Hola mi gente, So, as you already know my fiance and I are tying the knot! We are extremely stoked! As you may know, the winter season can be a stressful time for many. Weddings on their own can bring a lot of stress, so planning a wedding during the holiday season we’ve noticed can … Continue reading Roge Boda 💒- We’re Tying The Knot! 👰🏻💍🤵🏻
feliz año nuevo 2019!! Bienvenido Mi Gente, It’s that time of the year again! New year is knocking on the door with just a couple of hours left before we enter 2019. The New Year is the day that marks the beginning of a new calendar year. It falls on January 1, and is the … Continue reading Nuevo Ano 2019
Happy Holidays Mi Gente! Holidays are meant to be spent with the people you love, right? Well, this year is a lil different for me I’m not celebrating this year. But for those of you who are celebrating happy holidays to you! Holidays with a twist! How do you decide whether to keep an ex … Continue reading Christmas with an ex boyfriend?
Prep15min Total35min Ingredients8 Servings 8 8 Ingredients 12 ozs of bacon cut into fine pieces Save $ Frying oil 1 medium onion, chopped 4 green plantains 4 mashed garlic cloves 1/4 cup green pepper 1/4 cup red pepper Salt and pepper to taste In a pan, stirfry the bacon in oil until crunchy, stirring it … Continue reading Puerto Rican Mofongo Turkey Stuffing
15 min Total 30 min Ingredients 12 Servings 4 12 Ingredients 3 1/2 cups whole milk 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, ground 2 cloves 1 cinnamon stick 1 cup Arborio rice 7.5 ozs pumpkin puree 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup packed brown sugar Orange zest for garnish Pepitas for … Continue reading Pumpkin Arroz con Leche
Prep 15 min Total 1 hr 15 min Ingredients 17 Servings 8 17 Ingredients For the coquito: 12 oz coconut milk 8.5 oz coconut cream 12 oz evaporated milk 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 cinnamon sticks 1 cup white rum (optional) For the cheesecake: 1 1/2 cups Graham crackers, ground 1/3 cup unsalted butter, softened … Continue reading Puerto Rican Coquito Cheesecake
I tried this recipe and simply loved the flavor. The cheese and guava paste go very well together. For my guava and cheese recipe, I tend to use Extra Sharp Cheddar because it just gives this excellent flavor to my guava snack that makes you want to eat more and more! Now, let’s go check … Continue reading Puerto Rican Guava Cheese Appetizer 🇵🇷
What’s #GivingTuesday? Unlike the two big shopping days, #GivingTuesday is a day for charity. Rather than thinking about saving money on the best gifts possible, we think about giving money to the best cause possible. Rather than feeling the stress and chaos of the holidays, we feel the peace and joy that comes from contributing to a good … Continue reading Giving Tuesday 2017
Bienvenido! Today, I want to talk about one of the most notorious shopping holidays of the year. After the turkey has been eaten, the football games have been watched and digestion is fully under way, millions of Americans turn to another holiday tradition: planning their Black Friday shopping spree. That’s right! It’s the day after … Continue reading Black Friday Is Coming…
(Play Me And Happy Reading…..It Just Goes Together) Hola y bienvenido BBS Family! It’s finally almost here December 24th 2016 is: 0 years 0 months 1 day 11 hours 44 minutes 14 seconds And counting….. (The kiddos in our family look foward to this very moment) I wanted to wish all my readers a Very … Continue reading Feliz Nochebuena From Me To You
“Ahhh… Christmas!” *Slouches into the arm chair with a cup of tea and a tin of Roses* – this is what we dream about when it comes to Christmas, but in reality we tend to spend 99% of our time doing the opposite. Running around doing the shopping, stressing over our budgets and most of the … Continue reading How To Survive Christmas
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas with every Christmas card I write. May your days be merry and bright; and may all your Christmases be white! (Wearing: The White Company & Asos) Seasons Greetings, ya’ll! Yea, I know I’m a bit Texan… But, who out there hasn’t wished for a white Christmas? Or if you’re … Continue reading Winter White
