"You do not want to miss experiencing the magic that is cheese and guava," says Camille Becerra, author of the 'Bright Cooking' cookbook. Sabrina Weiss is the Editorial Assistant of PEOPLE's food ...

As a teenage Latina immigrant newly arrived in the United States, I remember feeling that the act of making holiday thumbprint cookies was a part of the process of becoming a “real” American, as ...

When it comes to bakes that make you take the first bite, stop, make an audible "mmmm" sound, and make you just feel comforted and happy, few things come close to a cinnamon roll. But when the weather ...

Pastry chef Paola Velez uses homemade puff pastry to make these sweet, tangy pastries—which you may also find called pastelitos, pastelillos, or turnovers—stuffed with cream cheese and guava paste, a ...

A moist and fluffy coconut cake topped with billowy Guava Cream cheese frosting. All proceeds from this post for 2025 will go ...

Sure, you might never turn down old-fashioned chocolate chippers, but they aren’t exactly exciting either. Enter the guava and cheese cookies from Paola Velez’s new cookbook, Bodega Bakes: Recipes for ...

I grew up eating flaky guava and cheese pastries like these empanadas from Latino bakeries and coffee shops, and the sweet tropical flavor has always tasted like home to me. The salty-sweet ...