Something Delicious

Chancie · 11-11-2012, 08:23 PM

With Pete's help, I made a delicious meal last night.

We made quarts of sofrito from scratch on Friday night and

I froze most of it but I used a generous cup in a pot of pink beans, and

I used a generous cup in a pot of bacalao.

We had white rice and yuca con mojo too, yum yum.

Sun · 11-11-2012, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Chancie

With Pete's help, I made a delicious meal last night.

We made quarts of sofrito from scratch on Friday night and

I froze most of it but I used a generous cup in a pot of pink beans, and

I used a generous cup in a pot of bacalao.

We had white rice and yuca con mojo too, yum yum.

Puerto Rican food! YUM. Wow that all sounds delicious. Thank you for the links!

Now there is a great idea. Make Sofrito and freeze some. I am going to do that this week.

Chancie · 11-12-2012, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Sun

Puerto Rican food! YUM. Wow that all sounds delicious. Thank you for the links!

Now there is a great idea. Make Sofrito and freeze some. I am going to do that this week.

I have a small Cuisinart and I doubled the recipe.

Pete stood at the counter for a long time, and

It took me a long time to figure out that

She didn't know what sofrito was so

She had no idea what we were making!

cinnamongrrl · 11-12-2012, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Sun

Puerto Rican food! YUM. Wow that all sounds delicious. Thank you for the links!

Now there is a great idea. Make Sofrito and freeze some. I am going to do that this week.

I love love LOVE Puerto Rican food. I was brought up in a latino household. The food is comforting and familiar. I especially LOVE yucca....the rice....I even ate the pork last time I got some for Teddy (when he was in the hospital) There are these amazing potato balls with seasoned meat in the middle. We always just called them papas....good good stuff

Sun · 11-12-2012, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl563

I love love LOVE Puerto Rican food. I was brought up in a latino household. The food is comforting and familiar. I especially LOVE yucca....the rice....I even ate the pork last time I got some for Teddy (when he was in the hospital) There are these amazing potato balls with seasoned meat in the middle. We always just called them papas....good good stuff

My Moms family is from Puerto Rico but sadly they are not cooks so I had to go to the Islands to discover the real deal for myself and wow. Forever changed. One place in Vieques makes a Yucca gratin that blew me away and made me a fan. Though in general I default to very simple foods, fresh fruit right from the tree, like mango's, and fresh fish, rice and beans simmered in sofrito, platanos hot from the pan sprinkled with a little salt.

These are the things that I enjoy the most. Followed up by a swim in the warm ocean waters and some time on the beach watching the sun set. Island life and food..nothing like it.

cinnamongrrl · 11-12-2012, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Sun

My Moms family is from Puerto Rico but sadly they are not cooks so I had to go to the Islands to discover the real deal for myself and wow. Forever changed. One place in Vieques makes a Yucca gratin that blew me away and made me a fan. Though in general I default to very simple foods, fresh fruit right from the tree, like mango's, and fresh fish, rice and beans simmered in sofrito, platanos hot from the pan sprinkled with a little salt.

These are the things that I enjoy the most. Followed up by a swim in the warm ocean waters and some time on the beach watching the sun set. Island life and food..nothing like it.

Note to self: pack your bags...and GO

Teddybear · 11-12-2012, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl563

Note to self: pack your bags...and GO

R u packing mone also?? Or r u telling me something????

Sun · 11-12-2012, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Teddybear

R u packing mone also?? Or r u telling me something????

Brother I think that was a hint.

SelfMadeMan · 11-12-2012, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Sun

My Moms family is from Puerto Rico but sadly they are not cooks so I had to go to the Islands to discover the real deal for myself and wow. Forever changed. One place in Vieques makes a Yucca gratin that blew me away and made me a fan. Though in general I default to very simple foods, fresh fruit right from the tree, like mango's, and fresh fish, rice and beans simmered in sofrito, platanos hot from the pan sprinkled with a little salt.

These are the things that I enjoy the most. Followed up by a swim in the warm ocean waters and some time on the beach watching the sun set. Island life and food..nothing like it.

OMG - I *just* recently discovered Sofrito, and it is AMAZING!!!! I love it! I add it to all kinds of beans, pintos, black beans, red beans...

Sachita · 11-12-2012, 10:36 AM

I spent a good part of my 20's in the islands- Caribbean, West Indies and south america. Also my hometown is Miami which host some of the finest ethnic cuisines anywhere I've been.

Everyone has their own little twist on Sofrito. I adore tropical fruits and flavors. Here in VA I grow tomatillos and all kinds of peppers. Cilantro is a staple in my home and I grow it year around with parsley. Fresh chimichurri
or sauces made with mints. Damn I'm getting hungry.

