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Clara's recipe I'm trying: 2 cups dry pinto beans, (or cranberry, or red kidney) ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil ▢ ½ teaspoon oregano (dry, ground) ▢ 1 bell pepper, chopped ▢ 1 small red onion, cut into four quarters ▢ 2 cloves garlic, crushed ▢ 1 cup diced auyama (kabocha squash) ▢ 1 cup tomato...

I'm cooking her red bean stew recipe, as I'm guessing it's closest to what I remember eating down there. It seems others have tried using variations on seasonings, adding to the base recipe; then posting them online.

Am hoping someone here familiar with red bean stew(La Bandera)recipe can assist me. Can I get away with using only savon seasoning, as opposed to purchasing coriander, annatto, and cilantro individually?. While savon has the 3 ingredients, the amounts are of course; premixed. Thanks in advance...

I should have studied the map more thoroughly, as it seems a newer highway has been constructed to circumnavigate Santo Domingo. Now I can go straight north without winding up on 5 lane roundabouts, plus I've never had any long wait times at Las Americas; but see they still have VIP services. :)...

I watched a recent video of the drive from Puerto Plata to the town of Samana, and noticed police are still randomly stopping people; tourists in particular. Do I play dumb, and go around; or give them lunch money? It seems filming them with a dashcam puts a quick end to this, according to...

Thanks JD, I'll be renting an SUV for 3 weeks, and chose the PC airport due to non-stop flight options; which I now see are also available in Puerto Plata. However, it seems the drive distance from either airport is roughly the same; and hoping you will advise me as to why the PC airport is not...

Am currently in the U.S., unfortunately not yet a Dominican citizen; but spent 2 years as a student in Jarabacoa. There I studied Dominican history, worked alongside Dominicans; and basically was immersed in everything culture. The only area I have not visited in this wonderful country is...

And airbnb is the last place I'd be using anywhere on the planet these days, as the horror stories keep rolling in; and as it stands a failed business model.

http://www.dr1.com/forums/living/136443-115-criminals-added-mix-deported-us.html Since said thread was closed, cannot respond. We here in the US cannot afford to house Dominican criminals and those here illegally, the Federal Bureau of Prisons has to outsource jail cells for these unwanted...

Gracias in advance for any input. 1. Is the water in town still shut off on a weekly basis for maintenance?. 2. Is the food at the Pinar hotel still horrible?. 3. Do rainy seasons still exist on a regular basis?. 4. Is it still possible to wake-up there to the smell of fresh bread from the...