I am pretty sure everyone looking for our espagueti, or Dominican spaghetti recipe, is coming here because they have tried it and cannot get it out of their heads, or they miss the flavors of home. Surprise your family with our fabulous dish, and be prepared for encores. Read Dom … | Continue reading
Chicharrón de pollo (fried chicken bites) are flavorful and crispy, and a favorite recipe here. Chicken chicharrones are very popular as a flavorful, inexpensive, and very easy-to-find dish in any humble restaurant around the country, anywhere from large cities to small towns. Re … | Continue reading
This recipe for plantain arañitas will be one of your new favorites. Very crispy, tasty, easy to make, and perfect for every occasion. It took me some experimentation to create these lovely onion and plantain fritters, which surprised me by turning out much better than expected. … | Continue reading
Perhaps you're already an expert on the Dominican Republic, or maybe you'll be surprised to learn some of these curious tidbits of information. We have some facts you need to know about the country, with a special focus on our specialty, which is Dominican food. These are just so … | Continue reading
Paletas de coco the lovely, tropical coconut popsicles we love so much are a very refreshing dessert that requires no cooking and one that even your children can prepare. Bring the quintessential flavors of our tropical paradise to your table and enjoy the best summer treat. Read … | Continue reading
Chopsuey (chopsuí or chapsui) is one of the most popular recipes of Chinese-Dominican culinary culture, and it is as light a dish as you make it. A versatile and inexpensive dish, it can be made with your favorite combination of vegetables or meat, and be ready in no time. Read D … | Continue reading
Cheese-crusted ripe plantain balls that are crispy on the outside, sweet on the inside, and oozing with melted cheese? Do I have your attention? There's no way anyone can resist these mouthwatering bolitas de plátano maduro inspired by everything we love in our cuisine. Read Boli … | Continue reading
Baked plantains, the amazing plátanos al horno maduros is perfect for those looking for healthier alternatives to our popular dishes. This easy, no-sugar-added dish is very easy to make, aromatic and delectable with a lovely combination of spices, tender and sweet. Read Baked Pla … | Continue reading
Baked plantains, the amazing plátanos al horno maduros is perfect for those looking for healthier alternatives to our popular dishes. This easy, no-sugar-added dish is very easy to make, aromatic and delectable with a lovely combination of spices, tender and sweet. Read Baked Pla … | Continue reading
We bring you all you need to know about Dominican avocados and a selection of our amazingly tasty avocado recipes. Avocados are tremendously popular in Latin America for good reasons, and in recent decades they have become a worldwide culinary superstar. Read Dominican Avocado: T … | Continue reading
Herbs and spices define the taste and identity of a country's cuisine, so let's explore the most popular herbs used in Dominican cooking. Some will be very familiar outside of our country, and others may not. Here we'll teach you everything you need to know about each of these. R … | Continue reading
Arroz con maíz (rice with corn), also known as moro de maíz and Locrio de maíz, is a delicious combination of sweet corn and the most flavorful rice. It is one of our most popular rice dishes, and it's easy to make and a very versatile side dish that everyone will love. Read Arro … | Continue reading
Albondigón (Latino-style meatloaf or Spanish meatloaf) is a flavorful, juicy minced beef dish, like none you've tried before. This is a recipe that is worth trying, you'll keep it in your family favorites list. Read Albondigón (Latino-Style Meatloaf) on Dominican Cooking. | Continue reading
Cepa de apio is a great vegetable, and crema de cepa de apio (creole celery root cream) is a very delicious and easy way to prepare it. A new Dominican recipe, with a root vegetable we've enthusiastically adopted and produce, you can make a vegan version, or add dairy. Read Crema … | Continue reading
Combine two of Dominicans' favorite roots in a creamy, luscious, tasty arracacha or creole celery root and yuca mash (puré de yuca y cepa de apio) to die for. Putting yuca and cepa de apio together gives us a new and much more complex flavor that I love, and you will too. Read Pu … | Continue reading
If you're looking for healthy Dominican food, healthy substitutions, or adapting our recipes to your preferred diet, we bring you some tips to make your meals more balanced, nutritious, and healthy. I share many tried and true tips that I've developed or learned for decades. Read … | Continue reading
