Main Dishes

By Recipe Type

Plate of fried chicken pieces garnished with lime wedges on a white plate with parchment paper lining, placed on a wooden cutting board.

Chicken

Sliced grilled steak on a wooden cutting board, with a salad and drinks in the background.

Beef

Oven roasted pork shoulder garnished with lime wedges in a foil tray.

Pork

Baked salmon fillets seasoned and garnished with lemon slices and herbs on a baking tray.

Seafood

Creamy pasta with grilled chicken pieces on top, garnished with chopped parsley.

Pasta

Colorful pasta salad with cherry tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, red onions, and green herbs in a glass bowl on kitchen countertop.

Salads

Three bowls of dominican chicken noodle soup with carrots, potatoes, corn, and shredded chicken on a brown countertop.
Beef stew with vegetables in a glass baking dish on a kitchen countertop.

Baked Oxtails

Dominican Chicken Soup

Cooked salted cod/bacalou and vegetable stew simmering in a pot, with red and green peppers, onions, and spices visible.
Fried plantain/tostones with fried beef chunks, lime wedges on a wooden platter.

Carne Frita

Bacalou Guisado

Beef Meatballs in a tomato sauce garnished with chopped cilantro in a frying pan.
A glass bowl of tri-color rotini pasta salad with cherry tomatoes, chopped red onion, green bell peppers, kalamata olives, and shredded meat, garnished with herbs, on a kitchen countertop.

Italian Pasta Salad

Dominican Style Meatballs

A close-up of a skillet filled with spaghetti mixed with Dominican salami, cherry tomatoes, green peppers, garnished with chopped parsley.
Plate of fried chicken pieces garnished with lime wedges.

Pollo Frito

Espagueti con Salami

Beef stew with carrots, potatoes, and gravy in a pot.
Lemon baked fish fillets garnished with lemon slices and herbs, in a baking dish lined with parchment paper.

Baked Lemon Fish

Beef Stew

A bowl of sancocho with corn on the cob, potatoes, and chunks of beef, garnished with an outer slice of avocado.
A close-up of a skillet with cooked rice, chunks of chicken, and a green olive, with a wooden spatula in the dish.

Locrio de Chuleta

Dominican Sancocho

A woman with long dark hair, wearing a white shirt and a colorful floral apron, holding a frying pan and a wooden spoon, smiling at the camera against a light blue background.

Meet The Founder

Hola! I’m Michelle, but if you’re here, you can call me cousin. I’m a mami, a wife, a home cook, a content creator, and a Dominican-New Yorker, who learned early on that food is love, culture, and connection all wrapped into one. A Taste of Michelle is a reflection of my life: family-first, full of flavor, and rooted in warmth. You’ll find recipes inspired by my Dominican and Latino heritage, American comfort classics, and the everyday meals that hold us together through busy weeks and big moments.

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