Desserts And Good Food

     Puerto Rico is a beautiful Island in the Caribbean where I was born. I want to share some of my family photos from Puerto Rico. These photos remind me of when I used to live there. The intense blue of the sky and the bright sunlight will be in my heart forever.                          Puerto Rico, Patria De Mis Amores                  dessertsandgoodfood.blogspot.com       Puerto Rico is bordered by the Atlantic ocean to the north and the Caribbean sea to the south. El Condado Beach is located in the north part of the island in the town of San Juan.   Combate beach is located in the town of Cabo Rojo in the south of the island and it faces the Caribbean sea.  It is one of the most popular beaches in Puerto Rico. You can find all kinds of seafood there and during the summer the best pineapple I ever tasted.   There is nothing like spending the day at the beach until the sun sets over the blue waters of the Caribbean followed by a magical and breathtaking star

      Yucca is a root similar to a potato.  It is also known as cassava or mandioca. Look for firm, blemish free tubers. In Puerto Rico we cook yucca in many ways. For today's recipe I used frozen yucca. It can be found in the  supermarket frozen section. It is already peeled and the only thing you need to do for this recipe is to cook it.                                                                                  dessertsandgoodfood.blogspot.com Ingredients: 3 pounds of frozen yucca about 8 cup of water,to cook the yucca Salt to taste For the sauce: 1 1/2 cup olive oil pinch of salt 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 3 large onions cut in thin slices 10 garlic cloves, slices 1 cup green olives 2 large roasted bell peppers, cut in strips 1 chicken or vegetarian bullion 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 2 small bay leaf In a large sauce pan at medium low heat add the olive oil, onions and a pinch of salt. Cook stirring often until transparent about 4 minutes. Add t

     I prefer to roast my red peppers instead of using canned  ones. The flavor and texture is much better and there are no hidden preservatives. Try these peppers in a vegetarian sandwich and you are going to be surprised by how flavorful they are.  Cover a tray with aluminum paper. Wash your peppers, dry with paper towels and c ut in half. Discard the seeds and sprinkle with fresh ground black pepper and salt. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and broil on hi in your oven for 10 minutes on each side. Remove from the oven and carefully close the aluminum paper around the peppers.   Let them cool down in the foil for about five minutes. The skin should rub right off.