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the casa not a creature was stirring, not even a Coquí. The children were tucked in their beds fast asleep in hopes Papa Noel soon would be there. Christmas in Puerto Rico starts early on, for some it starts right after Thanksgiving, which is the Advent or … Continue reading A Very Merry Borikén Christmas
Prep Time: 30 Minutes Difficulty: Easy Cook Time: 1 Hours Servings: 12 Servings Ingredients FOR THE CAKE: 1 box (about 18 Oz.) Yellow Cake Mix 1 package (3.5 Oz.) INSTANT Vanilla Pudding Mix 4 whole Eggs 1/2 cup Cold Water 1/2 cup Canola Oil 1/2 cup Rum (dark Or Light Is Fine)(Bacardi) 1 cup Chopped … Continue reading Christmas 🎄Spice Rum 🍰Cake
Ingredients: 1 bag of sliced bread 3 eggs 1-12oz can of evaporated milk 1/3 cup of coconut milk 1 cup of granulated sugar 4 tablespoons of butter 2 tablespoons of condensed milk 1 teaspoon of vanilla 1 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon 1/2 cup of raisins (optional) Directions Tear sliced bread by hand and place in … Continue reading Budín de Pan 🍮
Total Time 45mins Prep 45 mins Cook 0 mins Ingredients Nutrition Servings 6-8 Units US 2 cups rice 2 cups water 1⁄2 cup shredded sweetened coconut 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk (pref. Coco Lopez) 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk 6 whole cloves 1 cinnamon stick 2 … Continue reading Puerto Rican Rice Pudding (arroz Con Dulce)
Mmm more eggnog deliciousness coming out of the kitchen! I am enamored with the flavor of eggnog being infused into baked goods – all that great flavor, without actually drinking it (it just seems way too thick to me!). Has anyone given the Eggnog Cheesecake Bars a try yet? I could totally see having those … Continue reading Make It A White Christmas With Eggnog Fudge
Ingredients: Cake 2 cups flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons salt 1/2 cup butter, cold 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix 4 eggs 1/2 cup rum 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup oil 1 tablespoon vanilla Glaze 1/2 cup butter … Continue reading Vanilla Rum Bundt
Ingredients A big glass with ice 1/4 glass of Rican Rum like Don Q, Bacardi etc. juice of a 1/2 slice of a small lime Coke or store brand coke-like soda Directions Fill glass with ice and pour 1/4 of the glass with Rican rum Add juice of 1/2 slice of a lime, Coke or … Continue reading 🇨🇺Cuba Libré🇨🇺🥃
Ingredients 5 separate eggs 1/4 c. flour 1/4 c. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 4 tbsp. sifted confectioners’ sugar 1 tbsp. superfine sugar* 1 c. heavy cream, whipped 1 1/4 tsp. rum extract or real rum coconut shavings Directions Start by preheating your oven to 350F. Butter a 15 x 8-inch baking pan and … Continue reading Brazo Gitano
Ingredients 2 1/2 c. flour 1/2 c. butter 1/2 c. Crisco shortening 1/2 c. sugar 1 tbsp. almond extract non-pareil sprinkles Directions Pre-heat oven to 350 F. In a deep bowl, cream together the butter and Crisco. Add the sugar slowly to the mix and mix well. Now add the almond extract and mix well. … Continue reading Polvorones
The holidays are here, with wall-to-wall shoppers at the supermarket. Who wants to have to join them? Please, don’t everyone raise their hand at once. Right, that’s what I thought you’re probably sitting there reading this and rolling your eyes at the thought of all the Christmas hustle n’ bustle! Makes two of us. Don’t … Continue reading ☃️Christmas🎅🏼 Stress 🎄Free
Coconut and rum flavor tropical eggnog. makes 5 Cups Ingredients 2 cups coconut milk 2 cups Puerto Rican rum 1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk 4 egg yolks, lightly beaten Ground cinnamon and sticks, to garnish Instructions Blend milks, rum, and yolks in a blender until frothy; chill. Pour into glasses, sprinkle with cinnamon, … Continue reading Coquito (Puerto Rican Eggnog)
December 25? For some Puerto Ricans, that’s merely a prelude to what they feel is really the important day of the marathon Christmas Season inPuerto Rico. I should point out that the Three Kings, or Los Reyes Magos, are not only venerated in Puerto Rico but throughout the Latin World. If you are Puerto Rican … Continue reading Los Reyes Magos
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