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 […]
