Basic Colombian Arepa Recipe Ingredients 1 1/2 cups masarepa (can be purchased at Latin American grocery stores) 1 1/2 cups water, plus more as necessary 1 teaspoon vegetable oil salt 2 teaspoons butter Directions Combine masarepa, 1 cup water, and 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a medium bowl and knead with hands until a […]
Basic Dominican Mangu Recipe
Basic Dominican Mangu Recipe Ingredients 4 unripe plantains (Green ones) 4 tablespoons of butter 3 tablespoons of olive oil 1 large red onions 1 tablespoon of vinegar Salt Peel the plantains and cut them in half. Put the plantain in a pot with water and boil adding 2 teaspoons of salt to the mix. When […]
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Mama & Abuela
I remember going plantain gathering in the mountains in Cubuy. My Abuelita wore her gum boots and a bata (housecoat). At 60-something she went into the mountain and chopped a bunch of plantains with her big ole machete. I learned about the strength of Puerto Rican women from her and my visits to the country […]
A New Life for Marimar Rivera
When life has beaten you over and over for so long, sometimes you have to find a way out. Feeling dejected and thinking there was more to life than what she currently had, Marimar Rivera, 20, walked into a local neighborhood restaurant where she found a flyer while waiting for her meal. The flyer announced […]
A Determined Spirit Can Get You What You Achieve
In less than 18 months, Jorge Gauto went from being identified as a pilot to an amputee to a pilot who happens to be an amputee. If we lived in a comic book world he would have to don on a superhero costume because that’s pretty amazing in anyone’s book. Gauto, who is 27 years […]
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