Chef Isis Y A R
Chef At Home in San Juan
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Passionate Holistic Chef & food lover! - @chef.iy - Naturally Wicked Cookery
I’m a professional Chef with a lifetime industry experience. Providing culinary & gastronomic experiences from traditional heritage to modern fusion & contemporary cuisine. With a variety of local, Caribbean & international restaurant background from Puerto Rico, Miami, New Orleans and more! Focusing in healthy & holistic meals.

More about me
For me, cooking is...
My passion & lifestyle! Intuitive & Creative! Seasonal & Fresh!
I learned to cook at...
Learn the craft since childhood cooking for my younger siblings & watching my great grandma picking herbs & veggies from the backyard garden.
A cooking secret...
Intuitive & Creative cuisine with fresh, seasonal and local ingredients.
My menus
Quesitos = puff pastry rolls stuffed with cream cheese
Pastelillitos de guayaba = puff pastry squares filled with guava paste
Guava & cheese mini turnovers
Mini empanadillas = Bite size turnovers
Cornmeal drops filled with cheese
Smoked salmon canapés
Deviled eggs
Local bread toasts with a creamy compound butter or cheese spread
Egg salad tea sandwiches
Garden Frittata bites
Carrot cake mini muffins with
Mini donuts (powdered sugar or chocolate covered)
Bite size crab cakes
Queso frito con salsa de guayaba = local fried cheese with guava sauce
Croquettes variety (ham, cheese, cod)
Hot cream cereal (oatmeal/ cornmeal/ farina/ maizena)
Balsamic strawberry Caprese salad
Broccoli Salad with Dates and Almonds
Cucumber & tomato salad
Chicken, feta and grape salad
Ensalada de camarones = shrimp salad
Ensalada de aguacate = avocado salad
Ensalada de granos = bean salad
Ceviche with jalapeño pepper & mango sauce
Fruit & Yogurt parfait
Fruit salad
Criollo sándwich = local bakery bread with egg, ham & cheese
Mayorca bread sandwich = local brioche sweet bread with egg, ham & cheese covered in powdered sugar
Boricua breakfast bowl with mashed malanga, sautéed vegetables fried eggs and choice of protein
Breakfast skillet
Steak & eggs
Chicken & waffles
Banana Foster pancakes
Arroz a caballo = rice & beans with egg on top
Scrambled eggs & choice of protein
Cheese omelette & choice of protein
Egg salad sandwich
Avocado toast
Hummus toast
Breakfast burrito or tacos
Breakfast quesadilla
Chocolate covered strawberries
Banana fritters
Fruit sorbet (coconut, passion fruit, tamarind, soursop, piña colada)
Tornillos = puff pastry cones stuffed with Bavarian cream
Baked pears with goat cheese, honey and cranberries
Cheesecake
Fruit tartlet
Churros with caramel, chocolate or dulce de leche sauce
Tres leches
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Vegetable pakora
Shrimp tempura
Vegetable tempura
Dumplings
Crispy spring rolls
Chill seared scallops
Bite size ginger crab cakes
Japanese Yakitori
Lettuce parcels
Crispy turkey balls
Samosas
Corn fritters
Fish cakes with cucumber relish
Egg foo young cantonese style
Sesame noodle salad
Mushroom undon noodle soup
Ceviche
Tuna tartare
Fish ball soup
Asian slaw salad
Spicy squid salad
Thai prawn salad with garlic dressing
Dan Dan noodles
Pad Thai
Vegetable Lo-Main
Fried rice (choice of protein)
Coconut curry (choice of protein)
Chicken teriyaki
Teriyaki salmon
Ebi Chili = Chilli prawns or shrimps
Beef & broccoli stir-fry
Mushroom chicken & asparagus
Seared Ahi Tuna
Middle Eastern grilled Vegetable wrap
Portobello Mushroom Sesame
Grilled coriander corn
Shanghai Fish Packets
Northern fish curry
Banana fritters
Mango pancakes
Cool green fruit salad
Coconut ice cream or sorbet
Clementines in spiced syrup
Papayas in Jasmine flower syrup
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Fried breaded zucchini
Stuffed mushrooms
Corn & chives pancake bites
Ensalada de granos = bean salad
Garden salad with citrus & herbs vinaigrette
Black-eyed Pea salad
Exotic mushroom salad
Ruby grapefruit, pomegranate & assorted greens
Tomato, Haricots verts, & potato salad
Ensalada de papa = potato salad
Elbow pasta salad = ensalada de coditos
Salad rouge with glazed red onions & toasted hazelnuts
Stuffed Peppers
Eggplant Parmesan
Vegetable sauté
Pastelon de viandas
Pastelon de amarillos
Arroz a la jardinera = rice cooked with vegetables
Stuffed portobello
Tofu or plant based protein sauté
Eggplant stew
Roasted vegetables
Thai vegetable curry
Spiced cauliflower, potatoes & peas
Blackened tofu
Flan (custard)
Cheesecake
Fruit tartlet
Tres leches
Triple chocolate cake
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Hummus with pita bread or chips
Falafel bites
Mediterranean plater = spread assortment (babaganush, tzatziki, hummus)
