We may earn a commission from links on this page. There was a time when I would confuse the terms “Dutch oven” and “slow cooker.” I couldn’t tell you why, but it was probably because I had never ...

As soon as the weather begins to cool, my mom starts making sancocho—a hearty stew filled with meat and tuber vegetables. In the sweltering heat of the Dominican Republic, my grandmother still makes ...

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