This easy potato and chicken salad is colorful, filling, easy to make, and doesn't make you hot. What else can you ask from a summer dish? But my favorite thing about it is that it can be served as a great salad for cookouts or as a light summer meal to reuse chicken leftovers. R … | Continue reading
Made from grated yuca, or cassava flour, this delightful budín de pan (cassava flour cake) is a chewy, spiced dessert that combines one of our favorite ingredients with spices in an intriguing dish. Easy and well worth trying, this yuca cake is perfect for celiacs too. Read Pudín … | Continue reading
If you are looking for a new and different salad, easy to make, and very popular, we invite you to try this colorful tipili (the Dominican tabbouleh). A dish that originated in the Middle East, it was brought to our shores by Lebanese and Syrian immigrants who settled here. Read … | Continue reading
Dulce de mani y dulce de ajonjoli (peanut candy and sesame candy recipes) are easy-to-make and popular Dominican candies. Fragrant toasted peanut or sesame and crispy hard caramel bite-sized candies made with as little as two ingredients, they're a great treat for friends! Read D … | Continue reading
Leftover rice can be reused in this spectacularly colorful rice salad recipe that is just perfect for cookouts, and BBQ days. And ensalada de arroz with a lovely combination of sweet and savory ingredients, leftover rice, and served at temperature rice, it is perfect for summer. … | Continue reading
Bacalao is part of the gastronomic culture the Americas inherited from the Iberian colonization, an ingredient steeped in history and religion; salted codfish, or saltfish is a Lenten staple and popular an inexpensive ingredient Learn more about it, and many ways to serve it, Rea … | Continue reading
If you're looking for a great ensalada de bacalao, I got one for you. Whether served as a salad or a cold dish, this filling and satisfying chickpea and codfish salad is a fantastic summer dish with ingredients and flavors we love, and that can be served for Lent and Easter. Read … | Continue reading
Carne molida or res molida Dominican style is a dish that can be adapted in many ways. This ground beef recipe is as full of vegetables as it is flavorful and an excellent example of how you can cook this tasty, filling, healthful, economical dish fitting for the Dominican taste. … | Continue reading
Dessert recipes is one of the largest chapters in our recipe collection, no surprise there. The best way to welcome anyone looking for Dominican desserts is to present them with the best of our selection, but that would seem impossible to agree upon, so let's see how we do. Read … | Continue reading
Nothing says tropical flavor like pineapple, and nothing goes better with Dominican cake like the classic pineapple filling. The flavor and texture will always beat the store-bought jam, so see just how easy it's to make mermelada de piña, our most favorite pineapple cake filling … | Continue reading
Carne ripiada (shredded beef) is juicy, flavorful, and easy to make. Venezuela has carne mechada, Cuba has ropa vieja, and Dominican Rep. has carne ripiada, dishes that combine inexpensive beef cuts and vegetables into a flavorful, uncomplicated dish that you'll love too. Read Ca … | Continue reading
If you were around in the 90s in the Dominican Republic, you probably remember a famous dessert from a local chain of ice cream parlors that was very popular: tarta helada. I've taken inspiration from it and dulce frío (Dominican trifle) to make this amazing ice cream dessert. Re … | Continue reading
This spaghetti casserole, the Dominican pastelón de espagueti, is a whole meal in itself and a very interesting one. Inexpensive and uncomplicated, this delicious dish is one of my favorite pastelones. Adapt it to your taste, and serve it for potlucks, cookouts, and beach days. R … | Continue reading
What is the deal with "buen provecho" and "a buen tiempo"? Both are said at mealtimes in the Dominican Republic, and yet are very distinct in their wishes. Learn about this unique feature of Dominican gastronomic etiquette, what they mean, and how to use them properly. Read ¿A Bu … | Continue reading
With BBQ season here, we are ready to make our favorite Dominican ribs: Costillitas de puerco en salsa verde. With traditional Dominican flavors and cooking methods, these simple but juicy, tasty fall-off-the-bone ribs are 100% savory and absolutely worth trying. Read Costillitas … | Continue reading
A traditional Dominican side dish, Berenjenas Asadas (Roasted Eggplants) is a luscious, smoky and decidedly grown-up dish. Perfect for vegetarians too. Read Berenjena Asada (Roasted Eggplants) on Dominican Cooking. | Continue reading
