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 Very interesting November 7, 2009
Tammy Gentry (Bowdon, GA USA)
I really loved this cookbook. It has everything from the very basic dishes to the more advanced dishes! I am not Puerto Rican but I think I may be able to cook like one with this cookbook.
another great cookbook! October 26, 2009
S. Drake (san diego, ca)
I grew up with recipes from this cookbook and now that i've got my own family, this cookbook has really come in handy when i'm in the mood for comfort food! brings back great memories! good book! great yummy authentic puerto rican food! very happy with quality.
If you want your food to taste like it should, this is the book! October 24, 2009
BG (Florida, USA)
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If you want to cook Puerto Rican food and have it come out the way it's supposed to taste, this is the book. There is no other book like it. My mother is Venezuelan, but she learned how to cook Puerto Rican with the Spanish version of the book. I can do it too, and now my husband, who is Dutch, can cook as well as mi abuela from Arecibo. When we go to a party we often take a roast pork. Those who know think I made it since I'm Puerto Rican, but I tell them, no it's all my husband. The instructions are clear and if you follow them the food tastes awesome.
Next Thanksgiving make "pavochon" pavo (turkey) with taste of lechon (roast pork). Just go ahead, season the turkey like you would the pork, per Aboy Valldejuli's instructions, and it will come out fantastic. Use the ground beef filling and you'll have a new family classic!
Many recipes can be modified and made a little bit less fattening by cutting down on the amount of butter or oil. The desserts are awesome, many types of flans, pound cakes, merengues, in summary it's the book to follow if you want to cook authentic Puerto Rican food. In addition she has recipes for many Spanish recipes. I'm going to stop here, because I'm salivating already!
Fantastic Recipes, Easy to Execute March 30, 2009
Nicholas Bell (Philadelphia , PA, USA)
I have often visited Puerto Rico for work and pleasure since the early 1980s. For lunch, I often seek out the local eateries, which are frequented by the people who live and work on the island. I love dishes like Mofongo, and the simple beans, rice, and chicken.
This cookbook is how I 'visit' Puerto Rico when I can not be there physically. Easy to follow recipes, and straightforward presentation. The love the author has for her home, and the desire to make these unique flavors and pleasures accessible to others are evident.
The tastes that I can re-create in my kitchen from this book are very close, I think, to what I eat on the island. Not to be missed is an exceptional chapter on cocktails. There is a pineapple punch recipe that was the hit of one of my parties. The author's husband contributed the drinks chapter.
 Over all good book March 29, 2009
Felisha L. Monroe
My only caveat is--the recipes call for too much salt. After reading through several of the recipes, and spoiling my bistec encebollado, I realized the author uses one teaspoon of salt PER pound of meat. Sometimes the recipes call for food such as velveeta or canned tomato sauch which already have large amounts of sodium. SO, what I have done is substituted 1/4 teaspoon of salt instead of a teaspoon in the recipes and I find if I need to add more, then I haven't ruined my whole meal which from scratch, takes a lot of time that most of us don't have.
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