An easy sweet, thick Spanish hot chocolate made with bittersweet dark chocolate and whole milk. Best served with churros. As I mentioned in my homemade churros post, Miamians love celebrating “chilly” weather with hot, freshly fried churros and deliciously thick, hot chocolate. It’s become a fun tradition here even though, we won’t leave our homes…
Cuban White Rice (Arroz Blanco)
A simple white rice recipe made on the stovetop or in the rice cooker with a homemade garlic-infused oil. The ultimate Cuban staple! White rice is my love language. Spoken like a true Cuban girl. Ha! No, but seriously, rice is probably my favorite side dish. It’s delicious, super versatile, and a key staple in…
Classic Cuban-Style Arroz Con Pollo
Arroz con pollo! A classic, one-pot Cuban-style dish made with chicken, rice, tomato sauce, bell peppers, and spices. The best comfort food! Growing up, this was the perfect Sunday comfort food meal in my family. Today, arroz con pollo is the ultimate one-pot meal. Think fluffy yellow rice cooked in a tomato-based sauce with veggies…
Pan-Seared Garlic Butter Scallops
Pan-seared scallops made with blackened spices and garlic butter served over rice. A quick 15-minute flavorful meal for any day of the week! I ADORE SCALLOPS. Well, I actually love all types of seafood. When I polled my Instagram audience a few weeks ago, I was happy to see requests for more seafood recipes. You…
Cuban Mojo Spatchcock Turkey
A spatchcock turkey recipe made Cuban-style with a citrusy garlic mojo marinade that’s perfect for Thanksgiving! Growing up in a Cuban household, I never had a traditional Thanksgiving dinner like the rest of America. Yes, my mom would make a turkey with strips of bacon on top and a delicious mojo marinade but, somehow the…
Cuban Roast Pork (Lechon Asado)
Cuban roast pork (aka lechon asado) marinated in a flavorful homemade garlic-citrus marinade and slow-roasted to perfection! Growing up in a Cuban household meant pork was on the menu pretty much all holiday season long. Every year, as a kid, I remember looking forward to seeing relatives and cousins that I hadn’t seen since last…
Guava Cranberry Sauce
An easy and unique cranberry sauce recipe made with a Cuban twist using guava marmalade mixed with whole cranberries and orange juice.
Red Wine Braised Short Ribs
Tender, fall-off-the-bone beef short ribs braised in red wine in a Dutch oven. Easy to make comfort food for any day of the week! I don’t remember the first time I had red wine braised short ribs but I do recall it being love at first sight! I wanted to recreate them at home but…