As we come to the end of the 2018 hurricane season, Puerto Rico is on my mind. Still a long way from recovering from last year's hurricanes, Irma and then Maria. Still repairing the damage and ...

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 ...

Award-winning baker, Kristina Lavallee, also known as The Cake Girl, and her mom Margarita Perez, stop by TODAY to demonstrate how to make a delicious Puerto Rican cake for Hispanic Heritage Month.

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 ...

One of the best batches of Christmas and New Year’s coquito I’ve ever made came together this time last year. And I can thank a Puerto Rican-born, Charleston-raised private chef for that. It was on ...

Coquito fans and industry experts told the Bronx Times that great Coquito has quality ingredients and the ability to bring ...

Illyanna Maisonet’s bona fides speak for themselves. Her award-winning column about traditional Puerto Rican foodways in the San Francisco Chronicle made Maisonet the first Puerto Rican food columnist ...

Pérnil al caldero is a Puerto Rican staple of succulent slow-cooked pork with shatteringly crisp skin that’s seasoned with adobo, a garlicky, oregano-spiced marinade. The name is a combination of ...

Mayo-ketchup is a popular condiment in Puerto Rico and other countries in Latin America. I compared a five-ingredient recipe for the sauce with Heinz's widely available Mayochup. After trying both, I ...

Today (December 21) is National Coquito Day, celebrating coquito—Puerto Rico's traditional Christmas drink. Coquito means "little coconut" in Spanish and is made with Puerto Rican rum, coconut milk, ...

Pernil is one of many tasty Puerto Rican foods that you have to try at least once. However, since it's considered Puerto Rico's national dish, it's good enough that you may want to move it closer to ...