Better Than Takeout Chicken Fried Rice | There are three kinds of chicken fried rice recipes in this world. The first is the one you get at some food court counters, the freezer section of the grocery store, or a random buffet that doesn’t know what it’s doing. It’s a little greasy and bland with…
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Instant Pot Sticky Gochujang Chicken Wings | Fresh or Frozen
The big game is just around the corner and what says Super Bowl more than chicken wings? These chicken wings are the perfect game day appetizer. The chicken wings are cook in the instant pot until they are fall off the bone tender. They are then tossed with a sweet, spicy, and sticky gochujang glaze. …
Malta BBQ Slow Cooker Spicy Pulled Pork Recipe
Malta BBQ Slow Cooker Spicy Pulled Pork Recipe | Pork is a big deal in this home. It could have something to do with being Puerto Rican. It’s the choice of meat on our little island. Seriously, instead of a Christmas ham, we roast pork with the skin on until crispy and fall-apart tender. We…
Paleo Bulgogi Bibimbap | Cauliflower Rice + Pork Bulgogi
Paleo Bulgogi Bibimbap | I remember the first time I saw bibimbap was on a cooking show. It looked amazing to me! The rice, meat, all the veggies, and a fried egg. I was instantly in love. Two weeks ago, OB and I were way up on the northeast side of DFW in Frisco. It…
Puerto Rican Guava and Cream Cheese Dip
Puerto Rican Guava and Cream Cheese Dip | This Puerto Rican guava dip combines guava and cream cheese in a velvety, flavorful addition to your first course, cheese board, or potluck spread. When I go to Puerto Rico, I go for two reasons: family and food. I visit family and I eat my way through…
Roasted Beets and Carrots Salad with Burrata
Roasted Beets and Carrots Salad with Burrata | The signs of fall have finally reached Texas. I woke up this morning and it was 55 degrees. In fact, my toes were practically frozen. But with the cold weather comes cold-weather food. Yessss! Bring on the stews, braised meats, and roasted vegetables! Regardless of how cold…
Turkey Chorizo & Sweet Potato Breakfast Burrito Recipe
Breakfast Burrito Mornings can get a little crazy and I don’t always have time to make breakfast. I’ve tried a variation of make-ahead egg breakfast options but my favorite is the breakfast burrito. I started making these burritos after a certain fast-food chain took my favorite breakfast burrito off the menu. Make-ahead breakfast burritos are…
Rice Bowl Meal Prep | Making Eating Healthy Easy and Delicious
Rice Bowl Meal Prep | The arrival of a new year means the setting of new goals. One of my goals is to get my eating back on track after three months of eating virtually whatever I want. Mmmmm….pasteles. And, I am doing it with rice bowl meal prep ideas. Planning and meal prepping is…
Cranberry Sweet Bread Rolls with Orange Icing
Cranberry Sweet Bread Rolls | I have told you all on a few occasions that I’m not the best baker. I am capable of baking but I’m not consistent. I think I lack the patience that is required to be a really grreat baker. But, there are a few things I make on the regular that…
Puerto Rican “Fried Rice”
There is just two of us in our little house, which results in a lot of leftovers sometimes. Especially when it comes to rice. We like rice, no we love rice. Rice is to Puerto Ricans what potatoes are to Americans. Growing up in a Puerto Rican home the standard meal was rice, beans and…