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Tomato Salsa Recipe
Appetizers

Tomato Salsa Recipe

This Tomato Salsa Recipe is the perfect addition to your Taco Tuesday. It’s an easy recipe that comes together fast and has so much flavor. You are going to love it. Our Tomato Salsa Recipe is reminiscent of the restaurant salsas at a Mexican restaurant that are addicting from the […]

Black Garlic Air Fryer Salmon
Entree

Black Garlic Air Fryer Salmon

This Black Garlic Salmon Recipe is going to show you how easy it is to make a perfectly cooked, perfectly seasoned salmon in the air fryer. Why do we love this Black Garlic Salmon Recipe So Much? This Air Fried Salmon is delicately seasoned with citrus and black garlic sea […]

Our abuelas series
Blog, Our Abuelas

Our Abuelas Series: Ita Toledo

One of the most unexpected, but beautiful parts about starting Abuela’s Counter has been the outpouring of messages and comments from our community. Obviously, we love the comments that are complementary and supportive. We are two women reaching our 40’s, we love compliments. However the comments we are talking about […]

Cuban Pork Chops Recipe
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Cuban Pork Chops

This Cuban Pork Chops recipe will have you making the most delicious most flavorful pork chops. The best part is how quick and easy it all comes together. Our Cuban Pork Chops are marinated with citrus and sprinkled with Badia’s orange pepper seasoning to bring to life that signature Cuban […]

Pollo a La Plancha Cuban Recipe
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Classic Cuban Recipes: Pollo a la Plancha

Pollo a la Plancha is a staple. This recipe will walk you through making this very simple yet very delicious classic cuban recipe. This dish represents so much of what Cuban cooking is about.  It is the quintessential Cuban restaurant dish, “pollo a la plancha” is always seasoned similarly then […]

Sheet Pan: Roasted Vegetables Recipe
Sides

Sheet Pan: Roasted Vegetables 

Sheet Pan Roasted Vegetables are the ultimate healthy and delicious side dish. This recipe is an easy step by step to roasting vegetables to delicious perfection. Roasted vegetables are the perfect sheet pan recipe. They can go with almost anything else you are making, and help check the box of […]

Coffee natilla recipe
Desserts

Coffee Natilla (Natilla de Cafe)

This Coffee Natilla Recipe is a step by step guide to making one of the best Cuban desserts, Natilla. However this recipe has a little added kick. Coffee natilla hits all the spots you’d expect. It is decadent, creamy and perfectly sweet. Much like our pumpkin natilla, it is not overly […]

Arroz Imperial Recipe
Entree

Cuban Arroz Imperial

This Arroz Imperial recipe will take you through step by step to building this delicious layered Cuban crowd pleaser. Arroz Imperial is a Cuban casserole that is just perfect for a special occasion or entertaining a large crowd. It is layers of rice, chicken, mayonnaise and cheese that come together […]

Our abuelas series
Blog, Our Abuelas

Our Abuelas Series

Abuela’s Counter was founded by Ani and I because of a deep love and respect for our Abuela’s and the other incredible women in our family. We immediately bonded over recipes and ingredients. However what really connected us was sharing our stories about our Abuelas and all the things they […]