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Welcome to the Girl Meets Fire virtual recipe box. Remember those old-school 3x5 card boxes or chunky binders our moms used to stash recipes in? My mom had them all-boxes, books, scraps tucked into cookbooks. My digital version is a growing collection of Puerto Rican recipes and flavors I love.

Here are all the recipes in order of publication. I have added a search bar to make it easier to search.

  • Sancocho served in two bowls, with the large Dutch oven full of the soup and raw vegetable ingredients decorating the table.
    Sancocho, Puerto Rican Stew
  • Large pot with cooked yellow rice.
    Arroz Amarillo, Puerto Rican Yellow Rice
  • Wooden spoon with cooked beans hovering over a pot of rehydrated beans.
    How To Cook Dried Beans
  • A bottle of achiote oil is at the center of the image, with a mason jar full of achiote seeds and a bottle of oil behind it.
    Achiote Oil
  • a spoon full of black beans
    Puerto Rican Black Beans. Frijoles Negros
  • Red Dutch oven filled with chicken in a stew-like broth with vegetables and rice. Serving bowls are placed near the pot.
    Asopao de Pollo, Puerto Rican Chicken and Rice Soup
  • Small mason jar filled with Puerto Rican Garlic Paste with a jar of oregano and a jar of coriander seeds at either side of it. A small wooden bowl with garlic paste sits in front of the mason jar with garlic paste as well as a few garlic cloves.
    Puerto Rican Garlic Paste
  • Hand holding a glass of Pumpkin Spice Coquito with a dulce de leche drizzled rim, topped with whipped cream, a dusting of cinnamon, and a Biscoff cookie and cinnamon stick garnish.
    Pumpkin spice coquito
  • A plate of chuletas (pork chops), white rice, navy beans, and sliced tomatoes.
    Chuletas Fritas, Puerto Rican Fried Pork Chops
  • Close-up of a forkful of arroz mamposteao, Puerto Rican rice and beans, held above a bowl on a blue patterned cloth.
    Mamposteao, a Puerto Rican Leftover Rice Comfort Food
  • Collage graphic titled '11 Puerto Rican Rice Dishes You'll Make on Repeat' with two overhead photos: arroz con gandules with a spoonful lifted from the pot, and a bowl of carne guisada served over white rice.
    11 Puerto Rican Rice Dishes you'll make on Repeat
  • Two bowls of arroz con chorizo y habichuelas blancas served beside the Dutch oven, with forks and a green polka-dot napkin.
    Arroz con Chorizo and Habichuelas Blancas
  • A hand holding a white bowl of funche topped with a dab of butter.
    Funche, Puerto Rican Grits
  • 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
  • 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)
  • (terrazzo surface, two plates + baking dish) Two plates of pastelón served with black beans on a terrazzo surface, with the white baking dish and colorful flowers in the background.
    Pastelón de Plátano Maduro (Puerto Rican Plantain Casserole)
  • A slice of pastelón plated on a plate with the skillet with pastelon in the background.
    Sweet Plantain Lasagna (Piñon)
  • A white bowl filled with caramelized fried sweet plantains rests on a striped wooden cutting board against a speckled terrazzo surface.
    Amarillos (Puerto Rican Fried Ripe Sweet Plantains)
  • Roasted garlic and herb compound butter in an open clear storage container on a blue and tan linen.
    Roasted Garlic And Herb Compound Butter
  • Overhead view of whole flancocho on vintage floral plate showing distinctive bundt pattern with glossy caramel sauce coating.
    Flancocho, Puerto Rican Flan Cake (No box Mix)
  • A close-up of pumpkin fritters coated in cinnamon sugar, one with a bite showing its bright orange, fluffy center, on a white plate over a green dotted napkin.
    Pumpkin Fritters, Barriguitas de Vieja (Old Lady Bellies)
  • A blue and white dessert plate with a slice of bread pudding and caramel sauce on top of it.
    Budín de Pan (Puerto Rican Bread Pudding)
  • Puerto Rican mashed malanga in a vintage orange Pyrex dish served with fried sweet plantains and chuletas on white plates.
    Mashed Malanga (Majado de Malanga)
  • Completed pasta salad with elbow macaroni, chickpeas, diced vegetables, cherry tomatoes, and cheese cubes in a stainless steel bowl.
    No Mayo Pasta Salad (Ensalada de Pasta)
  • A festive table setting with a flancocho in the background and the text 16 Puerto Rican Recipes for a Mother's Day Celebration overlaid on a cream lace frame.
    16 Puerto Rican Recipes for a Mother's Day Celebration
  • Close-up of low-carb polvorones broken open on a terrazzo surface showing their tender crumb, with more cookies and a pink bowl in the background.
    Low-Carb Polvorones
  • Two plates of eggplant lasagna were served on a table with the casserole near the plates.
    Lasaña de Berenjena, Puerto Rican Eggplant Lasagna
  • Hand holding a peanut butter chocolate chip blondie broken in half to reveal a dense, chewy interior with visible chocolate chips, pecans, and peanut butter pieces, with a full tray of cut blondies on parchment paper in the background.
    Peanut Butter Blondies
  • 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)
  • Yuca salad with crispy bacon, fresh herbs, and warm vinaigrette served in a rustic terracotta bowl on a wooden cutting board.
    Yuca Salad with Bacon and Mustard
  • Cooked gandules (pigeon peas) with split skins draining in wire mesh strainer over a stainless steel pot.
    Gandules (Pigeon Peas)
  • 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)
  • Overhead view of golden roasted cauliflower florets on blue and white patterned plate with spicy brava sauce in orange checkered bowl.
    Roasted Cauliflower Bravas
  • Close-up overhead view of stuffed pasta shells filled with a ricotta and spinach mixture, arranged in a rich red meat sauce in a large skillet.
    Stuffed Pasta Shells with Meat Sauce
  • Overhead view of orange honey butter in pastel colored dishes arranged on a speckled surface.
    Orange Honey Butter
  • Pan de Mallorca rolls dusted with powdered sugar stacked on a plate on a cake stand, with flowers in the background.
    Pan de Mallorca
  • Overhead composition showing a green Dutch oven of bacon mushroom soup, two garnished bowls of soup, sliced bread, cheese, and a small bowl of chopped herbs on a countertop.
    Bacon Mushroom Soup
  • Overhead view of two bowls of white bean chicken chili served on green plates with bread slices on a cutting board, and flowers arranged on an orange cloth.
    White Bean Chicken Chili
  • Glass jar and white bowl filled with green tomatillo salsa on a red plaid towel with a wooden spoon on a wood countertop.
    Green Tomatillo Salsa Verde
  • Overhead view of a single bowl of plantain soup with a cream swirl, bread slice on the rim, and wooden spoon on a blue napkin.
    Sopa de Plátano (Plantain Soup)
  • Top-down view of a shallow brown bowl filled with a golden, blended seasoning, with a metal whisk resting inside, on a light terrazzo background.
    Homemade Puerto Rican Adobo Seasoning
  • Overhead view of a stainless steel pot filled with chicken broth on a wooden countertop.
    Homemade Chicken Broth Recipe

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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

  • Completed Sofrito sitting on a table with other ingredients to make sofrito.
    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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