Cooking with Clari Diaz

Cooking and Telling Stories y El Pilon

“Cooking and Telling Stories y El Pilon” came about as I was teaching my young daughter how to cook. Each recipe was a story. She remarked one day, “Mom, you have to write these stories down”. One Christmas I surprised her with a small book with the cooking recipes and stories she learned from me. My family loved the book and encouraged me to write other recipes and look into a publication. The recipes in the book are authentic. The word El Pilon” means mortar and pestle. In any Puerto Rican household you will find a Pilon as we use this pestle to smash fresh garlic and other delicious herbs. In fact, most households may have more than one as many of us like to collect them. I possess an art piece of “El Pilon” created by Vincent Huertas, an artist living in Puerto Rico. The art piece of El Pilon is on the cover of my book and a poem by Vincent about the Pilon is in the book as well.


About The Author


Clara Irizarry

I enjoy cooking with family and friends. Having Puerto Rican traditional roots, I learned about our culture and our wonderful tasteful cuisine at a very young age. However, when I asked my mother to teach me how to cook, my humble beginnings didn’t go well at all! To learn more about what happened you have to read my cookbook. My cookbook is meant
to inspire stories that developed when you either were learning how to cook or teaching someone how to cook. The stories are humorous and heartfelt. I live in New York City and Puerto Rico. I am also an adopted mom and if you wish to learn
more about my journey to motherhood, please read my second book, The Miracle of Adoption.


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Cooking and Telling Stories

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ZPTQZYQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lulu Publishing Services (July 31, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 31, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5502 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 64 pages

Cooking and Telling Stories

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CMFYXRVS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gotham Books; 1st edition (November 1, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 1, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1807 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 74 pages

The Miracle of Adoption

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clari Diaz (The Publishing Portal) (March 10, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 150 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1953596118
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1953596116
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.51 x 0.38 x 8.5 inches

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