In a few weeks I will be attending a family reunion of the Arbona side of the family. My great-grandfather came to Puerto Rico from Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands (Spain) in the late 1800’s. In short, he went back, got married, had his children and they returned to Puerto Rico due to the Spanish…
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Cucumber Tea Sandwiches
One of the best investments I have made for my “batterie de cuisine” is buying a good mandoline. A mandoline is a kitchen utensil used for slicing, julienne or crinkle cut vegetables. One of the many advantages is the speed and uniformity in the thickness in which slicing can be done with very little effort….
Arroz con Pollo
My Arroz con Pollo recipe is influenced by a mixture of recipes and tips I have picked up along the way and is the result of trials and errors in the kitchen. Arroz con Pollo is a one pot dish that feeds a large group and is excellent to make on a Sunday afternoon for…
Almond Mantecaditos
As a young girl my grandmother Ita would make Mantecaditos for me every time she came to visit from Ponce, the southern part of the island. I learned to make her recipe, a variation of Carmen Aboy Valdejully’s cookbook Cocina Criolla. Ita would alter the recipe and substitute vanilla for the almond extract and place…
Marinara Sauce
Marinara Sauce is mainly used for pasta, but it can also be used as the basis or complement for many other dishes like lasagna, vodka sauce, fried calamari and veal parmigiana among others. Since making fresh marinara sauce is so easy, you have no excuse to make it homemade every time! Many of you might…
Birthday Cake with Meringue Frosting
On Monday, it was my son’s 8th birthday so I made this delicious cake for him and our family to celebrate! This is a traditional vanilla birthday cake with meringue frosting. My father calls it “drunken cake” because I make the cake syrup with Amaretto di Sarono or Licor 43. To make the frosting, which…
Risotto alla Milanese
Happy New Year and Happy Three Kings Day! Best wishes to you and your loved ones and may 2010 be filled with peace, love and health to all. My first post of the year is the recipe people ask me for the most: my version of Risotto alla Milanese. Risotto is a classic dish from…
Gouda Cheese Balls
This week I am making an early posting because on wednesday we are going away on vacation to Colorado for New Year’s Celebration. The kids are very excited and looking forward to making snow angels and of course, skiing. It’s a good change for us form the constant heat in Puerto Rico (although I am…
Basic White Rice
Finally! I’ve been wanting to start my foodie blog for a long time and today I took the time to do it myself. This is my first post so I want it to be simple and straightforward like the following recipe. For all of you who always ask me how to make basic white rice…here…