Pasteles are Puerto Rican special occasion food. The whole family usually gets together assembly-line-style to make large numbers of these starchy parcels and get them ready for the boiling pot.
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Pasteles
Pan de Jamón
(Venezuelan ham, raisin and olive bread)
Pan de jamón is a traditional Venezuelan Christmas bread, but you can enjoy it any time of the year. A sweet, soft dough is rolled up around savory ham, sweet raisins and pimento-stuffed olives.
The Miracle of the Pressure Cooker
I’ve used my pressure cooker over the years for preserving many a batch of fruits, vegetables and beans, but rarely for cooking dinner. That’s a mistake.