I fell in love with elote (Mexican street corn) when I moved to New York. Growing up in Miami, Mexican food was never a huge part of our diet, but when I moved to New York, it is about a weekly go to. Since then, elote has become one of my favorite appetizers. Since Cinco […]
This delicious, simple and easy to make dip created by my sister in-law is the perfect dip for any get together and of course for Cinco de Mayo. It is extremely refreshing and the perfect dip for a hot summer day to enjoy pool side! Chips and salsa are a staple snack in our household. […]
As some of you may know from reading my blog, chicken vaca frita is one my favorite dishes that my suegros make, so for Frito Friday, I decided to use my left overs and make them into empandas, and god damn they are so good! Then if you dip them in my chipotle sauce, which […]
My wife and I usually go to this mom and pop Argentinian restaurant in the Upper East Side for date night whenever we are craving some tasty Hispanic food. One of our favorite items on their menu are the empanadas which they have a variety of. Our absolute favorite is a black bean and queso […]
It’s the recipe you’ve “bean” waiting for! I have been dying to make my own black bean hummus for a while and now with my partnership with Chifles, I figured that this would be the perfect time to do so! Since we are constantly snacking in my house, I figured this would be the best […]
Chorizo is my wife’s second favorite food, the first is bread. She loves to combine the chorizo and bread together and let me tell you guys I’ve never seen someone happier than my wife when she eats pan con chorizo! But she also like croquetas. In reality, she just loves all food! Croquetas are definitely […]
Sopa de platano (plantain soup), is one of my mom’s specialties. She always makes it with ropa vieja (recipe in blog) because she uses the liquid that the beef is pressure cooked in to make the soup. I was craving it all winter and decided to make it after cooking ropa vieja a few nights […]
Mariquitas with Mojo de Ajo (plantain chips with garlic mojo) is hands down my favorite appetizer of all time. Where ever I go and it’s on the menu, I order it. Now, there are many different types of mojos de ajo out there, but the BEST one ever is from Casa Romeu in Hialeah. They have this citrus garlic mojo that I […]
This garlic-cilantro aioli is so good that I feel like I did injustice not giving it it’s own post. So this post is just for that. I made it last Friday and I have been literally putting it on everything I have made since then. It just makes everything taste soooooo good! The coolest part […]
Empanadas de carne take me back to Hialeah where Abuela Nena would make them in her kitchen. I don’t know why, but I specifically have this memory of her making them while watching TV in her kitchen. They used to have this TV/radio combination in the kitchen with an antenna you would have to use to get […]
