Year: 2008

Easter-time Dominican recipes

Easter-time Dominican recipes

While Americans hunt for eggs filled with candy at Easter, Dominicans are scouting their neighborhood for whomever is making their favorite Easter-time dessert, all Lenten season.  Habichuelas con dulce is one of two very popular Easter-time Dominican recipes that use beans or corn, and a combination of evaporated and condensed milk, sweet potatoes and sugar. You are in for a treat with the following habichuelas con dulce recipe. If you're looking to make maíz con dulce or chacá, click here.   Source: Dominican Cooking Habichuelas con Dulce is one of Dominican Republic's most cherished traditions. It is prepared for Easter…
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Long live merengue!

Long live merengue!

Merengue has long been the signature rythm of the Dominican Republic. Remarkable how three tiny islands in the Caribbean (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and Cuba) have been able to deliver so many of the most popular Latin rythms: salsa, merengue, bachata, reigetton, among others.  But of all the Dominican rythms, merengue is the most recognized as the national music and it is the one that beats in my heart with the most nostalgia, pride and joy. Here's an excerpt of what makes merengue from wikipedia: Merengue is a musical genre native to the Dominican Republic. The word “merengue” literally means whipped…
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