Month: January 2022

Guava Tapioca Pudding

Guava Tapioca Pudding

Source: The Spruce Eats Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 4 Total time: 30 minutes INGREDIENTS 2 ½ cups guava nectar ⅓ cup sugar ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp cinnamon ⅛ tsp nutmeg ¼ cup Read More

Tropical Chocolate Milkshake

Tropical Chocolate Milkshake

Source: A Couple Cooks Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 2 Total time: 5 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 pint (2.5 cups) chocolate-coffee ice cream ¼ cup milk ¼ cup pineapple juice  ¼ cup Coco Real cream Read More

Johnny Cakes

Johnny Cakes

Source: Food52 Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 4 Total time: 1 hour INGREDIENTS 3 cups all-purpose flour 4 Tbs sugar 1 Tbs baking powder 1 tsp kosher salt 2 ½ Tbs butter, room temperature Read More

Caribbean-Inspired Fish and Polenta

Caribbean-Inspired Fish and Polenta

Source: Food.com Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 6 Total Time: 1 hour INGREDIENTS 4 fillets of snapper, cod, or tilapia 1 onion, diced 1 tomato, diced 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 habanero or Read More

Inspired by the U.S. Virgin Islands

Inspired by the U.S. Virgin Islands

THE MEAL (Click on the links above to jump to that part of the post!) Don’t worry, we’ll get back to the continental U.S. soon! I’m personally really enjoying this foray into the U.S. territories, though, and am learning so much about the people and Read More

Coconut Pudding

Coconut Pudding

Source: Simply Recipes Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 4 Total time: 2 hours, 30 minutes INGREDIENTS ⅔ cup sugar ½ cup cornstarch ¼ tsp cinnamon Pinch of salt 2 (13.5 oz) cans full-fat coconut Read More

Virgin Pina Colada

Virgin Pina Colada

Source: Strength & Sunshine Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 2 Total time: 5 minutes INGREDIENTS 3 cups (16 oz) frozen pineapple 1 cup (8 oz) cream of coconut ½ cup (4 oz) pineapple juice Read More

Rice with Pigeon Peas

Rice with Pigeon Peas

(AKA ARROZ CON GANDULES) Source: Delish D’Lites Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 6 Total time: 45 minutes INGREDIENTS 2 cups parboiled rice 1 Tbs olive oil ⅓ cup Goya sofrito sauce 1 ½ tsp Read More

Roast Pork

Roast Pork

(BASED ON PUERTO RICAN PERNIL) Source: All Recipes Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 6 Total time: 5 hours + overnight refrigeration INGREDIENTS 5-lb bone-in pork shoulder, trimmed ¼ cup olive oil 3 Tbs white Read More

Inspired by Puerto Rico

Inspired by Puerto Rico

THE MEAL (Click on the links above to jump to that part of the post!) You might be surprised that I’m doing Puerto Rico as part of my state meal challenge, but the U.S. territories deserve love, too! Puerto Rico has a population of over Read More