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Chicken (or veal) in Sherry

Another specialty of my father’s that I absolutely loved was a thin pounded chicken breast baked in individual cazuelas with […]

A fast, refreshing salad for lunch or as a side to any summer fare.

This is my best approximation of how I remember my father making paella. He never wrote down his own recipe-the

I have always loved custard of any kind, and while I love crème brûlée for the custard, I tend to

Ajo, cebolla, tomate, y pimiento. The basis of all Cuban sofrito, and the heart of this dish in particular. My

The first time I made this was for Maggie’s 65th birthday. I was 28 years old, and had never made

For the longest time I avoided cooking pork chops. I would dry them out, or I would find them too

Once upon a time, this was my go-to restaurant quality dish for the vegetarian set. I often substituted fresh diced

Every January 10th from the age he had teeth until he was married, Gary asked mom to make her famous

One of our oldest family traditions is planning a rest stop on any drive along the Atlantic Coast for buckets

The first time I made this, I just happened to have some pineapple juice in the fridge. Cuban pernil is

On one of my first trips to New Orleans, I arrived late on a rainy night, and almost every restaurant