Arroz con gandules is Puerto Rico’s national dish, combining seasoned rice with pigeon peas. Flavored with sofrito, olives, and a touch of pork, it’s a savory one-pot wonder. The dish is ...

Other items to try include tostones (fried plantains), arroz con gandules (rice and pigeon peas). For something sweet, try tembleque (a coconut custard), pastelitos de guayaba (a guava-filled ...

And another debut, drawing on those three foundational cuisines: salsa macha–spiked arroz con gandules “dirty rice,” with garlic mojo shrimp. Mother Prepper makes history—and repeats it ...