Picadillo is a staple in Puerto Rican culture when it comes to food. It's a versatile cooked ground meat that is used for many recipes such as empanadas, alcapurrias (stuffed plantain fritters) and rellenos de papa (stuffed potatoes balls) among other foods. You can vary the recipe depending on the meat and how much you… Continue reading Picadillo, Puerto Rican Style
I love finding ways to use my Instant pot for cooking pretty much anything that comes to mind. Since it's still hot here in the west coast, my pot I she best way to have oven baked goodness at half the time. My next recipe is contains a mix of Asian and Mediterranean ingredients. I… Continue reading Pressure Cooked Beef Flank Steak
I absolutely love gyros! I usually get them whenever I go to a faire, which hasn't happened much since the lockdowns, so this prompted me to make my own and I really loved how it came out. It's even better and healthier because I'm air frying it and controlling the ingredients. And now I can… Continue reading Air Fryer Gyro Meat
There are many variations when it come to making this sauce. It's used as spread in gyros or falafels and sometimes as a dipping sauce for veggies, pita bread chips if you like. I made a homemade air fryer baked gyros to use with this. The sauce is usually made using Greek yogurt, lemon juice… Continue reading Cilantro Cucumber Sauce (Tzatsiki Sauce)
I cannot stress how much I love using my air fryer and Instant Pot. It just makes my life just so much easier to cook tasty meals without having to use the oven and it cooks in less time. I'm always trying to find new ideas and ways of cooking food, although I know not… Continue reading Air Fryer Baked Garlic and Rosemary Pork Tenderloin
I wanted to have some oven roasted potatoes but since it's too hot at this time of year, the air fryer has a feature to bake it. Love it and it's so awesome. Here's my version of air fried oven roasted potatoes. It's pretty simple and I added a few ingredients that other recipes didn't… Continue reading Air Fried Potatoes
I love grilled steak. I'm partial to charcoal because it really does give food a different taste, but we do have a gas grill and it works quite well. I wanted to try a different marinated/rub than I normally do (I'll post that when I do). I used some ingredients that are usually found in… Continue reading Marinated Grilled Beef Chuck Steak
I recently made this dish because I was looking for something different to eat. I combined a few techniques and recipes to make it happen and it turned out better than I hoped for. For those of you who might be allergic to shrimp, you can substitute with you favorite meat, fish, vegetable or even… Continue reading Garlic Shrimp Pasta with Walnut Pesto
Walnuts, Thai Basil Traditional pesto sauces are mostly using pine nuts and basil. There are quite a few using walnuts and parsley as a substitute. I did the latter a while back and it was very tasty. This time around, I did a pesto sauce using walnuts, Thai basil and some parsley and (wait for… Continue reading Walnut Pesto Sauce
This hearty pollo guisado was made using my mom's recipe (may she rest in peace), but I added a few ingredients she didn't and shortened the time using my Instant Pot. I will give you how long it'll take to cook using both pressure cooker and stove top methods. This recipes yields 4-6 servings. Ingredients… Continue reading Pollo Guisado (Chicken Stew, Puerto Rican Style)
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