Bacalaitos – Codfish Fritters Recipe!

Here is a delicious Codfish Fritter recipe! You guys have to check it out!

I will definitely be trying out this recipe very soon! 😁

Lithuanian in the USA

Today I wanted something made from fish, something simple and quick to prepare. And yet, I wanted to try something new. Fortunately, bacalaitos met all today’s wishes. Bacalaitos are extremely popular in the Caribbean Islands. Of course, each island has its own fish fritters recipe. I’ve tried the Dominican version.

I accidentally found this fish fritters recipe in one Dominican cuisine blog. As soon as I saw the recipe, I decided to try the delicious looking fish fritters. Usually, bacalaitos are made from salted boiled cod, but since I didn’t find salted cod, I decided, that the fritters should be really delicious even from unsalted fish. So, I changed the recipe a little bit by myself. The fritters came out really delicious, that’s why I really suggest to try them and diversify your snacks or lunch/dinner menu. Bacalaitos are delicious not only hot, but also cold, and go very…

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What’s Your Favorite Food?!

One of my favorite meals to eat are fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, yams, collard greens, and cornbread!

Growing up my grandmother would cook this for us and I loved it! It was some good ‘ol Comfort food for sure!

Being that my in-laws are Puerto Rican, I’ve been introduced to a lot of delicious Spanish foods too!

My favorite Spanish foods are pernil which is slowly cooked pork, and tostones which are smashed and fried plantains. Woo wee! The bomb dot com!

I have more favorite foods from different cuisines but I’ll talk more about that in another post!

But I want to hear from you!

What are some yummy foods from your culture? Or any meal/dish that you enjoy?

Comment below to share those yummy meals!

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My Family Visits NYC!

My parents, sister, aunt, uncle, and granny cane into town from PA/OH to come visit my husband and I. 

My mom told me that they wanted to visit a few places in Manhattan but when they arrived on Friday, everyone was super tired. So we ended up ordering food from an Italian restaurant up the street from my apartment. 

It was nice to be able to relax with them. We watched this movie called Central Intelligence starring Kevin Hart and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. It was hilarious!

Saturday, I took them to a popular shopping area in the South Bronx where there are a whole bunch of stores on 3rd Ave. My family loved it and bought so many things! I ended up buying a few things too! =)

Some shops on 3rd Ave!

My sister, me, and my mom shopping on 3rd Ave in the South Bronx

 

Later that night, we had a pot luck dinner at my place and game night! My mom’s family is from NYC so her brothers and niece came out to join us for the night.

L to R: Baked Ziti by mom n law, Lemon Garlic Chicken and BBQ Bacon Chicken made by me, potato salad, and Pasta Salad made by my husband!

Back row L to R: Sweet Plantains, Spanish Rice, Spanish Rice, White Rice…Front Row L to R: Beef Stew, Chicken Stew, Potato Salad, Beans

 

My mother n law and a few of her family members joined us as well. 

We played this game called “Heads Up” which is super fun! We also played Jenga
which was harder than I thought because you need to have a steady hand when moving those blocks around! 

My family and I playing Jenga!

Sunday morning, my family headed home.

It was so refreshing to have my family spending time together because it’s been a while since we’ve all gotten together. It was such a pleasure and can’t wait to do it again! I love my family =)

My family!