If food were a language and every culinary creation from around the world had an identical linguistic counterpart, "arroz con gandules" in a Puerto Rican household would be one of the dishes that ...

First sauté the peppers, garlic, and onions. Add your basic Caribbean spice mix, Adobo, then bring the pot of water to a boil. Pop in the gandules, or pigeon peas, add the arroz, the rice, cover, and ...