find this dish being served during the holidays and when having a party, it...
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LOOK MA I MADE CAKE – BACARDI RUM CAKE FROM PUERTO RICO
I hope your New Year was wonderful. A happy, healthy and prosperous to you all. Everyone makes resolutions and very few are kept. I know, I am one of those people…weak and lazy at times. But this...
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Carne Mechada – Puerto Rican Stuffed Pot Roast
Carne mechada is the national dish of Venezuela and also very popular in Puerto Rico and Cuba. This version is adaped from Wilo Benet’s cookbook, Puerto Rico – True flavors. If you want to see...
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Mofongo
When we think of Puerto Rico we usually think of beautiful beaches, piña coladas, rum punch, great music and our Caribbean cuisine, of which mofongo is sometimes considered the star attraction....
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Piñón – Puerto Rican Lasagna
My friend, Lulu, is very brave and a talented young woman. She has asked a while back that I do a Piñón post. You see Lulu fell in love and picked up her bags and moved from New York City to Kenya....
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TOSTONES DE PANA – BREADFRUIT FRITTERS
I finally left Puerto Rico, but was not able to connect due to problems caused by hurricane Irene and ended up in Ft. Lauderdale which was great. Had a chance to see my son, his family and my friend,...
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