Honestly, any good Puerto Rican Thanksgiving side dish will work. These include amarillos (sweet fried ripe plantains), mofongo (a stuffing-like dish made from mashed green plantains, crisp pork ...

Since the age of 13, Iris Negron has learned the secrets of her family’s Puerto Rican food while growing up in Ponce, where she mastered the recipes through years of observation and practice.