Sopa de chicharos, potaje de chicharos, chicharos cubanos — No matter what you call them, the real question is… is it a soup or a stew? Who knows but honestly, it doesn’t even matter because it’s delicious either way! Whether it’s Cuban chicken soup or Cuban chickpea stew, we have a variety of homemade soups…
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Homemade Gooey Cinnamon Rolls with Vanilla Icing
When it came to baking with yeast, I was always so intimidated by the whole process. I felt the same way about my focaccia bread and my easy sticky buns recipe. Like you, I was a beginner and nervous but guess what? It wasn’t so scary after all. Making this easy recipe for cinnamon rolls…
Continue ReadingMajarete (Cuban Sweet Corn Pudding)
If you’re looking for a dessert to add to your menus this week, you’ve come to the right place. Sure, you can always make classic arroz con leche or flan de queso but this majarete will become right up there with your new favorite sweet treat! Marjarete (also called mazamorra in other countries) is a…
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There are tons of different variations of flan. From pumpkin flan to mocha flan, flan de coco, chocolate, vanilla, cafe, etc. I must say, however, this cream cheese flan has always been my all-time favorite! Flan de queso is the Puertorican version of traditional flan. My Cuban aunt was the one to teach me to…
Continue ReadingPotaje de Garbanzo (Cuban Chickpea Stew)
While some people make soups or stews during colder months, Cubans make them all year round. It’s never too hot or too cold for a hearty soup! Sometimes we make Cuban beef stew or oxtail stew while other times, we’ll make sopa de pollo. Today, we’re making potaje de garbanzo! Potaje de garbanzo (pronounced poh-tah-heh…
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When I first saw the sweet potato gnocchi recipe in Chrissy Teigen’s Cravings Cookbook, I immediately wanted to make it. As I read the recipe I thought to myself, “I wonder what this would taste like with sweet plantains instead of sweet potatoes.” Nothing against sweet potatoes (I love them!) but, have you ever had…
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