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Winter Warm-ups

Comforting, cozy meals perfect for chilly weather; hearty soups, slow-cooked favorites, and dishes that warm you from the inside out.

  • 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 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 pastelรณn served with black beans on a terrazzo surface, with the white baking dish and colorful flowers in the background.
    Pastelรณn de Plรกtano Maduro (Puerto Rican Plantain Casserole)
  • A slice of pastelรณn plated on a plate with the skillet with pastelon in the background.
    Sweet Plantain Lasagna (Piรฑon)
  • 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)
  • A blue and white dessert plate with a slice of bread pudding and caramel sauce on top of it.
    Budรญn de Pan (Puerto Rican Bread Pudding)
  • Two plates of eggplant lasagna were served on a table with the casserole near the plates.
    Lasaรฑa 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 Plรกtano (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
  • 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 โ€œ15 Essential Puerto Rican Christmas Recipes.โ€
    15 Puerto Rican Christmas Essentials (And a Few Delicious Extras)
  • Two glasses of cookies-and-cream coquito with crushed-cookie rims, surrounded by Oreo cookies and coquito ingredients, blurred in the background.
    Bacardi Gold Cookies and Cream Coquito
  • 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)
  • Two rock glassed filled with pistachio coquito and decorated with cinnamon sugar on the rims. A Puerto Rican Christmas decorated bottle sits behind them along with a bottle of regular coquito and a bottle of rum.
    Pistachio Coquito
  • Hand holding a rock glass full of coquito and ice with rim decorated with cinnamon sugar.
    Puerto Rican Coquito
  • Top view of a molded pistachio tembleque garnished with shredded coconut and chopped pistachios on a white plate.
    Pistachio Tembleque
  • Overhead view of Puerto Rican ropa vieja (shredded beef stew) with white rice, stewed beans, and tomato slices, on a plate.
    Ropa Vieja (Shredded Beef Recipe)
  • Plate of Pecan Crusted Cheesecake and Guava Berry Coulis.
    Pecan Crusted Cheesecake with Guava Berry Coulis
  • Plates of biftec encebollado with onions, avocado, and yuca served family-style.
    Biftec Encebollado (Puerto Rican Steak and Onions)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Guineitos en escabeche served in a bowl with onions and green olives, a traditional Puerto Rican green banana salad
    Guineitos en Escabeche, Puerto Rican Pickled Green Bananas
  • A hand holding a smashed plantain. The rest of the plantains are in a towel-lined bowl sits behind it.
    Tostones de Plรกtano (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
  • 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
  • A plate of chuletas (pork chops), white rice, navy beans, and sliced tomatoes.
    Chuletas Fritas, Puerto Rican Fried Pork Chops
  • A spoon full of stewed beans hovering over a bowl of cooked beans.
    Habichuelas Guisadas, (Puerto Rican Stewed Beans)
  • 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
  • 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

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Woman holding a wooden spoon and smiling in a kitchen with hanging utensils and a vase of flowers on the counter.

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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Summer Sizzlers

  • empanadas inside a paper towel lined bowl.
    Puerto Rican Empanadillas
  • Two highball glasses of sangria decorated with a fruit skewer of maraschino cherries, oranges, kiwi, and plums.
    Tropical Red Sangria with Rum
  • Whole Puerto Rican fried red snapper on a plate with tomato sauce, lemon slices, and plantains.
    Puerto Rican Fried Red Snapper, Chillo Frito
  • Close-up of a creamy pistachio limber topped with cinnamon, shredded coconut, and chopped pistachios, partially popped out of its plastic cup on an orange surface.
    Creamy Limbers de Pistachio, Homemade Ice Pops
  • Guineitos en escabeche served in a bowl with onions and green olives, a traditional Puerto Rican green banana salad
    Guineitos en Escabeche, Puerto Rican Pickled Green Bananas
  • 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

Popular Recipes

  • 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.
    Budรญn de Pan (Puerto Rican Bread Pudding)
  • Large pot with cooked yellow rice.
    Arroz Amarillo, Puerto Rican Yellow Rice
  • 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
  • Whole Puerto Rican fried red snapper on a plate with tomato sauce, lemon slices, and plantains.
    Puerto Rican Fried Red Snapper, Chillo Frito
  • 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)

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