a crazy little Latina, stirring up trouble in her little cocina
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 […]
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 […]
On todays “The Sofrito Chronicles” I bring you, Recaito… RECAITO is a base for many Puerto Rican dishes, and is a necessity in any Latin pantry. Read any Puerto Rican or Latin American cookbook and chances are that you will come across recaito as one of the key ingredients in many sauces, stews, soups, stocks, […]
There is so much I can say about Guacamole Sauce. If you think you’re coming here to find an actual ‘Guacamole Dip” then you were wrong. Guacamole sauce is the next best thing after hot sauce. It can be added to soups, meats, burgers, hotdogs, potato chips, salads, sea food, nuggets, gyros, pizza, sushi, french […]
Some of my dishes will be served with this onion and tomato curtido, pico de gallo or a lime marinated based salsa. The most basic form of curtido is a basic onion curtido. It’s a nice and fresh form of salsa. I usually make a large batch and keep in the fridge, adding it to […]
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