This is recipe that comes to us via Spain, once considered the mother country in Puerto Rico, when the Spaniards ran the show. In Spain, Concha en Jerez, simply scallops in sherry, is normally served as part of a tapas ensemble.… Read more...
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This recipe is a variation on a common concept: steak with sauce. The great American steak has always been paired with Worcestershire, A1 sauce, barbecue sauce, horseradish, Tabasco sauce, and even Ketchup. So why not an Asian sauce? We have Asian sauces with almost everything: noodles, chicken, rice, veggies.… Read more...
What to do with turkey breasts, specifically skinless turkey breasts? The same thing can be said of chicken breasts. We all know by now that turkey can be a substitute for chicken, especially when one gets tired of chicken all the time.… Read more...
The waning days of summer, but good ripe tomatoes are still in season, and I indulged every chance to enjoy them. I won’t have such a treat during the cold winter months (it’ll be Italian canned tomatoes). Thus I posit another recipe featuring tomatoes.… Read more...
Waning days of summer, but it’s still hot in certain areas; and salads are king. Which means one has to become inventive. There are so many ways of making a good salad, and so many ingredients that can be used, apart from the usual greens and tomatoes.… Read more...
Croquetas is one of the most popular tapas dish in Spanish cuisine. They are very common in bistros in Spain, where they are enjoyed as a tidbit with dry sherry. In my family we savored them, but not as tapas appetizers.… Read more...
Pork tenderloin is perfect when roasted or slow cooked on the stove in a rich sauce. Since it’s still grilling season, I decided to try it that way. My fear was, how do I get juicy tender meat on a grill and not a charred slab with a raw interior?… Read more...
Summertime is salad time. But one gets tired of the usual greens topped with dressing. So, how ’bout a steal salad? That’s right: a Steak Salad. If you like steak and who doesn’t? (Unless your a vegan). And if you like salads, this is tailor-made.… Read more...
Two of my favorite edibles are mushrooms and sausage. So why not combine the two? And here it is, the dish given below. I added a sweet note by adding raisins and, instead of the usual dry wine as a stock, I decided on a sweet wine: it could be sweet sherry or even muscatel.… Read more...
This is the Nuyorican way of grilling pork chops. Grilling season inspires us in the myriad ways of cooking meat. In this one we use the spices traditional to criollo cooking. For the recipe given you can use bone-in pork chops or loin pork chops.… Read more...
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