Ropa vieja, which translates to old clothes, is another Cuban traditional dish that I grew up eating. My mother would typically make this at our Sunday family dinners since its easy to make large quantities which is perfect when you have to serve so many people. Since I started this blog, I like to look […]
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 […]
Carne con papa, meat with potato stew, is another Cuban staple that pretty much all Cubans grow up eating. My abuela Vivian makes the best carne con papa out there and this is her recipe. My favorite part is getting the liquid from the stew and drenching rice in it and just eating it all up. It’s just so freaking delicious. […]
This month was a special month in the Sanchez household, because our little pupperoni, Deegan, turned one year old. Some of you know, and for those who don’t, this little puppy is my life. He is my obsession and has my heart. Since losing my old dog, Buddy, about five years ago now, it took […]
So, I know this recipe doesn’t look Cuban what-so-ever, but there are two things that I have slightly become obsessed with, and those two things are lime and cilantro. And since chicken is the most consumed protein in the US, I obviously combined the three. Chicken was on the menu growing up multiple times a week. It’s inexpensive, and […]
Tostones (fried smashed plantains) is a side that goes with every Hispanic dish out there. No matter what you are eating you can never say no to tostones. They are crunchy on the outside, and if made perfectly they would have the right mushy consistency for the inside. Although they are served as a side […]
You know those meals that your mom makes all the time growing up and you kind of get tired of eating it, but then you truly appreciate it when you grow up and move out? Well that’s what albondigas (meatballs) are to me. It happened to me when I moved to New York. I don’t […]
Churros are god’s gift to the world. There is nothing better than that crunchy cinnamon outside and the soft inside, dipped in chocolate. They definitely take me back to the good old days when I was a kid and had nothing to worry about and I would be on the way to our quarterly Disney […]
My mom has been making coconut macaroons since I can remember. She would always make them with my sister growing up and if I remember correctly, my sister started making them all the time. Growing up she would always make these coconut macaroons and would call them coquitos. So to me coquitos were always these […]
Arroz con pollo (similar to paella) is a dish that I grew up eating on a weekly basis at Abuela Nena’s house. I honestly just noticed it translates to rice with chicken instead of chicken with rice, and I am assuming that it is because its mainly rice in the dish. Kind of like when I put ketchup on my picadillo and […]
