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La Buena Vida: Puerto Rican Finger Foods

La Buena Vida: Puerto Rican Finger Foods
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Are you looking for something to eat that is off the beaten path? Something deep fried and something savory that reminds you of a tropical breeze? You have come to the right place, La Buena Vida: Puerto Rican Finger Foods is your ticket to my culinary delights.

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I am sure many people say this, but putting this cookbook together has been a labor of love. It has taken me down memory lane. While I only lived on the island for a year in high school I have been back and forth my entire life, especially after my mother moved back to the island. I remember all of the "cuchifrito" (coo-chee-free-toe) stands selling crispy bacalaíto or alcapurrias and cold beer. That is how cold beer and Puerto Rican finger foods became an item in my mind. They are a pair made in food heaven.

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Gregor Rafael Fisher

I am an ex-techie that is so happy to be out of that environment. It had come to stifle my soul. While it provided an okay living (not as good as you might think), it also saps your energy and life breath. Today I write about technology and the dystopia it is becoming for too many people and for the planet at large. Writing and warning about technology is so much more satisfying than actually being in it. And writing La Buena Vida is cooler still.

Contents

Table of Contents

Contents: Setting the Table

Introduction: Eating with Our Hands4 La Buena Vida5 Puerto Rico in the Frying Pan7 A Note on Names and Origins9 Cooking Safely with Hot Oil9 What to Put in the Cooler11 The Kiosk Road12

The Recipes

Alcapurrias de Carne13 Bacalaítos17 Pastelillos de Carne19 Empanadillas de Jueyes22 Roots Corn and Plantains24 Rellenos de Papa25 Sorullitos de Maíz con Queso27 Piononos29 Tostones with Mojo de Ajo31 Arañitas33 Yuca Frita with Cilantro Garlic Sauce35 From Grill and Frying Pan37 Mini Mofongo Bites38 Pinchos de Pollo40 Carne Frita with Onions43 Arepas de Coco45 One More for the Road47 Guava and Cheese Pastelillos49 The Last Stop51 Lechón de Guavate for the Home Oven52 Foundations and Sauces56 Sources and Further Reading64 The La Buena Vida Shopping List66 Index78

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