Dominican recipes, food and culinary culture
The beauty of these Stuffed Cubanelle Pepper Boats with Avocado Sauce is that although this particular combination may not be quite a Dominican thing, the flavors and ingredients are all familiar to us. And trust me on this: They go very well together. Better yet, this is very easy to make, makes a ...
Bollitos de Yuca (Cheese-Filled Cassava Balls) are one of those no-frills dishes that we love with a passion that we prepare with all-local ingredients and can be found anywhere in our country, even the most remote campo. Locavores would be pleased. Locavores? What's that? Locavores are those who ...
Maybe some day I'll tell you the story of my crab hunting adventure with my brother and a bunch of friends when we were kids that went terribly wrong and ended with us being yelled at by my very angry mom, and a chicken having a breakdown over a runaway crab. Or maybe not. In the meantime let me ...
It was love at first sight with Catibias (Cassava Pasties), and complete infatuation with Mr. Queso de Hoja, the cheese vendor, whose, uh, balls of cheese were always the freshest… Oh, how I miss the street vendors. All vendors really, but in particular, and in no small part due to their ...
I love, love these delicious triples (triple-layered mini-sandwiches). They are perfect for parties and get-togethers. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that entertaining can sometimes be a stressing proposition: picking the right dishes, food preparation, hiring a brass band... OK, forget about ...
