Soup weather is here! Although the average temperature in Puerto Rico is 80 °F and stews are eaten year round, those of us in colder climates can appreciate them all the more after a long day of running errands in chilly rain, sleet, or snow. You’ll notice that some of the recipes below use the […]
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Pastelón Recipe (Puerto Rican Plantain Lasagna)
Plantains are a staple ingredient in Puerto Rican food as well as other Caribbean and tropical cuisines. Most people know of sweet plantains, but you can eat and cook with either ripe plantains (sweet) or green plantains. Both are delicious. I’ve wanted to share a pastelón recipe, a dish akin to lasagna that I love, for […]
Recipe for Puerto Rican Carne Guisada Meal
This is a sponsored post. When I think of tasty food, I immediately think of the Puerto Rican food I grew up eating. It equals comfort food for me. Of course, I eat other types of food as well, but the food from Puerto Rico that I know and love is first on my list. […]
5 Must-Have Ingredients for Cooking Puerto Rican Food
There are some very essential ingredients when it comes to cooking Puerto Rican food. They make up what’s called sofrito. Now…the term sofrito is used a bit interchangeably because it refers to both the overall mixture of these ingredients as well as a specific item. Either way, we use sofrito (the overall mixture) for just […]
