Skip to Recipe Mango Season continues here in South Florida, and I am lucky to have plenty of donors giving me a steady supply of mangoes. I’m usually not much of a risk-taker with ingredients. I am too just cheap to accept that I might have to throw food away if it doesn’t work out.
Skip to Recipe At its roots, al pastor style pork is basically Mexican shawarma. The spit-grilled style of cooking the pork was brought to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants. The rest is history. Nowadays, tacos al pastor (which basically translates to “country-style tacos) are an ubiquitous taco truck staple. Traditionally, the method of cooking the al
Skip to Recipe Puerco Pibil, also known as Cochinita Pibil, is Yucatan-style barbecued pork. The name comes from the cooking method of the pork. Traditionally, it’s cooked in a Mayan oven called a pib, a hole in the ground lined with hot stones. My first exposure to puerco pibil was watching a Robert Rodriguez movie
Skip to Recipe When I moved into my house earlier this year, my friends pooled their resources and gave me a very generous wad of cash as a housewarming gift. Naturally, I spent that money on cooking-related items. One of these purchases was a grill and smoker, which the hardware store happened to have on
Skip to Recipe As a native South Floridian, I have eaten my fair share of Cuban Style Roast Pork (Lechon Asado). It’s easy to find pretty much anywhere in Miami, but can often be dry and bland. And, since it’s not particularly difficult to prepare, it makes more sense to just make your own. Anytime
Taste of Peru, the third in my annual Holy Trinity of Peruvian Gastronomic Festivals, returned yet again. Last year, I was underwhelmed by the turnout. This year, the Peruvians in Miami turned out in full force. Even better, some new vendors made an appearance at the venue. It was truly a testament to the growing
Skip to Recipe Pretty much every movie or TV sitcom that finds the characters in Hawaii will feature a luau. And, one of the staples of any luau is Kalua pig. The word Kalua actually means “to cook in an underground oven.” So, as the name implies, Kalua pig refers to pig that is cooked in