Vanessa from My Dominican Kitchen® shares authentic traditional Dominican recipes and tasty Latin-inspired dishes for home cooks. Created with easy-to-find ingredients and featuring comforting traditional flavors, Vanessa’s recipes are designed for modern parents like her who don’t have tons of time to spend perfecting a classic recipe, but who want to feed their families well every day. Vanessa is the author of the Best New Release book "The Dominican Kitchen," and is a food blogging coach helping content creators make a full-time income without burnout or chasing followers.
Here are your best recipes for a flawless holiday menu 🎄🍽️
Hi Reader,
I don't know about you, but I feel like the holidays sneaked up on me and it's been hard for me to feel like I'm all caught up and ready for the celebrations.
One thing I know will be flawless though, is my dinner menu 😜. Here are some of my favorite holiday recipes so that your dinner table is flawless too.
Happy cooking!
Slow Cooker Pernil (Roasted Pork Shoulder)
Perfectly seasoned and entirely delicious, this crispy roast pork is the star perfect of the Latin holiday dinner.
| PERNIL RECIPE |
Arroz Con Guandules
This delicious rice is the side dish of choice at every Dominican and Puerto Rican holiday dinner. Made with pigeon peas and a mixture of Latin seasonings, this popular rice dish is perfect for Nochebuena.
| ARROZ CON GUANDULES RECIPE |
Ensalada Rusa (Dominican Potato Salad) – Two Ways
Learn how to make this delicious and easy Ensalada Rusa a.k.a. Dominican Potato Salad. This two-way version is sure to be a family hit!
| ENSALADA RUSA RECIPE |
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Hi! I'm Vanessa the founder and creator behind My Dominican Kitchen®, a bilingual blog with traditional Dominican recipes and Latin-inspired dishes for home cooks. I started this blog as a way to preserve my family’s recipes and share with the world the flavors of la comida criolla.
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Vanessa from My Dominican Kitchen® shares authentic traditional Dominican recipes and tasty Latin-inspired dishes for home cooks. Created with easy-to-find ingredients and featuring comforting traditional flavors, Vanessa’s recipes are designed for modern parents like her who don’t have tons of time to spend perfecting a classic recipe, but who want to feed their families well every day. Vanessa is the author of the Best New Release book "The Dominican Kitchen," and is a food blogging coach helping content creators make a full-time income without burnout or chasing followers.
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