Planning a Dominican Christmas dinner? Here you’ll find delicious holiday recipes, from traditional pernil (puerco asado) and pasteles en hoja to arroz con gandules, ensalada rusa, and festive desserts and drinks.
In the Dominican Republic, Nochebuena (Christmas Eve) is one of our biggest celebrations, and food is at the heart of our traditions. Explore our collection of appetizers, main dishes, rice and side dishes, desserts, and drinks to create a delicious holiday menu to share with family and friends.
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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