When I was a little girl and this time of year would come around, I remember my Mama Margot (grandma) and My Titi Toni (my mothers sister) standing around the kitchen talking about making Coquito back in the day when my grandmother was little. Back then they would make a spice tea to add to […]
This drink is often confused with a typical rum and coke and although they are similar. The Cuba Libre is made with lime juice. Fun Fact : As the story goes, in the year 1900, a captain in the U.S. Army stationed in Havana during the Spanish-American War poured Coca-Cola and a squeeze of lime
I grow my own Puerto Rican Chili Peppers and I love that overnight my plant produces so many peppers that I don’t even know what to do with them all. I have already used them to make Salsa and used them in my Mexican Food. However, I was thinking what else can I create. I
In honor of Cinco De Mayo. We decided to create our version of the Famous Paloma. When you think of a Mexican drink. One of the first things that comes to mind is a Margarita. However, A very popular, if not the most popular cocktail in Mexico as well as Mexico’s National drink is the
Funny Story…When I was younger, I came to Puerto Rico to visit with my uncle “Cheo,” he threw this big get together with all of his friends and family in Ceiba. He was celebrating coming back together with his baby brother, my father and our families. He had a full Lechon, Arroz con Gandules and
While living in St Thomas USVI i was introduced to Lime in da Coconut, but as with everything here at The Pink Papaya we decided to put our own twist on the original. This drink is as if the lime in da coconut and a mojito had a baby then put it in a blender…I
This version of the Rum Runner was inspired by Puerto Rico. Living in the Caribbean, one of the key staples here is our RUM. Bacardi is our go to since it is now based here in Puerto Rico. We planned on using all Bacardi Rum but our version calls for Banana Rum and we were
The Piña Colada is not just a major staple here in Puerto Rico, It is the national drink. It was declared the official drink of Puerto Rico in 1978. Why might you ask did Puerto Rico make the Piña Colada the Islands official drink? That is because the Piña Colada was created in San Juan,
Many nights I have spent walking the shores of this beautiful island we call home. Just when the sun drops into the sea and the moon peeks out over the ocean, we see this beautiful purplish haze in the sky. At midnight it just intensifies and glows even brighter. With the moon directly on top