a crazy little Latina, stirring up trouble in her little cocina
When your favorite Japanese restaurant is closed due to an imposed statewide lock-down. What do you do? Make the food yourself! These chicken drumsticks that are so good you will forget any other drumstick recipe! Beautifully browned, richly flavored, juicy and fall-off-the-bone tender. These baked drumsticks are a hit every time. Delicious and so addictive! […]
Hello again my beauties! It was only a few days ago I presented you with a new sofrito member Dominican Sofrito – Sazón. So today, I bring to you a healthy rice recipe most of you have been begging me to post on my facebook page… MORO. Mmm… Moro is the most common dish within […]
Hi Everyone!!! Last night I had a dream I was back home in Puerto Rico sipping Coconut Mojitos. ::sigh:: I WISH!!! I’ve been so busy lately, I haven’t had time for travel at all. Well, at least I won’t let work stop me from eating as if I were on vacation! 😀 I had this […]
What is Sofrito? First, you must understand that Puerto Rican food came from it mix of its Spaniard conquistadors, African slaves, and native Taíno roots. And while it’s quite similar to other Hispanic cuisines, Puerto Rican food still has unique flavors, aromas and blends. Sofrito is a blend of vegetables and Latin herbs used to […]
Ceviche… Just the word alone does things to me. Childhood memories take over my mind, my mouth starts to water, I can immediately taste and smell without the dish being in front of me. The word Ceviche is just as sexy as the dish itself. Growing up, my mother would wake up early in the […]
I sat and thought long and hard about what would be my first recipe to share with you. Breakfast! or brunch? who cares! I came up with this recipe years ago and I’m very happy to share it with you here today. On the weekends, in my busy home, weekends are for bonding and eating! […]
It took a #Pandemic and Government enforced #Quarantine to slow me down enough to restart my blog. I have been slowly working on it for almost 2 years! I know, shame on me. I can say wholeheartedly I am enjoy all the free time it’s alotted me. It’s been 8 weeks since I last clocked […]
With the end of summer approaching what better way to say goodbye than with a clam bake? The following recipe is my own twist to the traditional baked clams. This simple dish using Latin herbs such as cilantro, culantro, roasted garlic and her a give this dish an amazing aromatic Latin flair that brings you […]
You know what this dish is
This week on “The Sofrito Chonicles” we bring you a little taste of Quisqueya. Most of you know sazón as this little dried envelope packet used in many households around the world. This form of spice packet was introduced to us as a dried form of Sazon for people that didn’t know how to make […]
Put Di Lime In Di Coconut!!! Ah, it’s officially spring y’all! And spring break for many people. All beaches around the world are filled with spring breakers and beach bums… ah all accept ME! Yep, because I have to work… sheesh! Yep, what did y’all think that I didn’t work! Oh yes, I’m a slave […]
Hi everyone! This week, I bring you a different style of sofrito, it’s called, “Ajo” and it originates from Ecuador.As some of you know, I grew up in a very diverse household. My stepfather, Isidoro, immigrated from Guayaquil, Ecuador in the early 70′s, met my beautiful mother Elena and fell in love, married and to […]
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