Central american Recetas

Plantain baskets!

Hello friends and fellow foodies!! Today I bring you a true marvel of Neo-Dominican Cuisine. A delicious, beautiful and creative finger food (I…

Pick and shovel

Hello Everyone! The last few days have been full with exciting news. In the last post I shared some of those news and there’s already more to…

Chicken rice (Locrio de pollo)

Locrio is one of the most traditional Dominican dishes and I have already shared some of its variations. For some reason that I can't explain, I had…

West Indies Pollo Criollo (Creole Chicken)

This dish is from the Dominican Republic, contains a hint of nutmeg, and is simply good. Best refrigerated…

"Wrapped children" (Dominican Traditional Dish)

Traditional Dominican dish. First of all, let me clarify this dish has nothing to do with child abuse!! It’s…

Cheese balls!

Today I share one of the “Doña Anadina’s” (my sous chef’s mother) golden recipes. She’s one of my most faithful and constant advisors in the…

Fried plantains (tostones,patacones o fritos)

Fried plantains is one of the most traditional Caribbean foods. In the Dominican Republic is almost a must in…

White creamy pasta with basil

One of my "golden recipes". Creamy, tasty, just wonderful...Love basil, this is a great way to use it.

Deep fried fish "Boca Chica" Style

Hello everyone! Today I continue my mission of bringing you the most important recipes of traditional…

Russian Salad

Hello friends and fellow foodies!! Some days ago, looking at how popular the potato salad recipe had become, I realized that one of the most…

Cordon bleu a la fogoncito

It's my mom's modification of cordon bleu chicken breast with my own twist

Dominican style spaghettis ("A la criolla")

Spaguettis "a la criolla" is a very common and traditional way to have spaguettis in Dominican Republic. A…

Salvadorian Cheese Pupusa

Curtido

Curtido is a simple cabbage salad traditionally served with pupusas. Large jars of curtido are kept at restaurants and sides of the slaw are served…

Baho

Baho, or vaho, is one of the cornerstones of Nicaraguan cuisine. Beef, plantains and yuca (cassava) are wrapped in banana leaves and steamed over…