BORIS FOOD BLOG

Empanadilla de Pollo            This delicious snack which has many names example, pastelitos, empanadillas, empanadas, and so many more is very common in many Spanish cultures. Everyone has its own style in making these and many people stuff these with different meats. Some people like my family stuff these with Guayaba and cheese which makes them super sweet or super cheesy. Then there are the different meats in which we can stuff them with example Shrimp, ground beef,  corn beef, and chicken, ham and cheese, Peperoni and cheese and so many more. If you are walking in the streets of Boston and you waiting for the bus and you want a warm snack you can go into any Spanish or just any corner store and ask them for a pastelito they will cost a dollar and it's a great snack. You will find them anywhere in Boston, and this is what's so great about them anybody can do these.      My husband adores these...

                         Pastelillos de Guayaba                       I have so much memories of food in my childhood, but one of my favorit memories was with my grandfather. My grandfather used to pick me up from school in his car, and after school he used to take me and my siblings to the bakery where would get a treat from him before going home. I remeber My little sisther and my brother going crazy with all the different pastries availabel for there choosing. But ever since I could remember I have always had a love for pastelillos de Guyaba. I remember how he used to give each $5 and we would get a drink and a pastry, Remeber taking them home and being able to spoil our dinner just because our grandfather would spoiled us.       When moving to america My mom used to buy them at the spanish supermarket but they never tasted the same they whe...

Guanimo con Bacalao     This tasty but simple plate of food, I found out about it when I was age 15 My best friend's mom made this for me and I remember asking her what this was and she told me guanimo con bacalao.  This was the first time I ever tried these and I instantly fell in love with them. I just remember when I was pregnant with the firstborn I wanted to eat these really bad but nobody in my house knew how to make them.  A couple of days ago While I was At work I looked up the recipe for making these, I remember my grandmother telling me that these were harder to make than what they looked like.  I wanted to prove them wrong and make them so they could try them because I know my mom loves them as well. So I decided to make them and ill be completely honest throughout the first batch because I added too much boiling water.      The Guanimos are made of  All-purpose flour, Boiling water, and salt you mix this and add flour as needed as...

                              Home Made chili               Before I started my cooking Journey and became the main provider for my family I learned how to cook and one of the first things I ever tried making was the chili. Most of everything that I have learned to cook has been from Youtube (link down below).       These have become the favorite recipe for my family especially my husband. It's a very simple chili because my husband does not like all the extra ingredients like the onions or the tomatoes witch is what makes the chili neither does he like the spicy ( that's a Bummer).  If you have ever been to a Spanish person's house you know that they love to feed their guest Last night I made chili for my boyfriend and his Friends (homies). I decided to do something quick and easy that the guys will enjoy and I stopped at the supermarket ...

 Pasteles en Hoja         Back Home in Puerto Rico around the holidays, there was nothing more that I loved the most but the beginning of the holidays. On November 1st my family and all families around the neighborhood would put up their decorations and their Christmas tree. One of many traditions in a holiday feast was the Pastel en Hoja I remember when being a kid how my family went crazy over the pasteles these had to be ordered months ahead of time because everybody back home ordered a lot and, not everybody makes pasteles and the people who do only will take a certain amount of orders. These have an important memory that I wanna share with my daughters because whenever this food is smelled in the kitchen you receive that smell and taste of food that lets us know that Christmas is around the corner.               Ever since we moved to America we have barely seen pasteles during the holidays my mom does not make t...

  Introduction Hello and welcome to my food blog, In this blog I will be either sharing food that comes from my culture or I will be looking into recipes and attempting to make them myself. I am a 23-year-old mom of two little girls and I go to the University of Massachusets Boston I am Studying Criminal Justice I  want to concentrate on working with At-risk youth. I hope You guys will Enjoy my Journey through my food blog and the connection with my culture and the traditions in which involve food being part of my day-to-day life.  Thank You, Erinett N. Oliveras