Arroz con gandules (rice and pigeon peas) is one of the staples of Puerto Rican cuisine ... platanos maduros (fried plantains), and pasteles (akin to tamales). It's a simple-seeming dish with ...

Whether on the island or in the U.S., Puerto Rican holiday tables will usually feature this popular rice dish: arroz con gandules. This easy and savory rice dish is made with a base of smoked ham ...

One holiday dish you can expect to find in most Boricua and Dominican households are pasteles ... "The Puerto Rican staples are pernil and arroz con gandules," she says. "Definite musts.

“Pasteles and arroz con gandules and pernil and all the ... to be enjoyed up until the start of Lent. Arroz con gandules, Puerto Rican rice with pigeon peas, is a savory side dish made with ...

When Christmas Eve arrived, we would eat all night, feasting on tender chicken and pork pasteles, arroz con gandules ... the significance of my Puerto Rican heritage. Today, it continues to ...

Dig into flaky empanadillas, classic arroz con gandules, tostones with perfect crispy edges, loaded tripleta and more of the best Puerto Rican food ... offered alongside rice and beans and sweet ...

“One by one we serve those who come,” he said. He also prepared arroz con gandules, a Puerto Rican rice dish, in a 23-pound pot at the fest. He left Puerto Rico at age 17, he said. “I still ...

and arroz con gandules y pollo (a chicken and rice dish with pigeon peas). The dining room has been refreshed with new furniture and Puerto Rican art and pictures and the Puerto Rican flag ...

Arroz con gandules (rice and pigeon peas) is one of the staples of Puerto Rican cuisine. Depending on who you ask ... (roasted pork shoulder), platanos maduros (fried plantains), and pasteles (akin to ...