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Vegetarian Recipes

Find a variety of different Vegetarian dishes from soups, tacos, stuffed mushrooms, rice dishes, salsas, dips and even vegetarian ceviche!  These Puerto Rican Cornmeal Fritters, Sorullitos, compliment this Amazing Roasted Poblano Soup or these Crispy Black Bean Tacos perfectly!  Never had Vegetarian Ceviche?  Then you must make this Mushroom Ceviche or this Easy Cauliflower Ceviche and enjoy it as a side or serve with some tortilla chips!  Vegetarian dishes at their best!

Platanos Fritos (Puerto Rican Sweet Plantains)

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Platanos Fritos (Puerto Rican Sweet Plantains) make the perfect side dish to any meal.  With just two ingredients, you cannot go wrong with these!

Platanos Fritos (Puerto Rican Sweet Plantains) on a green and white plate.

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Platanos Fritos (Puerto Rican Sweet Plantains) is one of the easiest side dishes you will ever come across in Latin cooking, as well as one of the most delicious!  Really you can’t go wrong here!

I don’t think I have ever meant anyone who has never had Puerto Rican Sweet Plantains and didn’t like them!

They just have a delicious sweet flavor that is not overbearing in any way with any dish!  And they’re so easy to make!…

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Quesitos (Cream Cheese Puff Pastry)

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These Quesitos (Cream Cheese Puff Pastry) are a delicious flaky, light and tasty pastry.  Perfect for breakfast or dessert.  An easy traditional yummy Puerto Rican pastry.

Quesitos (Cream Cheese Puff Pastry)

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Walk into any Puerto Rican bakery and you are guaranteed to always find Quesitos (Cream Cheese Puff Pastry) in the glass display shelves.

It is a favorite among Puerto Rican pastries!

If you have never had a Quesito (Ke-see-toe), it is a tasty flaky puff pastry dough surrounding a filling of sweetened cream cheese….

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Easy Empanadilla Dough (Masa Para Empanadillas)

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This 3 ingredient Empanadilla Dough (Masa Para Empanadillas) recipe is perfect for any kind of empanadillas you’re looking to make!  Stuff with any sweet or savory filling such as carne molida (Puerto Rican Seasoned Ground Beef), chicken, shrimps, pork, cheese or pizza filling.  Or make dessert empanadillas with fruit jams and jellies such as, guava, pineapple, strawberry, blueberry or peach.

Raw empanadillas discs in between parchment squares for storage.-Masa Para Empanadillas (Dough for Empanadillas)

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It’s remarkable to think that dough dates back to the beginning of our time!

In fact evidence suggests that 30,000 years ago,  pre-historic man was already making some sort of dough!

Incredible!…

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Dulce de Leche French Toast with Cinnamon Sauce

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Dulce de Leche French Toast with Cinnamon Sauce is an excellent breakfast choice for both adults and kids.  This french toast can even be served as a quick lunch or dinner.  Made with eggs, milk, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract and ground cinnamon.  

Dulce de Leche French Toast served with a side of Cinnamon Sauce and topped with confectioners sugar, syrup and sliced strawberries served on a white plate.

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Looking for a new breakfast recipe?  Or even a quick dinner?  Well if you love or enjoy french toast, then you will love this Dulce de Leche French Toast served with a delicious warm Cinnamon Sauce.

The bread slices are dunked in a delicious combination of sweetened condensed milk, eggs, milk, vanilla extract and cinnamon.

The cinnamon sauce is then quickly batched up with crema, sweetened condensed milk, cinnamon, butter and simmered.

Serve with a delicious maple syrup, top with fresh fruit and sprinkle confectioners sugar and you will find yourself in a little bit of food ecstasy….

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Huevos con Papas (Mexican Style Eggs with Potatoes)

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Huevos con Papas (Mexican Style Eggs with Potatoes) are a delicious and easy breakfast.  Creamy scrambled eggs folded in between potatoes and mixed veggies and served with a delicious salsa verde or salsa of your choice. 

Huevos con Papas (Mexican Style Eggs and Potatoes) made with mixed veggies, onions, scallions, potatoes and eggs topped on corn tortillas and served on a white platter with a side of salsa verde.

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Looking for a simple and delicious breakfast this weekend?  Or maybe a quick and tasty lunch or dinner?  Then you’ve come to the right place!

These Huevos con Papas (Mexican Style Eggs with Potatoes) tacos can be whipped up in under 20 minutes.  Serve on warm corn or flour tortillas with a delicious salsa and you’re set!

Choice to make these tacos meatless with mixed veggies or also add any meat of your choosing….

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