Dominican recipes, food and culinary culture
We already have a recipe for cativía (or catibía, more on that later) in our collection, so this may be confusing. Let me start by clarifying what cativía is: Dominicans also use the name for Empanadas de Yuca (Cassava Empanadas), but cativía is, in fact, the name for cassava flour (also known as ...
I know for a fact that Yuca al Mojo de Ajo (Cassava with Garlic Sauce) is a popular dish in both Cuba and the Dominican Republic. I could have spent some more time researching where else it turns up, and its many possible incarnations. However, I've written about yuca before, and mentioned that ...
"Dominican Desserts" is one of the most-searched-for terms on our blog. We don't really need to explain why they are so popular, but I will: A Dominican lunch meal is only properly ended with a "dulcito" -- an endearing term for desserts in the Dominican Republic, usually served with a "cafecito". ...
We use this Minced Beef Filling in a variety of dishes, from Empanadas and Pastelitos to Pastelones and assorted picaderas. I use it so much that I decided to save myself the time and just create a separate recipe for later use. It can also be served on its own, or just get creative with it. ...
This is not the first time I post a zucchini noodle recipe. The fact that I post another recipe in a few years should be taken as an endorsement, weird as it sounds. The reason why I like both of these recipes, besides tricking my brain into thinking that I am eating actual noodles, is that both ...
