Flag of Puerto Rico Cocina boricua, made simple

Abuela's cooking, from the Ortiz kitchen to your cocina.

Simple systems, planners, and step-by-step courses for the dishes you miss most — family recipes from the Ortiz kitchen: mofongo, pernil, arroz con pollo, and coquito. No culinary degree required.

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A taste of Puerto Rico — 100% Boricua. Watch.

A sample of the tutorial style — real steps, captioned in English & Spanish.

Photos: Juan Emilio Prades Bel, Rootology, Ceeseven, Anselm Schüler, Linalymon, The Eloquent Peasant — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY / CC BY-SA.

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Sofrito 101 — Master Your Base

One recipe, done properly: the sofrito base every Puerto Rican dish builds on — ingredients, mainland swaps, a 20-minute batch plan, and troubleshooting.

Freshly made sofrito
Sofrito BaseRecaito · the flavor base
Arroz con pollo
Arroz con PolloWhat one cube unlocks · 30 minutes
Shrimp mofongo
MofongoWhat one cube unlocks · EN/ES
Plus, inside the guide
  • The master recipe, step by step
  • Every ingredient explained + mainland swaps
  • The 20-minute batch plan for a month of flavor
  • Storage, shelf life & troubleshooting
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Boricua cooking, built once, yours forever

Instant download. No shipping. Every product solves one real problem in your cocina.

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La Mesa Boricua

$47

The complete cookbook — 30 essential Puerto Rican recipes from the Ortiz family kitchen, every one bilingual and made to work on the mainland.

  • 30 recipes across 6 chapters
  • Ingredient finder with mainland swaps
  • Pantry checklist + batch sofrito plan
  • Holiday Nochebuena menu builder
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The Kitchen Bundle

$67 $84

Everything in the cookbook plus the printables pack — 8 fridge-ready recipe cards, planners, and shopping lists that turn the book into a working kitchen system.

  • Everything in La Mesa Boricua
  • 8 printable recipe cards (EN / ES)
  • Bilingual meal planner + shopping lists
  • Sofrito batch-making cheat sheet
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The Full Table

$97 $133

The whole kitchen: cookbook, printables, and the Boricua Weeknights system that gets authentic dinner on the table in 30 minutes, no recipe required.

  • Everything in the Kitchen Bundle
  • The 6-step planning-to-table workflow
  • 50 "no-recipe" 30-minute dinners
  • Grocery-to-menu tool + pantry checklist
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Mofongo & More

$197

Master plantain cookery and the dishes that made Puerto Rican food famous, in 6 weeks with video lessons and live Q&A. Sign up now and be first in line.

  • 12 video lessons (4+ hours)
  • Mofongo, tostones, alcapurrias masterclass
  • Holiday pernil + coquito module
  • Private community + live Q&A
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Sofrito 101: Master Your Base

One recipe, done properly: the sofrito base that every Puerto Rican dish starts with. Ingredients explained, mainland swaps, a 20-minute batch plan for a month of flavor, and troubleshooting — so your first batch tastes like abuela's.

  • The master recipe, step by step
  • Every ingredient explained + mainland swaps
  • Storage, shelf life & troubleshooting
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Loved from the island to the diaspora

What the comunidad says

"I grew up eating mofongo but never dared to make it. The Sofrito 101 guide walked me through the base — first batch since my abuela's, and it actually tasted right."

— María T., diaspora home cook

"The bilingual planners ended the weekly 'what's for dinner' fight. We cook boricua three nights a week now, on a schedule."

— Daniel R., dad of three
FAQ

Common questions

Do I need special ingredients or equipment?

No. Every recipe includes a mainland-friendly ingredient finder and works with standard home kitchen equipment. If a substitute exists, it's written into the card.

Are the planners available in Spanish?

Sí. The Starter Bundle ships bilingual (English & Spanish), and the Boricua Weeknights system includes a full Spanish version.

How do I get my files after purchase?

Instantly. After checkout you'll receive a download link by email, and every product has lifetime access on your account page.

What if it doesn't work for me?

Every product has a 30-day money-back guarantee. Email us and you get a full refund — no questions, no hoops.