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    Spring Cravings

    • 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
    • A hand holding a white bowl of funche topped with a dab of butter.
      Funche, Puerto Rican Grits
    • 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)
    • 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
    • Two bowls with Crispy eggplant boats topped with shrimp stew and shredded parmesan cheese
      Chart A New Dinner With Delicious And Crispy Eggplant Boats
    • Two plates of eggplant lasagna were served on a table with the casserole near the plates.
      Lasaña de Berenjena, Puerto Rican Eggplant Lasagna
    • 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
    • A hand holding a bowl full of carne guisada.
      Carne Guisada, Puerto Rican Beef Stew
    • 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)
    • Two small plates with individual tembleques dusted with cinnamon and toasted coconut garnishes. Plates sit over a golden glitter fabric.
      Authentic Puerto Rican Tembleque de Coco
    • Plate with seared lamb chops and serving tongs.
      Pan-Seared Lamb Loin Chops
    • Green Dutch oven filled with cooked arroz con pollo. There is a wooden spoon resting on the handle of the Dutch oven as well as a black kitchen towel on the other handle.
      Puerto Rican Arroz con Pollo, Chicken and Rice

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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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    Puerto Rican Christmas

    • 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)
    • 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)
    • Cooked gandules (pigeon peas) with split skins draining in wire mesh strainer over a stainless steel pot.
      Gandules (Pigeon Peas)
    • Arroz con gandules covered with banana leaves, served alongside carne frita on a holiday table.
      Arroz Con Gandules Recipe (Puerto Rican Rice and Pigeon Peas)
    • Collage of traditional Puerto Rican Christmas dishes including pernil, arroz con gandules, coquito, tembleque, arroz con dulce, and guineitos en escabeche, with a banner that reads “15 Essential Puerto Rican Christmas Recipes.”
      15 Puerto Rican Christmas Essentials (And a Few Delicious Extras)
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    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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
    • Close-up of shrimp and scallop stew over white rice, black beans, and fried sweet plantain, with a side of avocado and extra stew in the background.
      Quick Shrimp and Scallop Stew
    • 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)
    • A hand holding a white bowl of funche topped with a dab of butter.
      Funche, Puerto Rican Grits

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