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Hola! I'm Zoe. I love all things food and enjoy cooking. I created this site to reconnect with my Puerto Rican heritage while living in the United States. This is a great place to reconnect if you are floating in the diaspora. I would love to hear from you!

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Popular Recipes

  • Puerto Rican spice cake hojaldre añasqueño displayed as a spiral bundt and mini bundts dusted with powdered sugar, surrounded by flowers and a lace doily.
    Puerto Rican Spice Cake (Hojaldre Añasqueño)
  • A plate of polvorones cookies with three semi-stacked cookies on top of the table resting in front of the plate.
    Puerto Rican Polvorones (Shortbread Cookies)
  • Overhead view of Puerto Rican arroz con habichuelas (rice and beans) in glass bowl and two white bowls with avocado slices and peach peonies.
    Arroz con Habichuelas (Puerto Rican Rice with Beans)
  • Three stacked panetela de guayaba bars on a gray plate showing the guava paste layer, with a blue linen and striped wood cutting board in the background.
    Puerto Rican Guava Cakes (Panetela de Guayaba)
  • A hand holding a white bowl of funche topped with a dab of butter.
    Funche, Puerto Rican Grits
  • A slice of pastelón plated on a plate with the skillet with pastelon in the background.
    Sweet Plantain Lasagna (Piñon)

Puerto Rican Favorites

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    Puerto Rican Homemade Sofrito
  • Close-up of a roasted chicken thigh served with guineos en escabeche, cherry tomatoes, and a side of macaroni salad partially visible.
    Puerto Rican Pollo Asado, Oven-Roasted Chicken
  • Large pot with cooked yellow rice.
    Arroz Amarillo, Puerto Rican Yellow Rice
  • empanadas inside a paper towel lined bowl.
    Puerto Rican Empanadillas
  • A fork full of Pernil with a large serving bowl, avocados, dinner rolls, and small serving bowls with meat on the background.
    Instant Pot Puerto Rican Pernil (Pork Roast)
  • Puerto Rican corned beef brisket with potatoes and olives in a Dutch oven, served alongside plates of white rice and stewed beans.
    Puerto Rican-Style Dutch-Oven Corned Beef

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