How to Pickle Red Onions
Sides

How to Pickle Red Onions

Pickling can feel intimidating. However once you read how to do it, you will not believe how easy it is. This recipe will take you step by step and show you how to pickle red onions right at home. What is Pickling There is something so intimidating about pickling. Pickling […]

Grilled Avocado Recipe
Sides

Grilled Avocado

This Grilled Avocado Recipe is a guide to making an avocado in a whole new way. The grill takes the avocado to a new level Never have we ever met an avocado we didn’t like. It just might be nature’s most perfect creation. It’s sweet, savory and always hits the […]

The Perfect White Rice
Sides

The Perfect Cuban White Rice

The Perfect White Rice is one of the most underrated things in cooking. Most of the time, we are so focused on getting the entree recipe right, that is it easy to just glaze over our rice. It is an understandable mistake. But it is a mistake, nonetheless. A good […]

Bacon Wrapped Dates
Appetizers, New Year's Dinner

Bacon Wrapped Dates

Bacon Wrapped Dates are such a great party trick to have up your sleeve. During hosting season, this is a great recipe to have on hand, because it is absolutely delicious and very easy to do. Think about it, is there anything better than walking into a party and finding […]

Cranberry Guava Sauce
Appetizers, Sauce, Sides, Thanksgiving

Cranberry Guava Sauce

This Cranberry Guava Sauce is going to be a little Cuban twist to your traditional regular Cranberry Sauce. It’s going to be perfect for Thanksgiving or just a regular weekday Chicken! What is Cranberry Guava Sauce Allow us to properly introduce you to Cranberry Guava Sauce. This is a side […]

Creamy Potato Malanga Mash Recipe
Sides, Thanksgiving

Creamy Potato Malanga Mash

Something wonderful happens when a carb meets a carb. It’s hard to describe. That’s what is happening here with this Creamy Potato Malanga Mash. It’s almost sinful. Something about these two starchy worlds colliding together into one tangy creamy bite. Is it getting hot in here? Like many Cuban exiles […]

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Welcome to Our Counter

From the moment Ani and I started cooking together, we have been sharing stories of our childhood.  We were both very fortunate enough to have grown up surrounded by strong, independent, caring, amazing women.  We both had Abuelas that led by example.  Abuelas that could make you feel loved without […]

Arroz con Pollo
Entree

Cuban Arroz Con Pollo

Cuban Arroz Con Pollo is just so classic. In most Cuban families, this is a dish that is prepared pretty regularly. It is the “go-to” for larger family gatherings. It does make sense. It can all be done in one pot, and you can really make a lot of food […]