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Throughout the past 5 days, I’ve gotten many requests for this recipe. Although we are now in the December holiday territory, I urge you to make this sweet potato casserole, or pastelón in Dominican. I got the recipe from my cousin Alexia whom I love with all my [...]

November 29th, 2009 | Tags: alexia, alexias pastelon, casserole, crunchy topping, Delicious, Dominican Republic, family, foodie, holiday casserole, holiday recipe, holiday table, holidays, homecooking, latin, latin american food, latin food, latin kitchen, latin recipes, latin traditions, latino, latino recipes, recipes, sweet potato, thanksgiving casserole, thanksgiving pastelon | Category: Dominican Republic, Holiday | Comments (2)

When you think of Thanksgiving, what is the first thing that comes to mind? For me it’s a can of jellied cranberry, which I thought was the best cranberry sauce in the world. It is when I moved to the northeastern U.S. that I suddenly started thinking twice about it, and eventually got more snobby [...]

November 29th, 2009 | Tags: cranberry sauce, Delicious, Dominican Republic, Dominican Thanksgiving, family, foodie, holidays, homecooking, jellied cranberry, latin, latin american food, latin food, latin kitchen, latin recipes, latin traditions, latino, latino recipes, moro, pasteles, recipes, sweet potato, Tiita | Category: Dominican Republic, Holiday, Memory | Leave a comment

If you’re looking to serve something special this Thanksgiving, try your hand at the “Cuatro Leches” dessert. It’s a lovely interpretation of the classic “Tres Leches” treat renowned throughout South America. In this version, the fourth milk comes from “dulce de leche”, a milk caramel spread popular in Argentina (I buy mine at Eli’s Vinegar [...]

November 22nd, 2009 | Tags: Argentina, cuatro leches, cuatro leches cake, Dulce de leche, Eli's Vinegar Factory, Karina Taveras, latin american, latin american dessert, latin american food, latin kitchen, latin recipes, latino recipes, tres leches, tres leches cake, Zabar's | Category: Argentina, Sweet | Comments (4)

At first glance, you may think this pairing comes straight out of Bizarre Foods. However, at Luz Restaurant in the Cayman Islands, these two dishes are bestsellers on the menu. Staples of the Caymanian and Honduran kitchens come together in this casual Georgetown eatery which serves traditional Caymanian fare like turtle stew and stewed conch [...]

August 6th, 2009 | Tags: Caribbean, carne asada, Cayman Islands, chicharron, garnaches, Grand Cayman, Honduras, Karina Taveras, latin, latin american food, latin food, latin kitchen, latin recipes, latin traditions, latino, Luz Restaurant, turtle stew, yuca | Category: Caribbean, Honduras, Travel | Comments (29)