This year we decided to visit my in-laws. We had a fantastic time and were able to create some great memories. One of them, was our impromptu Christmas Eve dinner. I wanted to do a roast pork – acclaimed by my family – as a way to help my mom-in-law in the kitchen. From there it evolved to having a typical puertorican Xmas dinner: Arroz con gandules y pernil.

I cooked a lot of food for 6 people and felt so accomplished when there was almost no pork left and no rice at all! Yeap… mission accomplished!