It’s Fall and it is perfectly fine that we all feel a little basic so I bring you, probably one of the best fall treats, pumpkin croqueta! Everyone is used to the original ham croqueta, so I decided to make something a little different. Although, the ham croqueta is the OG and delicious year round, […]
Making this flan de queso was the most nerve wrecking experience I have ever had while making a dessert. Let me share with you a little story about our second Noche Buena (Christmas Eve) in New York City where my friend Stephanie Bulnes, attempted to make flan for dessert. She tried about three times to […]
Those who have been following my blog from the beginning know that there are two types of foods my wife loves and those are chorizo and bread. For those of you who have just joined us, now you know. Chorizo is something that she cannot live without and a craving that can never be said […]
It’s fall time and pumpkin spice is all the craze out there. Actually, I am really surprised on how early they brought pumpkin spice lattes back at Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts. I don’t know about everywhere else, but it was the middle of august and they were already serving pumpkin spice coffee. I thought it […]
Every year around this time my family would take a little trip to Homestead, Florida to eat some THE BEST cinnamon rolls from the Knaus Berry Farm. Since we cannot make it down to Knaus Berry Farm this year, I created this delicious guava cinnamon rolls with a cream cheese icing to go on top. […]
Swordfish has quickly moved up on the list of our favorite fish to eat in our household. My wife is not a huge fan of fish but this pan seared swordfish recipe is to die for and she constantly asks me to make it for her. We are huge steak fans, and if you haven’t […]
Aji Relleno, aka stuffed peppers, is a classic Cuban dish I grew up eating. I never really appreciated the value of this dish until I got older. Honestly, I hated having it as a child. Something about the peppers being a vegetable and me hating vegetables growing up. But as I grew older and my […]
Since moving to New York, every once in a while I get my craving’s for delicious Flannigan’s Baby Back ribs and since you can only find them down in South Florida, I had to learn how to not only make baby back ribs, but also learn how to make them without a grill. Little did […]
Maduros, fried sweet plantains, is another classic side dish at any Hispanic restaurant. The hardest thing about making these is waiting for the plantains to become ripe enough to fry. Abuela Nena always used to make these growing up and she would make the best maduros out there. My mom says it’s because she fries […]
Since summer is slowly coming to an end and I am in complete denial, I have decided to make a tasty and refreshing summer dip to pretend like I am on the beach somewhere far far away and not in quarantine in our four by four apartment. Hence, I made this delicious mango salsa. Mangos […]
