Posted in African, Cuba, Garlic, Olive Oil, Puerto Rican, Spain, culture, history, plantains, pork, sauce, seafood, shrimp, tostones, tradition, travel on Jul 30th, 2010
He’s certainly not the first to make such a remark, but when in a recent episode of his PBS show Mexico: One Plate at a Time, chef Rick Bayless commented that Mexican food may be the first “fusion cuisine” in the Americas, the concept resonated with me. The collision of cultures and culinary traditions [...]
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Posted in Chorizo, Puerto Rican, Uncategorized, bacon, capers, cheap meal, chops, cilantro, culture, olives, peas, pork, rice on May 21st, 2010
When our readers actually read our posts, it feels really good. Because we often write a lot in our post, it is understandable why some may choose not to actually read our words. We understand how many blogs exist, and many only have time to do the “blog drive-by” (you know what I’m talking [...]
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Posted in Cuba, Cuban-American, Fast Food, Pernil, Puerto Rican, cheap meal, cheese, crispy, easy, eating, gherkins, ham, lunch, mustard, pickles, pork, sandwiches, tradition on Apr 17th, 2008
Cuba is synonymous with a few things in everyone’s mind, and whether or not you’re a commie, a weak-willed socialist-sympathizing pinko, or even a right-wing pseudo-fascist, there is much to admire about that politically-isolated island nation. It’s long and storied colonial history, the amazing preservation of its architecture and fleet of intact 1950s Chevrolet, its [...]
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Posted in Puerto Rican, Recipe, Recipes, Steven Raichlen, adobo, barbecue, chicken, crispy, eating, grilled, grilling, healthy, important details, lemon, oregano, poultry, salt, savory, skin, spices, technique, television show on Apr 4th, 2008
So, rather like the DJ I never was, but always secretly thought I could be if I could just get my hands on 1,000 records, 2 gold Technics 1200s, and 5 years to practice in my bedroom, I’m starting this post, or jam, if you will, by giving a series of shout outs. The first [...]
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Posted in Garlic, Pernil, Puerto Rican, Recipe, Recipes, cheap meal, chicharron, culture, easy, entertainment, juice, orange juice, pork, slow cooking, spices, tradition on Jan 19th, 2008
Many, many moons ago, I published my recipe for pernil, the delicious Puerto Rican roasted pork butt/shoulder. Recently, I had a whole Saturday afternoon to try a longer and slower cooking method for my bone-in pork butt. I have to tell you, if you have the time I would advise cooking it this way as [...]
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Posted in Pernil, Puerto Rican, Recipe, Recipes, cheap meal, easy, lime, orange juice, pork, slow cooking on Aug 21st, 2007
UPDATE: HAVE TIME TO COOK YOUR PERNIL LOW AND SLOW? CHECK OUT OUR UPDATED PERNIL RECIPE THAT CALLS FOR DOUBLE THE COOKING TIME!
When preparing to bring dinner over our friends house for 6 adults, I scratched my head and couldn’t help but thinking, “What can we make that’s cheap?”. Pork shoulder, baby! The Puerto [...]
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