Mother's Day or Día de las Madres is one of those can't-miss celebrations for Dominicans. We present you with some background information on Dominican Mother's Day customs and traditions followed by some original, creative gift ideas for mom with Dominican flavor. Read Dominican … | Continue reading
Tocino, or carne salada – the Dominican salted meat dish and food preservation process – was very popular in the pre-refrigeration days and added tons of flavors to pork beef, or goat meat. Learn how easy it is to make it at home, how to store it, desalt, and make it "guisada." R … | Continue reading
A mixture of lovely spices, creamy oatmeal, and warming comfort can be found in this desayuno de avena dominicana (oatmeal breakfast). This traditional Dominican breakfast porridge is one of those childhood favorites that is enjoyed by grownups too. Give it a try! Read Avena Domi … | Continue reading
Mondongo (Dominican tripe stew) might not be some people's cup of tea, but in the Dominican Republic, we love it, and it is a comforting special treat reserved for special occasions, and it's greatly appreciated by most of my fellow countrypeople. You should definitely try it. Re … | Continue reading
If you haven't tried acerola (Dominican cherries), then you've missed out on one of our favorite fruits. Acerola, cereza, or Barbados cherries is a Caribbean's native fruits that we enjoy in desserts, juices, and jams. And since it's hot in here, enjoy this paleta de cerezas. The … | Continue reading
This locrio de trigo, or Dominican "bulgur rice" is a nice, quicker-to-make, tasty bulgur pilaf and a high-fiber alternative to rice. We give you several options, too, so you make it just the way you love it, and share some interesting information about this lovely Dominican dish … | Continue reading
Mamawhat, you ask? You know, Mamajuana the spiced Dominican rum drink that you may have had straight from the lid of its bottle on the street (oh, was that just me?). So let me answer all your questions about the popular traditional mamajuana cocktail recipe. The post Mamajuana ( … | Continue reading
The most common way we eat vinagrillo (bilimbi) is just sprinkled with salt, a favorite of Dominican children. But If you can find vinagrillos, then make these amazing encurtido y vinagre de vinagrillo (bilimbi pickle and vinegar) and add a bit of oomph to soups and stews. The po … | Continue reading
Panecico (cassava and pork crackling roll) is an obscure dish of our cuisine, known better as roadside fare. Our recipe is a slightly modernized version of this Tierra Adentro dish in which grated cassava (yuca) and crispy chicharrones are combined in a very flavorful snack. The … | Continue reading
Whether you plan to serve it for dinner or have guests over for lunch or dinner, pechuga a la plancha will surely become a hit! This recipe is great for entertaining because it's quick, easy to make, flavorful, and delicious. The post Pechugas de Pollo a la Plancha (Grilled Chick … | Continue reading
Arepa is a common food name throughout Latin America, but Dominican arepa is a name reserved for the sweet cornmeal and coconut cake we all love. Known as torta in the Cibao and North, the traditional pot shape, dense texture, and spiced flavors remain the same. The post Dominica … | Continue reading
Bring the summery flavors of my tropical Caribbean island to your table with this simple and quick pinchos o brochetas de camarones (lime and garlic shrimp skewers). With a lovely combination of fresh cilantro, fresh garlic, and lime juice, they taste like a breezy beach day. The … | Continue reading
Fruits in spiced syrup are a beloved Dominican tradition, and almost any locally grown fruit can be made this way. Dulce de lechosa, though not the most common, is a lovely version of this dessert. Find an unripe papaya and be surprised by this delightful and unusual dessert. The … | Continue reading
This juicy cabbage and carrot salad is very popular in "plato del dia" eateries in the Dominican Rep. It's easy to make it at home, with only a few ingredients. The post Cabbage and Carrot Slaw (Ensalada de Repollo y Zanahoria) appeared first on Dominican Cooking. | Continue reading
This time we will not talk about the most sophisticated sweets, those that we are served sitting in restaurants; here we are going to talk about the great variety of popular typical desserts of the Dominican Republic that you can find in grocery stores or roadside stands. The pos … | Continue reading
This flan de queso recipe (cream cheese flan) is what happens when a pineapple flan falls in love with a cheesecake. Make it now and enjoy this lovely, luscious dessert with the creaminess of a cheesecake, bathed in golden caramel, and a touch of pineapple flavor mi gente will su … | Continue reading