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Spring Cravings

  • A hand holding a smashed plantain. The rest of the plantains are in a towel-lined bowl sits behind it.
    Tostones de Plátano (Puerto Rican Smashed Fried Plantains)
  • Close-up of Puerto Rican chicken paella with bone-in chicken thighs, longaniza sausage, pigeon peas, and sliced plantains, garnished with fresh cilantro in a large paella pan.
    Puerto Rican Chicken Paella with Sausage and Plantain
  • Close-up of a Limber de Coco topped with cinnamon and shredded coconut in a clear plastic cup.
    Limbers de Coco, Creamy Puerto Rican Coconut Ice Pops
  • Steamed mussels and clams served in a rustic terracotta dish, with crusty bread and a small bowl of sofrito sauce on the side.
    Puerto Rican Steamed Mussels With Sofrito White Wine Sauce
  • Bowl lined with paper towels and filled with fried mero chunks. A small bowl with cut lemons and a small bowl with tartar sauce.
    Grouper Bites, Chicharrones de Mero
  • Caldo santo served in a bowl with tostones.
    Caldo Santo, Puerto Rican Coconut Seafood Soup
  • 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
  • A spoon full of stewed beans hovering over a bowl of cooked beans.
    Habichuelas Guisadas, (Puerto Rican Stewed Beans)
  • a closeup of the Cochinita all shredded and bathing in its juices
    Cochinita Pibil. The Way This Puerto Rican Makes It.
  • Zucchini en escabeche in a platter
    Zucchini en Escabeche, Pickled Zucchini
  • Wooden mortar stuffed to the top with mofongo.
    Puerto Rican Mofongo Recipe
  • image of a serving of a roasted eggplant boat stuffed with shrimp and scallop pan stew.
    Easy Roasted Eggplant Boats
  • empanadas inside a paper towel lined bowl.
    Puerto Rican Empanadillas
  • A fully cooked tortilla Española garnished with chopped parsley, served on a wooden cutting board.
    Easy Tortilla Española, Spanish Omelette
  • Pizza fresh out of the oven
    Steak, Mushroom, And Gorgonzola Pizza
  • mason jar filled with freshly made mojo. There is a blue kitchen towel on the right and leftover lime and lemon juice behind the jar of mojo.
    Mojo Marinade
  • a close up of pasta with creamy sauce and shrimp
    Low-Carb Linguini In a Creamy Parmesan Sauce with Pan-Seared Shrimp
  • Close up of roasted vegetable bisque in a bowl with shredded asiago cheese and culantro chiffonade
    Roasted Vegetable Bisque, an Incredibly Soul Soothing Recipe
  • A bowl of ceviche is in the center, with two smaller bowls of ceviche and forks. A large bowl of tostones is at the top right, with small lemon wedges at the top left.
    Ceviche de Pescado y Camarones, Grouper and Shrimp Ceviche
  • Two bowls with Crispy eggplant boats topped with shrimp stew and shredded parmesan cheese
    Chart A New Dinner With Delicious And Crispy Eggplant Boats
  • Completed Sofrito sitting on a table with other ingredients to make sofrito.
    Puerto Rican Homemade Sofrito
  • Two highball glasses of sangria decorated with a fruit skewer of maraschino cherries, oranges, kiwi, and plums.
    Tropical Red Sangria with Rum
  • A slice of carrot cake on a plate with the rest of the cake and another slice in the background.
    Tropical Carrot Cake with Banana and Coconut
  • A hand holding a fried bacalaito.
    Bacalaitos, Puerto Rican Cod Fritters
  • A bottle of mojito sauce surrounded by a bottle of pique (hot sauce), Worcestershire sauce, and the remaining sauce.
    Puerto Rican Mojito Sauce, Savory Sofrito Ketchup Sauce
  • Large pot with cooked yellow rice.
    Arroz Amarillo, Puerto Rican Yellow Rice
  • There are three containers with cooked white rice: the top right is an orange Pyrex container with rice. Below to the left is a bowl of white rice, and at the bottom right is a small wooden bowl with "pegao," the rice that sticks to the pan.
    Arroz Blanco, Puerto Rican White Rice
  • Wooden spoon with cooked beans hovering over a pot of rehydrated beans.
    Rehydrated Beans
  • Bowl of Caldo Gallego served in bowls.
    Caldo Gallego, Galician Broth
  • A blue and white plate sitting on a table, with Tembleque
    Quick and Easy, Guilt-free Puerto Rican Tembleque
  • A plate of beer braised short ribs
    Tender and Lucious Dutch Oven Red Wine Braised Short Ribs
  • 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
  • two ceramic blue dipping saucers with api-li-mojili
    Ají-li-mojíli
  • A bowl of picadillo with pieces of green olives, onions, capers, and pimentos mixed throughout.
    Puerto Rican Picadillo
  • Green Tomatillo Chicken Enchiladas
    Green Tomatillo Chicken Enchiladas, Guaranteed to Amaze!
  • Closeup of Sweet Potato Casserole
    The Easiest Sweet Potato Casserole You Could Ever Make
  • Crispy Roasted Chicken
    Amazing, Crispy, Roasted Chicken with Apples, Dates, and Bacon
  • Grilled Sweet Potatoes
    The Secret of Grilling Sweet Potatoes Flawlessly
  • Puerto Rican Bacalao a la Vizcaina
  • A fork holding a buffalo chicken meatball dipped in buffalo sauce.
    Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
  • pinchos served with potato salad and collard greens
    Pinchos de Cerdo, Puerto Rican Pork Kabobs
  • Pasta bowl with chicken chorizo stew and white rice.
    Chicken and Chorizo Stew

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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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