Month: October 2019

Why Cuban Black Beans (Frijoles Negros) are AMAZING

Growing up in a Spanish/Latin/Cuban household we had rice and beans all the time. We had them on the weekend, during the week, on a Thursday, on special occasions, at Christmas on New Years. I couldn’t get away from them! When you have such easy access to something I...

I’m not Puerto Rican, but I did marry one…

And he loves this dish! My husband is pretty darn amazing! He loved me before I could really cook. And for many years he would have to get his PR food fix at his mom’s house. And when she passed I knew I had to find a way to...

Jump on the Sofrito train

Every type of cuisine has their own set of foundational flavors. In French cooking its mirepoix, in Cajun cooking they call it the trinity, Italian cooking also has a sofrito that includes fennel and carrots. There can even be slight variations of Latin sofrito by adding different herbs or...

Welcome

Hi! I’m Karla and welcome to Dash of KMC. I am so happy you stopped by. I look forward to getting to know each of you and I want you to get to know me. I have been married to an amazing man, my husband Bob, for over 20...