Puerto Rico in your Kitchen

Book excerpt: In the Creole food tradition comes Puerto Rico en su Cocina, an ambitious new take on Puerto Rican and Latino cuisine. This book is part of a new and important culinary voice. Chef and writer Wanda Wray has taught cooking using her revolutionary yet simple philosophy by explaining the how and why of good, tasty cooking; she will inspire a new generation of cooks to make better, confident choices in the kitchen and cook delicious meals with any ingredient, anywhere, anytime. Puerto Rico in Your Kitchen bridges the gap between domestic and professional cooking. With charming narration, illustrated walkthroughs, and a light-hearted focus on the kitchen, Wanda demystifies the tools of good cooking for everyone. This book has more than 100 essential recipes and dozens of variations to put the lessons into practice and make tasty, bright, and balanced dishes. Puerto Rico in Your Kitchen is the perfect combination of classic recipes, new dishes, and essential reference information for home cooks of yesterday and today. Whether it's the only cookbook on your shelf or one of many, Puerto Rico in Your Kitchen is the essential, trusted guide for cooks. In your book Puerto Rico in your Kitchen, you will find your favorite dishes, delicious Puerto Rican recipes such as Apastelao Rice, Chicken Rice, Mamposteao Rice, Rice with Pigeon Peas, Chicken Rice, Stewed Beans, Mofongo, Pastelón, Canoas, Coquito, Piña Colada, Guava Casquitos, Rice with Dulce, Flan, Tres Leches, Majarete, Tembleque, Coconut Kisses, Limber, Water Bread, Sobao Bread, Triplets, Sofrito, Adobo, Seasoning, Bacalaítos, Skewers, Alcapurrias, Asopao Rice with Chicken, Sancocho, Fried Meat, Chicken Fricassee, Biscayne Cod, Garlic Shrimp, Criolla Shrimp, Ceviche and many more recipes. You will also find cooking techniques.