Like many Puerto Rican matriarchs, my abuela was notorious for reusing branded food containers to store anything. The biggest containers were usually giant tubs of butter filled with a fresh, green ...

Jim Dixon wrote about food for WW for more than 20 years, but these days most of his time is spent at his olive oil-focused specialty food business Wellspent Market. Jim’s always loved to eat, and he ...

Instructions: Place oil in 12-inch skillet and heat over medium heat. Add garlic and sauté for 10 seconds. Add onion and sauté for 3 minutes. Add tomato and jalapeño and sauté, stirring for 5 minutes, ...

No matter the recipe, every dish can benefit from a little boost of flavor. And with this easy sofrito recipe, you can add it to anything such as soup, rice, and braises.

Chef Dale Talde has a budget-friendly recipe for a crispy corned beef with rice. Looking to make a budget-friendly meal? Chef Dale Talde of Food Crush Hospitality shares how you can make a gourmet ...

*the salt content in this recipe helps to keep and cure the sofrito so when adding as a base to your food, there’s usually no need to season as much if any. Always taste your food before seasoning.

Before you get a chance to taste your dinner, you smell it. The aromatic ingredients in any recipe spotlight and complement the main components, adding interest and layers of flavor. Without aromatics ...

Like so many Puerto Rican dishes, this one has a flavor base of the onion, pepper, garlic and herb blend called sofrito. This recipe includes the step of making sofrito. Liza Colón-Zayas likes to ...

The tomato plants are giving me that look, the one asking, “May we please be excused?” Although plenty of ripening fruit remains on their slouching and browning vines, they have officially put me on ...

The Spanish Caribbean region's cuisine demonstrates how different and seemingly disparate cultures can contribute to a natural form of culinary fusion. Puerto Rican cuisine, in particular, can be ...