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December 2008

I'm on a plantain rampage!!

I bought a bunch of green plantains the other day, as you can see from one of my recent posts. I had only a few options before they started to ripen, so I originally decided to make tostones and freeze them. Then an idea occurred to me.

Cranberry bread

There was a Ballroom/Salsa Fusion party this last Sunday (December 14, 2008) to which I was invited by the awesomest dancer Laura Geldys. The idea was to meet at her place and have a nice brunch with a bunch of friends. Needless to say, I got there late.

Give us this day our daily plantain

Have I ever mentioned that plantains are to Puerto Ricans what shrimp are to Bubba. Plantain is the fruit of the mountains. You can fry it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. There's, uh, plantain canoes, plantain creole, plantain chips. Pan fried, deep fried, twice-fried. There's sweet plantain, green plantain, mashed plantain, smashed plantain, plantain soup, plantain stew, plantain with syrup, plantain and veggies, plantain ice cream, plantain sandwich. That's about it.

Parranda!

Part of the Puerto Rican tradition, the parrandas is when a bunch of us get together to eat, sing, and visit people to sing, and eat, at their places. This usually goes all night long and many times the visitees are not even notified. This makes it all the more fun.

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