Dippers = served with warm pita bread, chips , cucumber slices, carrot sticks & bell pepper strips
Baked Brie with garlic and herbs
Whipped feta
Marinated Feta = cubed feta cheese marinated in olive oil, herbs and garlic
Herb marinated olives
Moroccan pickled vegetables
Spanakopita bites
Stuffed grape leaves
Mediterranean turkey meatballs
Egg & tapenade toasties
Antipasto salad with olive tapenade
Broccoli Salad with Dates and Almonds
Chicken, feta and grape salad
Greek Orzo Salad
Greek salad (cucumber & tomatoes)
Mediterranean Chickpea salad
Mediterranean salad (mixed greens, onions, tomatoes, olives & feta)
Mediterranean style Flatbed pizza
Fattoush = mixed greens, vegetables and toasted pita bread
Zesty sautéed shrimp
Rosemary chicken
Mushroom chicken
Moussaka
Herby Mediterranean fish fillet
Lemon-garlic salmon fillet
Mediterranean Vegetable Medley
Garlicky Greek Chicken
Creamy Tuscan pasta with your choice of protein
Baked Haddock with Baby Bell Peppers
Pastichio = Greek lasagna
Fruit tartlet
Greek style donuts
Baked pears with goat cheese, honey and cranberries
Baklava
Carrot cake with cream cheese glaze
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Ricotta & roasted tomato bruschetta with pancetta
Tuscany Bread (pesto, tomatoes, spinach & cheese)
Herbed chickpea bruschetta
Fried Mozzarella with marinara sauce
Buffalo mozzarella with meaty & messy tomatoes
Baked Ricotta with garlic bread toast
Capprese salad
Garden salad with citrus & herbs vinaigrette
Minestrone soup
Balsamic strawberry Caprese salad
Italian salad with garlic & herbs vinaigrette
Burrata salad
Eggplant Parmesan
Chicken Milanese
Chicken Piccata
Lemon Basil Shrimp
Sausage & Peppers
Pasta Bolognese
Skirt steak with mushroom brown sauce
Italian meatloaf
Cheesecake (assortment of toppings or flavors available)
Tiramisu
Ice cream or gelato
Chocolate covered strawberries
Triple chocolate cake
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Local fried cheese with guava sauce
Chicharrones de pollo = Puerto Rican style fried chicken
Chicharrones de pescado = crispy fried fish bites
Mini turnovers variety (pizza, beef, chicken)
Bolitas de queso = fried cheese balls
Sorullitos = cornmeal fried sticks
Cornmeal drops filled with cheese
Cod croquettes with tartar sauce
Plantan or yuca cups stuffed with Shredded Pernil, caramelized onions & chicharrón crumble
Stuffed plantain or yuca cups with shredded stewed chicken & roasted bell peppers & cilantro cream
Hummus de gandules = pigeon peas hummus
Yuquitas fritas = yuca croquette sticks
Cheese croquettes with fruit sauce
Chicken croquettes with ranch style creamy sauce
Ham croquettes with citrus sauce
Chorizos al vino with pita bread, toasts or chips
Tostones rellenos= Stuffed plantain cups with tuna antipasto
Bacalaitos rellenos de serenata = fried thin & crispy cod pancake cups filled with cod escabeche
Ceviche with jalapeño pepper & mango sauce
Ensalada de camarones = shrimp salad
Ensalada de aguacate = avocado salad
Amarillos al almíbar = sweet plantains cooked with butter & sugar
Yuca al mojo o escabeche
Ensalada de papa = potato salad
Ensalada de codditos = Elbow pasta salad
Cucumber & tomato salad
Ensalada de granos = bean salad
Octopus salad with papaya & smoked paprika
Lobster salad with roasted tomatoes & olive tapenade
Garden salad with citrus & herbs vinaigrette
Skirt steak with chimichurri
Salmon filet with guava sauce
Garlic and herbs fish filets
Lemon-garlic butter salmon fillet
Filete de pescado a la criolla = fish fillet with Puerto Rican style creole sauce
Caderitas al horno = roasted chicken thighs
Chicken breast strips with mushroom sauce
Chicken breast strips with criolla sauce
Skirt steak with garlic butter
Skirt steak with mushroom brown sauce
Steak sauté with onions & peppers
Pastelon = Puerto Rican style lasagna/casserole made with potato or sweet plantains stuffed with chicken, beef, vegetables, tofu, or plant based protein
Carne frita encebollada = fried pork chunks with caramelized onions
Chuleta de cerdo a la jardinera = Pork chops in garden sauce
Zesty shrimp sauté
Camarones al ajillo = shrimp in garlic sauce
Camarones en salsa criolla = shrimp with Puerto Rican style creole sauce
Fruit sorbet (coconut, passion fruit, tamarind, soursop, piña colada)
Churros with caramel, chocolate or dulce de leche sauce
Cheese flan (custard) with caramel sauce
Carrot cake with cream cheese glaze
Triple chocolate cake
Cheesecake (assortment of toppings or flavors available)
Tres leches cake
Vanilla flan with caramel sauce
Besitos de coco a la mode = coconut cake style macaroon served with coconut ice cream or sorbet
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