Dominican Cooking

Bollitos de harina (boiled cornmeal rolls)

Aunt Clara — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:00:07 +0000

Bollitos de harina (boiled cornmeal rolls)

This past week one half of our family gathered at a local resort as we do almost every year. It is a time for relaxation, catching up, and on the practical side of things getting everybody together under the same roof, so to speak. We hope some day we’ll have a home large enough to [...]

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Guanimos (Cornmeal and beef pockets)

Aunt Clara — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:00:56 +0000

Guanimos (Cornmeal and beef pockets)

Am I ever glad that I have never called myself an expert on anything. Especially not an expert on Dominican food. Every time I learn something about food in general, or Dominican food in particular, I’m justly reminded that there is much to learn, and with things changing all the time one never finishes learning. [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Aunt Clara — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:48:34 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day

Today in the Dominican Republic we celebrate “Love and Friendship Day”, which I really like because it acknowledges the importance of friendship in our lives. It is less about diamonds than about telling various people that we love all the ways in which we do. So, thanks for following us and being our virtual friend. [...]

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Coffee set by Maya Salazar [USA, DR]

Aunt Clara — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:16:22 +0000

Coffee set by Maya Salazar [USA, DR]

These beautiful limited-edition serving sets with reproductions of paintings by Dominican artists have been a very popular giveaway amongst our readership. Today we bring you this beautiful set of espresso coffee cups by artist Amaya Salazar. It comes in a tin gift box. Absolutely adorable. To participate: You must be 18 years or older. You [...]

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Carrot and cabbage salad

Aunt Clara — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:46:12 +0000

Carrot and cabbage salad

There is a question I have been asked many times in these ten years: What makes a dish “Dominican”? The answer escapes me. And since Aunt Ilana is the anthropologist here I have put off coming up with my own definition. The fact is that I doubt there will ever be a consensus on the [...]

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