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Pastelon berenjenas y queso (eggplant & cheese casserole)
First of all, what sort of vegetarian are you? What the airlines describe as ‘lacto’? ‘Lacto-ovo’? These curious categories have long been obsolete everywhere except airline ticketing codes. They mean...
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Cauliflower and carrot gratin
My husband and I spent our first years together, more than a decade and a half ago, wandering the country. For me sometimes revisiting places I had been to, for him learning what this land of ours has...
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Tomatoes filled with herbed cheese mashed potatoes
I have mentioned it before, but we Dominicans are not big fans of potatoes. And I am fine with that. It’s not that we don’t enjoy the noble tuber, after all it is the main ingredient in our beloved...
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Casabe (cassava bread)
If you don’t know what casabe (cassava bread) is, Aunt Ilana wrote a fantastic article that explains it all. You’d be well-served to read it. If you know what casabe is, you are probably asking...
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Potato, zucchini and cheese tortilla
This week we were hit by a tropical storm. Luckily, besides having been rained in and on for four days, nothing else happened. The good side of it is that the temperature dropped low enough that I...
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Pork with Vermouth Sauce & Celeriac and Cassava Mash
Nearly every week for years now I have gone into the kitchen and created something new and unique. Sure, sometimes it was just a matter of tinkering with and writing a recipe created centuries before...
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Arepa Salada (Dominican Savory Cornbread)
The first time we try a dish and the circumstances in which we do it have a huge impact on how much we like and how well we remember it, even many years later. The aroma or taste of it often transports...
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Sweet Potato Dumplings
Is it just me, or do you also get obsessed with some foods at times? Whenever I discover (or rediscover) a favorite I can’t get enough and keep coming up with new ideas based on it. Behold my new Sweet...
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Baked Ripe Plantains
I love cooking, that much should be obvious, but there’s something I like even more: eating. Good food is one of the best things in life, alas, my appetite and my metabolism are not in sync. This is...
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Plantain and Onion Fritters – Berlin Summer
I’m sure that somebody, somewhere, has probably come up with a similar dish and a similar recipe, but how these Plantain and Onion Fritters first came to me is quite a winding road. You may not know...
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Arepa Salada (Dominican Savory Cornbread)
The first time we try a dish and the circumstances in which we do it have a huge impact on how much we like and how well we remember it, even many years later. The aroma or taste of it often transports...
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Sweet Potato Dumplings
Is it just me, or do you also get obsessed with some foods at times? Whenever I discover (or rediscover) a favorite I can’t get enough and keep coming up with new ideas based on it. Behold my new Sweet...
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Baked Ripe Plantains
I love cooking, that much should be obvious, but there’s something I like even more: eating. Good food is one of the best things in life, alas, my appetite and my metabolism are not in sync. This is...
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Plantain and Onion Fritters – Berlin Summer
I’m sure that somebody, somewhere, has probably come up with a similar dish and a similar recipe, but how these Plantain and Onion Fritters first came to me is quite a winding road. You may not know...
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Yuca al Mojo de Ajo (Cassava with Garlic Sauce)
I know for a fact that Yuca al Mojo de Ajo (Cassava with Garlic Sauce) is a popular dish in both Cuba and the Dominican Republic. I could have spent some more time researching where else it turns up,...
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Arepa Salada (Dominican Savory Cornbread)
The first time we try a dish and the circumstances in which we do it have a huge impact on how much we like and how well we remember it, even many years later. The aroma or taste of it often transports...
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Sweet Potato Dumplings
Is it just me, or do you also get obsessed with some foods at times? Whenever I discover (or rediscover) a favorite I can’t get enough and keep coming up with new ideas based on it. Behold my new Sweet...
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Baked Ripe Plantains
I love cooking, that much should be obvious, but there’s something I like even more: eating. Good food is one of the best things in life, alas, my appetite and my metabolism are not in sync. This is...
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Plantain and Onion Fritters – Berlin Summer
I’m sure that somebody, somewhere, has probably come up with a similar dish and a similar recipe, but how these Plantain and Onion Fritters first came to me is quite a winding road. You may not know...
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Creamy, Cheesy Spinach with Smoked Pork Chops
Serve this Creamy, Cheesy Spinach with Smoked Pork Chops when you’re short on time, but want everyone to clean up their dinner plate. Nobody will complain about eating their veggies. Should you be...
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