My memories of Puerto Rico, a place I visited often as a young child, come back to me in flashes: the grassy, breezy farm my great-grandmother lived on; chickens clucking all around. Bumpy rides down ...

This marinated and slow-roasted pork shoulder is often the star of just about any Puerto Rican holiday party or family gathering, but the features that make it such a perfect recipe for entertaining ...

Pasteles and pernil are how I define Puerto Rican Christmas. And although pork is a fixture on the Puerto Rican table, it is just not Christmas without pernil. When I was growing up, we’d celebrate at ...

Pernil is a perfect dish. A special occasion recipe for many in Puerto Rico and the diaspora, it’s often served at the holidays when you want to impress, or to just let someone know you love them.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Miguel Trinidad, Chef and Owner of 99th Floor in New York, NY, shows us how to make traditional Dominican holiday recipes, Pernil ...

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 ...

In fall 1985, with Thanksgiving looming, my mother prepared for her 20 guests as if Jesus and his disciples were coming over. She bought dishware, glassware, linens, gold-plated cutlery and even a ...

Pick a small-sized pork shoulder and season it the night before you cook it. You can choose to rub your pork roast with achiote, adobo or sofrito. But you should never leave out the “mucho mucho ajo,” ...

Pernil, Puerto Rican slow-cooked pork shoulder, is a perfect culinary example of the saying "slow and steady wins the race." The long and low-temp cooking method makes the pork impossibly tender and ...

I haven't been on a plane or even so much as left the San Francisco Bay Area in I don't know how long. Safe to say, I'm looooong overdue for a much-needed vacation. But until then, traveling through ...