I'm a huge flavor whore. I can't eat anything bland. I love combining indian with thai or cuban and italian. Coming up with interesting combinations.

Sun · 11-12-2012, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Sachita

I spent a good part of my 20's in the islands- Caribbean, West Indies and south america. Also my hometown is Miami which host some of the finest ethnic cuisines anywhere I've been.

Everyone has their own little twist on Sofrito. I adore tropical fruits and flavors. Here in VA I grow tomatillos and all kinds of peppers. Cilantro is a staple in my home and I grow it year around with parsley. Fresh chimichurri
or sauces made with mints. Damn I'm getting hungry.

I'm a huge flavor whore. I can't eat anything bland. I love combining indian with thai or cuban and italian. Coming up with interesting combinations.

Welcome to the thread Sachita!

Miami is one of my favorite places on earth. That city has everything going for it. That is also where I first tasted Cuban food and I really did not want to leave. Also a big fan of Cafe' con Leche. It just never tastes the same outside of Miami.

You grow tomatillios and all kinds of peppers? Wow that is wonderful. Wish I could say the same but my last few summers have been so insanely busy that I never carved out time to grow much of anything. Good for you there is nothing like cooking with food that we grow ourselves. What is yoour favorite pepper?

Count me into the "Flavor whore" (Love it) club! I will wear that badge.

Please post any fusion recipes that you would like to share with us. That would be fabulous.

Sun · 11-12-2012, 03:53 PM

Hi Mike! Welcome to the thread!

I am currently making a pot of rice and beans and trying to decide what to do with some chicken sausage that is loaded with cilantro, red peppers and cayenne.
This thread is making me hungry.

Chancie inspired me to make some Sofrito and as soon as I have some time I am going to fire up a batch and roast some chili's.

Its kind of fun to be cooking and have my laptop on the kitchen counter so that I can post and keep working. lol

Sun · 11-11-2012, 08:31 PM

Chancie the directions in the recipes are hilarious!

Chancie · 11-12-2012, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Sun

Chancie the directions in the recipes are hilarious!

I hope you're not too lazy to cook for your sweetie every day.

I love how it's not gender specific.

Sun · 11-12-2012, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Chancie

I hope you're not too lazy to cook for your sweetie every day.

I love how it's not gender specific.

Well I no longer have a sweetie to cook for, but when I did, I cooked a lot. We both cooked, but since I cook for a living I did not mind cooking more often.

These days I am not as inspired to cook for myself, to say the least, but love to cook for friends or share what I cook with friends.

When did your sweetheart figure out what Sofrito was?

Chancie · 11-12-2012, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Sun

Well I no longer have a sweetie to cook for, but when I did, I cooked a lot. We both cooked, but since I cook for a living I did not mind cooking more often.

These days I am not as inspired to cook for myself, to say the least, but love to cook for friends or share what I cook with friends.

When did your sweetheart figure out what Sofrito was?

Sun, she didn't know what it was after it was made.

Sun · 11-12-2012, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Chancie

Sun, she didn't know what it was after it was made.

Well lucky her, she was in for a real treat

Chancie · 11-12-2012, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Chancie

I hope you're not too lazy to cook for your sweetie every day.

<snip>

That's from the recipe!

Sun · 11-12-2012, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Chancie

That's from the recipe!

LOL..oh ok! I cracked up over some of her comments such as

"if you have extra email it to me"

that just made me laugh. I love recipe directions that are funny. Straight up instructions can become so boring so quickly!

11-12-2012, 03:53 PM	#12
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Chancie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme-inist Relationship Status: I'm lucky. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Western Mass Posts: 3,774 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,518 Thanked 14,541 Times in 2,744 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	With Pete's help, I made a delicious meal last night. We made quarts of sofrito from scratch on Friday night and I froze most of it but I used a generous cup in a pot of pink beans, and I used a generous cup in a pot of bacalao. We had white rice and yuca con mojo too, yum yum.

11-12-2012, 10:36 AM	#10
Sachita Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Alpha Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Goddess Relationship Status: Completely in love Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern Virginia Posts: 3,225 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,564 Thanked 8,994 Times in 2,247 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I spent a good part of my 20's in the islands- Caribbean, West Indies and south america. Also my hometown is Miami which host some of the finest ethnic cuisines anywhere I've been. Everyone has their own little twist on Sofrito. I adore tropical fruits and flavors. Here in VA I grow tomatillos and all kinds of peppers. Cilantro is a staple in my home and I grow it year around with parsley. Fresh chimichurri or sauces made with mints. Damn I'm getting hungry. I'm a huge flavor whore. I can't eat anything bland. I love combining indian with thai or cuban and italian. Coming up with interesting combinations.