# Notes by Antonio Rodriguez Martinez

> Field notes from a life in progress: essays, household recipes, fatherhood, cooking, culture, and work.

Notes is the personal writing site of Antonio Rodriguez Martinez. Most essays are in English; some are in Spanish, and some exist in both. Every post is also served as markdown at its URL plus `.md`, which is what the links below point to. Each link note starts with the publish date.

## Essays

- [Panda and Wolf: Two Vaults to Map a Person](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/panda-and-wolf.md): 2026-10-05. I set out to tidy an Obsidian vault and spend fewer tokens. A week later I had Panda and Wolf, one rule about honesty, and a question: am I mapping a person?
- [Redefining God](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/redefining-god.md): 2026-09-23. God is Dead. God is Love.
- [Briefly, on the Tao](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/briefly-on-the-tao.md): 2026-09-15. A quote in my morning coffee books told me that the further I search the less I know, so I went and checked the Chinese, found it was not quite Lao Tzu, and spent the rest of the day proving its point.
- [Forging the 'Stronghand' Terminal — September 2026 Update](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/forging-stronghand-terminal-september-2026.md): 2026-09-08. Sixteen months after building an elaborate Windows terminal, almost none of it is left. What sixteen months of actual usage revealed about this machine, and the small setup that survived.
- [Captured, Not Pathetic](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/captured-not-pathetic.md): 2026-09-07. Pathetic is the easy judgment. The alpha fable is a captured idea.
- [I Didn't Start Cooking for Love](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/i-didnt-start-cooking-for-love.md): 2026-09-01. I didn't start cooking for love. A spreadsheet sent me to the kitchen; stacked hours, cast iron, and arroz con pollo are why I stayed.
- [What Phrases Did Your Dad Install On You?](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/what-phrases-did-your-dad-install-on-you.md): 2026-08-27. I still hear the phrase my father gave me, and I do not know what my own phrase is doing to my kids.
- [El Trickle Down Sí Llegó](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/el-trickle-down-si-llego.md): 2026-08-12. Trickle-down did arrive—not as shared wealth, but as extractive conduct from boardrooms to kitchen tables. On rates, integrity, and being the floor.
- [Presenting Vastitas Omniparens](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/presenting-vastitas-omniparens.md): 2026-07-27. A twenty-year side quest to name everything, and the loot was already sitting in a Roman poem the whole time.
- [If God Had Gentle Parented Us](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/if-god-had-gentle-parented-us.md): 2026-07-14. What if God had knelt instead of exiling us? Genesis as a parenting story — and how that first answer still shapes how we punish and how we parent.
- [It Isn't Too Much Pressure](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/on-parental-pressure.md): 2026-06-03. On spending the whole summer with my kids while working remotely, why presence gets miscast as pressure, and how maturing as a parent removes that friction.
- [Happiness Is Moments](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/happiness-is-moments.md): 2026-05-20. A reflection on happiness as moments rather than a permanent state: appreciation, rest, morning coffee, and a gratitude meditation at the end of the day.
- ["Crimson Desert" Game Review](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/my-crimson-desert-review-after-200-hours.md): 2026-04-29. After 230 hours on PS5, Crimson Desert felt like a near-masterpiece: deep systems, unforgettable exploration, some repetitive quest structures, and a world worth living in.
- [The Joy of Building My Own Digital Sandbox — April 2026 Update](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/the-joy-of-building-my-own-digital-sandbox-april-2026.md): 2026-04-10. Eight months, 550 commits, 26 new posts, and a full transformation of how I build this site — with AI pair-programming, spec-driven workflows, and the same stubborn love for artisanal code.
- [On Leadership and Leadership-Adjacent Things, April 2026](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/on-leadership-and-leadership-adjacent-things-april-2026.md): 2026-04-03. Notes on leadership as cost, care, and teaching others to lead—from home to work to the wider world.
- [Rolling Back Main (And Why You Shouldn't Have to)](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/rolling-back-main-and-why-you-shouldnt-have-to.md): 2026-03-09. Practical guide for solo developers who need to undo bad commits on main, followed by an honest reflection on why it happened and how to avoid it when vibecoding with AI tools.
- [The Feeling Is Not the Problem](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/the-feeling-is-not-the-problem.md): 2026-02-22. Feelings are not instructions—they are information. On integration as the third option between suppression and indulgence, and why the space between feeling and action is where character lives.
- [Notes on Puerto Rico: Sin Pie Forzao'](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/notes-on-puerto-rico-sin-pie-forzao.md): 2026-02-19. A memoir-essay on Puerto Rico: economy, governance, and society—poverty, debt, healthcare, education, corruption—from a Boricua writing from the diaspora.
- [Arithmetic](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/arithmetic-presencia.md): 2026-02-08. A bilingual poem on my love as presence across distance. Inspired by my children.
