This month’s Potato Tastemaker 2K10 challenge was Nutrition on a Budget. I had to create a nutritious dish for 4 with only $10 – using potatoes of course! First, a few facts about potatoes: one medium-size potato has just 110 calories and is absolutely fat free one potato provides 45% of your daily value of […]
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What Does Being Latina Mean to Me?
****This post was originally posted in March 2009 at Family Eden. Since that blog is no longer active, I wanted to share with you.**** I’ve been asked a difficult question. I was asked to write about what it means to me to be a Latina. To be honest, I’ve never really given it much thought. […]
Eating My Way through Puerto Rico
Before I left for our vacation, I shared with you which foods from Puerto Rico I was most looking forward to eating while on our trip. I didn’t get to eat all of them, but did eat many and some that weren’t even on my list. Food Tour of our Trip to Puerto Rico Alcapurrias […]
A Taste of Home
If you haven’t heard, in a few days, we’re going on vacation to Puerto Rico. Of course, we’ve planned several must-do activities and sightseeing. But, is it wrong that I’m planning visits to specific areas of the island just so I can grab up certain foods? Foods that I’m Looking Forward to Eating in Puerto […]
5 Must-Have Ingredients for Cooking Puerto Rican Food
There are some very essential ingredients when it comes to cooking Puerto Rican food. They make up what’s called sofrito. Now…the term sofrito is used a bit interchangeably because it refers to both the overall mixture of these ingredients as well as a specific item. Either way, we use sofrito (the overall mixture) for just […]
