The minute I bought an air fryer, the first thing I thought of making was fried chicken. I love fried chicken. Seriously, who doesn’t? But what I don’t love is making it. It’s messy, it splatters, and after you have a ton of grease you have to figure out what to do with (my grandma…
Category: Chicken and Turkey
Air Fryer Holiday Leftover Empanadas (Omni/Omni Plus/Vortex Plus)
Empanadas are a great way to use up those holiday dinner leftovers. And even better, it’s easy, portable, and quick. I mean who wants to do more cooking and cleanup the days after a big holiday dinner? Below is a video tutorial on making my traditional Empandadas. Even though the ingredients inside are different, the…
Instant Pot Cuban Creole Soup (Ajiaco)
A delicious dish with the most unappetizing name.
Instant Pot Perfect Chicken Breast
A delicious dish with the most unappetizing name.
Instant Pot Black and White Turkey Chili (Chili a la Santiago)
Chili isn’t a Cuban dish. The closest dish would be picadillo, a ground beef dish cooked in a tomato base and served over rice. However, my father in law makes a really awesome chili using traditional Cuban flavors that we all love and my kids often beg me to make. So of course I…
IP Matzo Ball Soup
When I thought about what recipe I should start this blog with, it took me less than 2 seconds to come up with my grandmother’s Matzo Ball Soup. It started off every meal during the Jewish High Holidays. It kicked off family Thanksgiving dinner. My grandmother even kept a stash of matzo ball soup in…
IP Cuban Chicken and Potato Stew (Fricase de Pollo)
This recipe is one of my favorite family dishes. It’s comforting, flavorful, filling, inexpensive, and the leftovers are even better. The Cuban way to eat this is served over white rice. Now, you might be put off with the idea of having 2 starches on a plate. I’ve had non-Cuban friends who were perplexed with…
Instant Pot Easy Cuban Tamales with Pork
If I had to choose one food that is the exact opposite of fast, easy, and uses readily available ingredients, it would be Tamales. Just about every Hispanic and Latin culture has a form of tamales, but most people are most familiar with the delicious Mexican Tamales which are a corn mixture stuffed with a…
Instant Pot Cuban Chicken and Rice (Arroz con Pollo)
Arroz con Pollo, or Chicken with Rice, is a common dish among most Spanish speaking cultures. Obviously all of them include rice and chicken, after that, the variations are endless. It really is a versatile dish and once you have the flavorful base down, you can add really anything you want from peas to asparagus…
Lana Under Pressure 