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June 2025

Home Away From House and the Gulf War...
When does your childhood home no longer feel like your home?
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illyanna Maisonet
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Five Places to Find Seafood in Puerto Rico
How to track down local oysters, spiny lobster and fried red snapper. All Casual. No fine dining.
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illyanna Maisonet
11
A List Of All The James Beard Nominated Places In Puerto Rico
Here's a list of all the restaurants, chefs and bakeries in Puerto Rico that made the nominated, semifinalist and finalist lists for the James Beard…
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illyanna Maisonet
6
Five Places To U-Pick Cherries and Berries in Northern California
From the Central Valley to the Central Coast.
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illyanna Maisonet
3

May 2025

A ‘Casual’ Dinner in Puerto Rico: From The New York Times Archives
Craig Claiborne writes about his experience dining at La Fortaleza in 1978
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illyanna Maisonet
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Pasteles de Arroz: Naranjito or Corozal?
Try these regional delicacies at the annual Festival Pastel de Arroz
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illyanna Maisonet
8
Sorullos Recipe: Puerto Rican Corn Fritters
A recipe I forgot to add to my cookbook
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illyanna Maisonet
17

April 2025

Five Coffee Places To Visit In Puerto Rico: How Exported Coffee From Puerto Rico Suffered Under US Tariffs
Five Places to try Puerto Rican coffee in Puerto Rico: From historic coffee farms in the mountains to coffee shops in Old San Juan.
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illyanna Maisonet
13
Aries in Spring...
Another birthday come and gone.
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illyanna Maisonet
11
Enchiladas with Chili Gravy Recipe from San Antonio.
A TikTok Creator Taught Me About A Unique Tex-Mex Enchiladas Recipe
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illyanna Maisonet
4
Puerto Rico, Tinned Fish and the Burial of the Sardine...
With A Puerto Rican Sardine Guisada Recipe.
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illyanna Maisonet
16
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