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In 2020, during the height of the pandemic, I started the Dining Traveler Cooking Series to recreate dishes from my favorite destinations at home....

Coquito, a Puerto Rican coconut and rum cocktail, is a fixture in any Boricua home during the holidays. I remember how my mom made...

Skip the classic bread stuffing and add a tropical twist to your turkey. Try a savory, sweet Plátano Maduro and Chorizo stuffing! The holiday...

For many of you who have been following the Dining Traveler, you know that quesitos are one of my all-time favorite treats. Even better...

Have you ever tried a dish at a restaurant and been so enamored that you tried to make your own version at home? That's...

Every time I visited my mom, one of my favorite things I begged her to make was a big caldero of arroz con salchichas...

One of my all-time favorite Puerto Rican desserts is tembleque - a creamy coconut milk-based custard. This dessert happens to be no-bake, gluten-free, and...

For this post, we’re sharing another tropical treat: how to make tostones de pana. Pana (breadfruit) is a tropical fruit commonly found in the...

I am sharing my family's alcapurria de yuca recipe in this post. One of my favorite things in Puerto Rico is visiting the beach...

Pasteles is a savory root-vegetable-based dish similar to a tamal with different versions throughout the Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands. It's commonly eaten during the holidays,...