Dad’s Simple Recipes

Grandma Rosario’s Perníl (Roasted Pork Shoulder)

Grandma Rosario’s Perníl (Roasted Pork Shoulder)

For our family our ethnic food was always in the center of all family gathers. And Grandma was always the one cooking it. As a boy I used to love to come home to the smell of her cooking the Puerto Rican roasted pork shoulder called “Perníl”. The scent...
Dad’s New Favorite Breakfast – Hummus Avocado Toast

Dad’s New Favorite Breakfast – Hummus Avocado Toast

My daughter Abby showed me her new favorite thing for breakfast (at 12-ish) called “Avocado Toast”. I was like WHAT THE HECK?! But I just let it go. Then one day while away visiting my cousin Yvonne, I was scrounging around for something to eat for...
Dad’s Epic Multigrain Bread

Dad’s Epic Multigrain Bread

I started making multigrain bread from scratch when I went on a vegan diet after reading the book my gastrointestinal doctor recommended I read titled “How Not to Die” by Dr. Michael Greger. 😳 Great book by the way! Anyway, Dr. Greger extols the...