Shrimp Country Boil

Photo by @LatinaFoodie

If you want a quick fix on a country boil that doesn’t take hours to make…you’ve come to the right place. I’m going to share my quick, easy and delicious shrimp country boil recipe.

Let’s get started!

Ingredients needed:

  • Shrimp
  • Andouille sausage (or your favorite smoked sausage)
  • Potatoes diced medium (red russet potatoes work best)
  • Corn on the cob (cut in halves)

Ingredients for seasoning:

  • 2 tsp. unsalted butter
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • Minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • Cajun/creole seasoning (my choice is Tony Chachere’s) – be generous!
  • Olive oil
Photo by @LatinaFoodie

Instructions:

  • Heat oven to 400ºF
  • Evenly distribute corn, potatoes, shrimp and sausage in individual foil packets (use heavy duty foil sheets & cut evenly @ approx. 12×18 inches each)
  • Drizzle with olive oil and place 1/2 tsp. of butter in each packet and about 2 tbsp. of chicken broth
  • Season evenly and to taste with minced garlic, Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper
  • Seal foil packets by folding sides creating a packet to tightly contain ingredients and seasoning
  • Place packets in metal tray in oven. The steam created inside each packet will cook contents
  • Leave in oven for 30-35 min
  • Carefully verify that potatoes are soft and ingredients are fully cooked (steam will be very hot upon opening packet)

Enjoy!

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Chicharrones de Pollo

Fried Chicken with Puerto Rican flavors

Chicharrones de Pollo
Photo by @LatinaFoodie

If you’re talking about Puerto Rican comfort food you can’t leave out the delicious “chicharrones de pollo”. This dish has a delicious medley of Caribbean flavors. I prefer using chicken thighs for this dish because of the juiciness and how it retains flavors. Most people would prefer bone in and skin on chicken thighs, but I preferred boneless chicken thighs and it was equally as delicious and flavorful.

¡Pero vamos a lo que vinimos!

  • Ingredients to marinade chicken:
    • 2 lbs chicken thighs (cut in chunks if boneless)
    • 1 1/2 tbsp Adobo seasoning
    • 1/2 pack sazón with culantro & achiote
    • 1 tsp dried oregano
    • 2 tbsp white vinegar
    • 1 tbsp cooking oil
  • Instructions:
    • Place chicken in 1 gallon ziplock bag. Combine all ingredients and pour over chicken, close ziplock and coat well. Marinate for about 1hr in fridge.
  • Coating Ingredients:
    • 3/4 cup corn starch
    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1 tsp Adobo seasoning
    • 1/2 pack sazón with culantro & achiote
    • Cooking oil for frying
  • Cooking Instructions:
    • In a deep frying pan or dutch oven, heat cooking oil to 350º F.
    • While oil is reaching the desired temperature; mix marinated chicken into a new ziplock bag with all dry coating ingredients.
    • Make sure each piece of chicken is fully coated in the dry mixture.
    • Fry the chicken in separate batches, leaving enough space in between them to prevent them from sticking together.
    • Fry until golden brown, this process should take about 10-15 depending on size of chunk.
    • Make sure you place the chicken in a plate or bowl with a piece of paper towel to drain excess oil.
    • Serve immediately.
I chose to complete my meal by accompanying the chicharrones with yellow rice and beans and tostones (fried plantains).
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¡Ya Llegaron! …el Frío Navideño y la Colaboración Medalla Light x Alexis Díaz

This is a sponsored post for Medalla Light in partnership with Eleven 11 Communications. All reviews and opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal experience, love for the product and the collaboration.


Nothing screams “Navidades” more than celebrating alongside friends and family with a Medalla on hand. For those of us living outside of Puerto Rico, having a bit of home in Central Florida is a welcomed piece of nostalgia. And this year, we’re celebrating with some traditional flair.

*drumroll, please*

The much anticipated arrival of the Medalla Light x Alexis Díaz collaboration has reached Central Florida and I am super excited to share with you all that’s behind this unique collaboration.

The commemorative cans were launched as part of Medalla Light’s 40th anniversary celebration. The limited edition cans highlight the art of renowned Puerto Rican muralist Alexis Díaz and are inspired by the island, it’s people and the images that represent Puerto Ricans.

And to say that I’m excited about this collaboration is an understatement. I’ve followed the work of Alexis Díaz for several years and also had the opportunity to enjoy one of his murals while visiting South Florida. His murals are very unique in the sense that he utilizes a brushed technique rather than spray painting his murals. This technique can be appreciated in the 4 unique Medalla Light cans created for the special edition release.

The designs include the Puerto Rican jíbaro, the beach, the musical rhythms and the maga flower (PR’s state flower) from the muralist’s perspective with his touch of mythology and fantasy that is often highlighted on his pieces.

“This time my canvas was Medalla Light cans, which for me is a great honor. Being able to display my art in partnership with one of the most emblematic Puerto Rican brands, is a dream come true”

– Alexis Díaz

The collaboration also supports the arts in Puerto Rico. Medalla Light is pledging a portion of the profits made through the sale of a line of products inspired by the designs of Alexis Díaz to the Puerto Rico Museum of Art.

