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 ...

There are few memories from my childhood more comforting to me than those created in my abuela's kitchen. As a little girl, I spent countless mornings watching our maternal Puerto Rican matriarch ...

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 ...

Families pass on their treasured recipes for it. Bright, young chefs are finding new ways to use it. And not a bean, soup or stew dish is started without it. Sofrito, the aromatic preparation of fresh ...

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 ...

For every Puerto Rican, says Crocante Restaurant chef/owner Yamuel Bigio, Día de Reyes is a special day. “It’s not celebrated as much in the United States,” he explains, “but I think for every Puerto ...