My Dominican Kitchen
Tasty Dominican & Latin-Inspired Recipes
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Dominican Dips + Sauces
In Dominican cooking, sauces and dips aren’t just “extras” — they’re what take a simple dish and make it unforgettable. From creamy mayo-ketchup for tostones to vibrant chimichurri, sofrito, and sweet-and-savory guava BBQ sauce, these homemade dips and sauces bring bold Caribbean flavor to everything they touch.
Whether you’re dressing up grilled meats, topping burgers, or adding a fresh salsa to your plate, this collection of Dominican and Latin-inspired sauces will help you build big flavor with simple ingredients.
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Meet Vanessa
Vanessa Mota is an award-winning food photographer, cookbook author, and nationally recognized content creator. Her love for food led her to create My Dominican Kitchen, a bilingual blog with authentic traditional Dominican recipes and Latin-inspired meals for home cooks, as a way to preserve her family’s recipes and share with the world the flavors of ‘la comida criolla’.
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