In 2022, pre-orders for my cookbook, Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook, started to roll in. In parallel, I noticed a lot of social media cooks—who were not Puerto Rican—using adobo in their recipes ...

There’s a version of this chicken empanada recipe I tried years ago that I thought was perfect — until my kids pushed it around the plate. Then I tried another. And another. This is the one that ...

Use this seasoning anywhere you'd use garlic powder, but especially on chicken. Adobo is a versatile Puerto Rican seasoning that pairs perfectly with chicken. Adobo adds depth, a golden color, and ...

This is a one-dish quick and easy dinner. Chicken and rice made with Puerto Rican sofrito is the secret to this dish. Sofrito is a seasoning sauce used in many Spanish, Caribbean and Latin American ...

New Jersey is a hotbed of Latin American cuisine, making it a perfect destination for foodies hunting premier Puerto Rican ...

There are few memories from my childhood more comforting to me than those created in my abuela's kitchen. As a little girl, I spent countless mornings watching our maternal Puerto Rican matriarch ...

Uncle Verde’s Street Eats brings bold, homemade Puerto Rican flavor to the streets with delicious food made fresh and served ...

Randy Taylor, a local reader, passed along this hearty chicken recipe when he attended one of my cooking classes at Southern Home & Kitchen in Thruway Shopping Center. Send requests or recipes to ...

It is true that the bacalaitos at the Freakin Rican in Astoria, Queens, are not quite as big around as the ones you will see browning in veritable caldrons of oil over wood fires at kiosks scattered ...

Seasoning chicken with adobo adds garlic, black pepper, oregano, turmeric, and cumin in one easy blend. Just smear the chicken with olive oil, add salt and adobo, and bake, braise, grill, or air-fry.