Title:Contributing WriterLocation:Caguas, Puerto RicoExpertise:Puerto Rican cuisine, local ingredients, sustainabilityVerónica Quiles Maldonado is the resident chef at OtraCosa, a queer collective homestead in the mountains of Caguas, Puerto Rico. OtraCosa uses solar power and collected rainwater to grow native heirloom crops. Verónica cooks almost exclusively with locally grown and foraged ingredients, even sourcing Puerto Rican salt.EatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.

Title:Contributing WriterLocation:Caguas, Puerto RicoExpertise:Puerto Rican cuisine, local ingredients, sustainability

Title:Contributing Writer

Location:Caguas, Puerto Rico

Expertise:Puerto Rican cuisine, local ingredients, sustainability

Verónica Quiles Maldonado is the resident chef at OtraCosa, a queer collective homestead in the mountains of Caguas, Puerto Rico. OtraCosa uses solar power and collected rainwater to grow native heirloom crops. Verónica cooks almost exclusively with locally grown and foraged ingredients, even sourcing Puerto Rican salt.

EatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.