Quick and easy masa recipe for Puerto Rican pastelillos
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Mantecaditos Puerto Rican Cookies
If you are ever lucky enough to visit this enchanted island, I suggest you ask the locals which is the best bakery, and try absolutely everything they have. Puerto Rican bakeries are magnificent. They’re pastry wonderlands filled with secrets and family recipes. If only I could get the recipe of bizocho de novia! These cookies are a …
Puerto Rican Getaway
As some of you many know, or well, I hope most of you. I’ve been in Puerto Rico for the last three weeks! So far, it’s been a very food-filled yet exhausting adventure. It also has been the longest I have gone without baking or cooking anything. To be honest, I’m starting to experience baking …
Sofrito
As many of you already know, I’m a Puerto Rican. An important part of Puerto Rican cuisine is a particular seasoning known as Sofrito. We put this stuff in everything. I mean everything! We use Sofrito to season our beans, meat, even rice! It’s a huge staple in Puerto Rican cooking and I could not possibly live without …
Guava Puff Pastry (Pastelillos de Guayaba)
I’m so homesick, guys. It’s ridiculous. I never thought I’d be homesick. But to be entirely honest, I’m only homesick for the food… Does that make me a horrible person?! Granted, I do miss my family and my husband’s family. I really do miss them a lot. They just aren’t as delicious as Guava Puff …
Coconut Macaroons (Besitos de Coco)
I have many food related loves. I will not deny it. It’s a part of me I have come to accept. I must say, having been raised on a tropical island might have had something to do with my obsession with food. I was spoiled with delicious treats and now, having moved, I find myself …
Turkey Meatballs
Now, I don’t know about you guys but I think meatballs are pretty delicious. This is my turkey meatball recipe with a Hispanic twist. These meatballs are very tender, but they’re packed with a lot of flavor. You can serve these at a party or just have them for dinner with some rice or bread. They’re pretty …
Pasta Salad (Ensalada de Coditos)
I love pasta: any type with any kind of delicious sauce please. During the holidays, there’s a particular kind of side dish we Puerto Ricans cannot get enough of. You know what? Let me actually make the previous statement a little clearer, Puerto Ricans eat this pasta throughout the whole friggin’ year. But, during the …