Eating Healthy: Quinoa Pronounced “keen-wah,” the protein-packed grain quinoa contains every amino acid, and is particularly rich in lysine, which promotes healthy tissue growth throughout the body. Quinoa is also a good source of iron, magnesium, vitamin E, potassium, and fiber. It looks a bit like couscous and is as versatile as rice, but quinoa […]
Interview with Olga María Czarkowski Chef Carlos La Cruz (CLC): What is your favorite type of cuisine, and what country is it from? Does it bring up any fond memories that you would like to share? Olga Maria Czarkowski (OMC): I love exotic cuisines. I am all about experiencing different cultures through their cuisine. I […]
Interview with Chef Daniel Tellez Reynoso Sofrito Magazine (SM): Welcome, chef, to New York City, and thank you for the opportunity [to talk with you.] Is this your first time in New York? Chef Daniel Tellez Reynoso (DT): No. I have been to New York on vacation, [but] not as a guest chef or for work. […]
Last year at about this time I posted The Puerto Rican Thanksgiving Turkey. Our version of the holiday bird. I noted that we spice it differently and make it more flavorful so that it tastes like roasted pork, or pernil, the main holiday staple back on the island in the days of yore. […]
Attached a video of Owner creator of Sofrito Magazine in a spanish talk show talking about Sofrito Magazine.