by Betsy | Jul 1, 2026
Ivan’s Art & Jewelry Ivan was born with magic hands. Everything he touched he could fix, change, paint, facet, build, etc. Nothing was beyond his reach. My mother and I came home one day, when he was in his teens, and the fan going between the living room...
by Betsy | May 13, 2026
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico – A las cuatro de la tarde de ese día 13 de Junio de 1962, salía yo con mis hijos para Puerto Rico. Allá en al aeropuerto me esperaba mi esposo y padre de mis hijos, después de catorce meses separados. El estaba con el Dr. Mario Read Vittini ,...
by Betsy | Jul 14, 2023
Vegetables The vegetable section started out with only Latin vegetables and roots that we ate in the Dominican Republic. I have added to this through the years since other recipes were worth mentioning. I have a lot more on the vegetables because I have always been...
by Betsy | Jul 14, 2023
Seafood Although I eat a lot of Seafood, I don’t cook a lot. I don’t like to bring that smell into my house. We cook an occasional salmon but, it takes a lot to get rid of that smell. Coconut Fish El pescado en con coco es un plato de pescado que no es...
by Betsy | Jul 14, 2023
Herbs, Spices, Seasonings The secret to Dominican and most Latin cooking is the ingredients more than the methods. When something calls for an orange, it is usually, a sour orange. When it calls for oregano, it is Dominican Oregano. There is a group of herbs that are...
by Betsy | Jul 14, 2023
Ethnic I added this section for all the recipes I cook that are from all over the world. It would be crazy to start separating by country. So, Ethnic covers most things foreign. This is the best time to cook Ethnic foods. Most supermarkets now carry a lot of the...