Did you Know!?

Medalla Light has been in Florida now for a year and breaking all sales records. It is available in more than 800 locations, including large chains. Así que, don’t forget to grab a case of these cans the next time you’re doing some “compra”, and dress your “fiestas navideñas en estilo” with the special edition #MedallaLightxAlexisDíaz cans. I know I will!

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Having Some Fun at the Ballpark

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Hello fellow food lovers!

I’m always up for a challenge, and what a fun one this was. A friend of mine introduced me to the Minor League Baseball world and as part of that introduced me to Ben’s Biz Blog.

Who is Ben you might ask? Well let me tell you, Benjamin Hill is a writer for MiLB.com who travels the country visiting all Minor League Baseball ballparks and documents it thought his blog. Ben also has celiac, which prevents him from eating any gluten, so what does he do?, he selects “Designated Eaters” at every ballpark he visits to enjoy some ballpark offerings, and in return, give their personal reviews. That just sounded perfect for me!

So when I saw that he had put a call out for “Designated Eaters” for his trip to Florida, I jumped at the chance at becoming his “Designated Eater” at the Daytona Tortugas game. It’s not an easy selection process since he receives tons of applications and it takes months to finalize the selection of the roster for his road trips.  Once the whole roster is selected, it is announced on his blog and you just then anxiously wait for the date of your ballpark visit.

Below is my fully documented experience by Ben himself.  ¡Disfruten!

Designated Eater: The Latina Foodie visits Daytona

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“The City Beautiful” [Orlando] Helping “La Isla del Encanto” [Puerto Rico]

The City Beautiful is mobilizing in full force to help in the relief efforts to help those in dire need in Puerto Rico after Hurricanes Irma & María.

In order to keep you informed of the many initiatives happening in the city, I have compiled a list of the different areas of town where you can find a donation center, organizations you can support, events you can participate in or even places where you can have a delicious meal and still help out those that need it most in Puerto Rico.

// Aquí una lista de diferentes eventos que están ocurriendo en la ciudad de Orlando, lugares que están recibiendo donaciones, organizaciones a las que puedes apoyar o hasta restaurantes en dónde puedes disfrutar de una comida deliciosa y también ayudar a los que más lo necesitan en la isla.

(If you know of more places that are accepting donations or hosting events, please send it over my way!)

// Si saben de algún otro lugar en dónde se están aceptando donaciones o están ayudando a la causa, por favor envíeme la información.


Where to eat…& still help the cause? // ¿En dónde comer y aún así apoyar la causa?

 

Fundraising events happening around town // Eventos ocurriendo en Orlando

 

Where can you send monetary donations? // ¿En dónde puedes donar dinero?


What local organizations in Puerto Rico (not government related) can I donate to? // Organizaciones locales en Puerto Rico (no gubernamentales) a las que puedes ayudar.

 

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Now that Irma’s Gone – What local restaurants are open? Where to hang out? Where to get a drink?

Now that Irma has come and gone, local restaurants, bars and shops need us more than anything.

After getting your house safe and back in order, take a stroll to your favorite local spot or discover a new local restaurant in a different part of town.

Here we have compiled a list of restaurants, bars and local spots open and ready for business. (and where to hangout to enjoy some a/c and wifi)

Restaurants – 

** If your favorite spot is not listed here, please DM us so we can add it to the list! **

Bars –

Relax and hang –

Want to see if any of your favorites are open in your area? Here are some area accounts you can follow.

 

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First try at cooking Indian food –

Kicking off the blog with a delicious homemade recipe.

I love trying all different types of foods, (at least once), so I can fairly say if I like it or not. This time around we decided to try a homemade recipe of a type of cuisine we’ve never attempted to cook before. We took on Tandoori chicken and Yellow Jasmine rice.

The quest to find all the spices and ingredients necessary for seasoning on the chicken was a tough one that involved a visit to approximately 4 different grocery stores (even those fancy organic ones), with no luck. Even though most of the spices are found at regular grocery stores, some specialty items such as the gram flour and the ginger garlic paste (see photo below) were only found at the local Indian grocery store.

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For best results, we marinated the chicken with the spice mix overnight. You can find here the full recipe and video tutorial for the Tandoori chicken. While mixing all the ingredients it was obvious that this was going to be a spicy recipe but nothing that couldn’t be handled. It was delicious! The aroma coming from the oven definitely had that cinnamon, it’s almost Fall, smell to it.

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To pair it off, we chose to make Yellow Jasmine Rice, because why not? The mix of flavors was just great, the smell throughout the house was delicious. A slice of avocado sealed the dish. Let me just tell you that it was a fun, fairly easy and delicious meal to make after getting home from work.

Do you have any Indian dishes you love? We’d love to try and make them. Share your recipes! After all…we need to use all those delicious ingredients we now have.

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