Nuac cham or Nước chấm sauce is a must try if you like a balanced blend of flavors! No flavor overpowers but it hits your palate with salty, tangy, sweet, hot, bitter and some rich umami notes. How is nuoc cham used? The simple basic nuoc cham typically consists of water, lime juice, sugar and...
Recipes List
Couscous Salad with Dates, Nuts and Apricots
This Turkish style couscous salad has a great contrast of flavors and textures. It is an awesome side dish to take to a picnic, or dinner party. A Twist on Tradition Couscous salad with dates, nuts, and apricots is a slight twist on a typical Turkish dish from the region of Anatolia(a large region of...
Cuban Vaca Frita - Latin Style Flank Steak
Vaca Frita in Spanish translates to Fried Cow? Holy Cow!! Imagine a slow stewed flank steak that is fall apart tender, shredded, seasoned with some spice, citrus and garlic then fried to get delicious crispy edges. This is an amazing dish! Its rich flavors and funky name has made it a favorite of Americans, especially...
Turkish Orange and Onion Salad
This Turkish orange and onion salad or portakal salatasi is one of my go-to dishes to serve during the summer heat and goes great with grilled meat. When it is too hot to turn on the stove or oven and the cooking has moved outdoors this is a hit. This dish also comes together in...
Spicy Mango Habanero Ribs
Here is my step by step method to make delicious spicy mango habanero rib. These are tender, fall-off-the-bone grilled ribs and no smoker is required. You oven bake them and finish them on the grill. Sometimes I crave ribs that are not all that smokey and have some real spicy heat. The final grill step...
Shrimp in Garlic Sauce - Gambas al Ajillo
Shrimp in garlic sauce or gambas al ajillo is one of the quickest and easiest Spanish tapas dishes to make. It literally comes together in 10 minutes. Be sure to have some nice crusty bread for dipping in the sauce. You will want to mop up every drop! What is Shrimp in Garlic Sauce? If...
Alcapurrias - Puerto Rican Fritters
Alcapurrias are one of the most popular fritters in Puerto Rico! You can find them on the street, in restaurants and made at home. They are crunchy on the outside with a creamy interior and a tasty beef filling. The dough or masa and beef filling (picadillo) are super easy to make. I will show...
Irish Potato Soup Recipe
It takes just a few simple ingredients to make this creamy delicious Irish potato soup and you will want to make it again and again. I have instructions to make this on the stovetop, slow cooker and instant pot. This recipe has been adapted from a book (shaped like a potato) given to me by...
Guinness Beef Stew
This easy beef and Guinness stew recipe is slow cooked in Guinness and beef broth along with vegetables. The result is tender, juicy pieces of meat so tender you can eat them with a spoon in an aromatic broth of herbs and spices. This is so easy to make and will feed a crowd. Fun...
Pernil - Best Puerto Rican Slow Roasted Pork Recipe
This recipe came from my friend Eimy from Puerto Rico. I tried this dish at her house, many years ago, and instantly fell in love with it. You could say that pernil is the Puerto Rican cuisine version of America's pulled pork minus the barbecue sauce. In my humble opinion it is better, much better!!!...