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Best Recipes for Mother's Day

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Dominican Mother's Day is a big deal, and a family juntadera is a must. So whether you treat mom to a day out, or bring her favorite food to celebrate at home, as long as Mami (or Güela, or Tía) doesn't have to cook or clean, these are the perfect dishes for her celebration.

  • Quipes (dominican kipe).
    Quipes or Kipes (Dominican Kibbeh)
  • Pastelon de plátano maduro (Plates of ripe plantain casserole).
    Pastelon de Platano Maduro (Ripe Plantain Casserole)
  • Sancocho
    Sancocho (Dominican Sancocho Stew)
  • Empanaditas de Yuca (Cassava Empanadas)
  • Empanaditas and pastelitos.
    Empanaditas and Pastelitos (12 Options)
  • Tostones rellenos.
    Tostones Rellenos (Avocado & Shrimp Plantain Cups & 7 Versions)
  • Two bowls of Ensalada Rusa (“Russian” Potato Salad)
    Ensalada Rusa or Ensalada Mixta (Potato Salad)
  • Cheese stuffed fried cassava balls).
    Bollitos de Yuca (Cheese-Stuffed Fried Cassava Balls)
  • Majarete Dominicano (corn pudding).
    Majarete (Dominican Corn Pudding)
  • Tres leches.
    Tres Leches (Three-Milk Cake)
  • Bolitas de plátano maduro (plantain balls with cheese).
    Bolitas de Plátano Maduro y Queso (Cheese and Ripe Plantain Balls)
  • Chulitos (spicy cassava rolls).
    Chulitos (Spicy Cassava Rolls)
  • Arepitas de yuca fritters.
    Arañitas and Arepitas de Yuca (Dominican Yuca Fritters)
  • Platanos al caldero (caramelized ripe plantain).
    Plátanos al Caldero (Caramelized Ripe Plantains)
  • Camarones guisados or camarones a la criolla.
    Camarones Guisados or Camarones a la Criolla (Stewed Shrimp)
  • Mamajuana
    Mamajuana Recipe (Spiced Dominican Republic Rum Drink)
  • Healthy dough empanadas without butter.
    Baked, No Butter, Healthy Empanada Dough (Empanada Horneada)
  • Coco horneado coconut cake.
    Dulce de Coco Horneado (Flourless Coconut Cake)
  • Shrimp in coconut sauce.
    Shrimp with Coconut Sauce (Camarones con Coco)
  • Chicken croquettes.
    Chicken Croquettes (Croquetas de Pollo)
  • Mofonguitos maduros (ripe plantain cups).
    Mofonguitos Maduros (Ripe Plantain Cups w. Spicy Chicken)
  • Niño Envuelto (Rice and Beef Cabbage Rolls)
    Niño Envuelto (Rice and Beef Cabbage Rolls)
  • Pionono de platano maduro (ripe plantain rolls).
    Piononos de Plátanos Maduros (Ripe Plantain Rolls)
  • Torrejas de berenjena (Aubergine fried).
    Torrejas de Berenjenas (Battered Fried Eggplants)
  • Pastelon de arroz (cheese, beef and rice casserole).
    Pastelón de Arroz (Cheesy Beef and Rice Casserole)
  • Rabo guisado (spicy oxtail stew).
    Rabo Encendido or Rabo Guisado (Spicy Oxtail Stew)
  • 3 cheeses and beef lasagna.
    Dominican-Style 3 Cheese and Beef Lasagna
  • Air fryer chicharrones.
    Air Fryer Chicharrones (Easier, Quicker Air Fryer Pork Rind)
  • Pastelón de yuca (cassava and chicken casserole).
    Pastelon de Yuca (Cassava and Chicken Casserole)
  • Christmas chicken.
    Pollo Horneado Navideño (Christmas Chicken)
  • Plantain breakfast bites.
    Plantain Bites for Brunch or Parties
  • Carne mechada beef roll.
    Carne Mechada (Braised Beef Roll)
  • Mandarin homemade.
    Licor de Mandarina (Mandarincello Homemade Liqueur)
  • Canelones dominicanos (Dominican cannelloni).
    Canelones a la Dominicana (Dominican-Style Cannelloni)
  • Dominican paella (yellow rice with shrimp).
    Dominican "Paella" (Arroz con Camarones y Longaniza)
  • Dulce frío (Dominican trifle).
    Dulce Frío o Dulce de Nevera (Dominican Trifle)
  • Acerola cocktail (cóctel de cereza dominicana).
    Acerola Cocktail (Cóctel Limonada de Cereza Dominicana)
  • Masa de cangrejo guisada (Crabmeat).
    Masa de Cangrejo Guisado (Easy Crabmeat Recipe)
  • Latino-style meatloaf (albondigón).
    Albondigón (Latino-Style Meatloaf)
  • Pineapple, sweet corn, and rice salad.
    Rice Salad Recipe (Ensalada de Arroz)
  • Air fryer longaniza (air fryer picalonga).
    Air Fryer Longaniza
  • Flan recipe.
    7 Flan Recipes

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  • Dominican pollo guisado
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  • Mangu (Dominican mashed plantain).
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    Tostones (Crispy Twice-Fried Plantains)

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