The Kitchen

I love to make ribs. Love them juicy, tender, and full of flavor. But I do not have the time to make them in a grill, smoker, or even the oven for hours. Instant Pot makes it easier for me to make fall off the bone ribs without having to cook for so many hours. [...]

Usually, when I am grilling or baking meats that require BBQ sauce, I use a store-bought sauce and give it a "boost". Usually, they are too sweet for my taste, so I try to cut the sweetness, or they are not spicy enough, so I bring up the heat. Most times, I end up making [...]

My mom makes THE best breakfast sandwich (#mymomisthebestcook)!! Every Sunday after church we would stop at the "panaderia" (bakery) and get some freshly made Pan de Agua (Water bread). It similar to Cuban, French,  or Italian bread, has the same ingredients but different ways to bake it. Then we would go home and she would [...]

Fried Chicken is the Best! No question about it! When I was growing up and learning to cook, fried chicken was one of the easiest and most delicious things I learned to make. We didn't use flour to fry it, just season it and dump it on the hot oil. The skin came out crispy [...]

Living in Florida, papayas are very available. Sometimes I have several papayas ready to harvest. That is a great opportunity to make candied papaya  or how we call it in Puerto Rico, dulce de lechosa. I love making it and love eating it even more! Some pieces of dulce de lechosa with a piece of [...]

I wanted to make a Halloween episode. I wanted to make it last year, but ran out of time and it didn't happened. So this year, we planned ahead. When it was time to figure out a recipe to make, I went thru a bunch of different ideas. Making meats bloody, side dishes gross, goulish [...]

Our friend Rita is one of the sweetest people you could ever meet! She lives in Missouri now, but was raised in Texas and Oklahoma. She has this recipe for chili that is outstanding! We make her chili on a regular basis in our house, is so good! So I took her recipe and gave [...]

One of my most favorite things to eat is turkey wings. They have so much flavor and contrary to the turkey leg, do not have all those ligaments that make the leg such a chore to eat. I mean, don't misunderstand me, I will still eat a turkey leg! But turkey wings are so much [...]

Last Spring I made a ham on the oven. It smelled so good as it cooked. I love glazed ham, it is one of my most favorite things to eat. Usually, I make my homemade potato salad to go with it. But that Spring day I was not feeling it. I wanted something different, something [...]

  Welcome to 2019! A little bit late, but better late than never! This year I have decided to learn things I have not done much before. I am practicing baking more than before. And vegetarian cooking is one of those things I have always been curious about. I can make a few vegetarian dishes, [...]