- [On Boundaries, Miscalibration, and Relearning Unconditional Love](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/boundaries-miscalibration-unconditional-love.md): 2026-01-16. A simple reflection on setting boundaries, misusing emotional force, and relearning how to pair limits with steady love.
- [The First Wall](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/the-first-wall.md): 2025-12-29. A reflection on encountering biological limits in parenting and how absolute boundaries challenge beliefs about autonomy and capability.
- [The Prometheus Problem](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/the-prometheus-problem.md): 2025-12-16. An examination of how AI companies position themselves as modern Prometheus while deploying systems implicated in teenager deaths, externalizing consequences, and operating as black boxes in critical infrastructure. This is not about future superintelligence, it's about what's happening right now.
- [On Testing Relationships (Not Ok!!!)](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/on-testing-relationships.md): 2025-12-02. Years of testing people without calling it that—playing dumb, going distant, poking, provoking. Making connection into a test is not ok.
- [On Clear Signals](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/on-clear-signals.md): 2025-11-30. Explores the energy cost of ambiguity and the body's response to mixed messages.
- [Why I Turned Off Notifications Again](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/why-i-turned-off-notifications-again.md): 2025-11-28. A morning realization about notifications, doom-scrolling, and choosing presence over feeds.
- [An Invitation to the End of Wealth Worship — and the Beginning of a Human Future](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/an-invitation-to-the-end-of-wealth-worship-and-the-beginning-of-a-human-future.md): 2025-11-07. A call to build a society where safety, dignity, and love are non-negotiable for all.
- [November 6, 2025 — Season of Becoming](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/season-of-becoming.md): 2025-11-06. A line in the sand. Moving from performing growth to living it, from articulation to embodiment, from insight to integration.
- [Intelligence Burns](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/intelligence-burns.md): 2025-10-31. On intelligence as heat: power without empathy burns. Choosing aim, restraint, and environments built for your temperature—responsibility over being right.
- [Empathy as a Shield](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/empathy-as-a-shield.md): 2025-08-24. How empathy serves as protective armor against judgment, bias, and emotional spirals.
- [The Rhythm of Grief - Summer Days and Letting Go](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/the-rhythm-of-grief-summer-days-and-letting-go.md): 2025-08-23. A reflection on the profound grief that accompanies co-parenting transitions, the deepening love that makes goodbyes harder, and finding strength through the rhythm of seasonal separation.
- [Why Electric Cars Can't Look Like Electric Cars](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/why-electric-cars-cant-look-like-electric-cars.md): 2025-08-16. EVs could be designed in wild new ways—but U.S. car safety laws written for gas cars keep them stuck in the past.
- [Love Is the Final Revolution](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/love-is-the-final-revolution.md): 2025-08-13. After nearly losing myself to global chaos, I found the most radical act isn't outrage — it's love. A reflection on politics, fear, and why building a home rooted in kindness may be the ultimate rebellion.
- [Who I Am Today: A Recovery Progress Report](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/who-i-am-today-a-recovery-progress-report.md): 2025-08-06. Why I write, why I need systematic frameworks for basic human functions, and what recovery from narcissism and codependency actually looks like in practice.
- [Good Sheep](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/good-sheep.md): 2025-08-03. How we've been conditioned to love our own systematic exploitation - from theme parks to algorithmic playlists, we pay premium prices to be herded through corporate processing systems while calling it freedom.
- [Bend, Don't Break: Learning to Flow Again](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/bend-dont-break-learning-to-flow-again.md): 2025-07-30. A personal essay about the psychological toll of extreme self-optimization, the breakdown of a 33-value system, and the path toward flexible strength through acceptance and presence.
- [The Joy of Building My Own Digital Sandbox](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/the-joy-of-building-my-own-digital-sandbox.md): 2025-07-29. Why I spend hundreds of hours building a custom blog when perfectly good solutions exist. Because this digital art project—code and content together—is how I view the world.
- [An Hour of Hair Brushing: What My Daughter Taught Me About Time](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/an-hour-of-hair-brushing-what-my-daughter-taught-me-about-time.md): 2025-07-28. Sometimes the most radical thing you can do is sit still with your daughter and brush her hair for an hour.
- [I Became What I Used to Mock](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/i-became-what-i-used-to-mock.md): 2025-07-17. When an AI mirror shows you who you've become - a raw reflection on transformation, humility, and the unconscious arrogance of growth
- [The Paradox of Modernity: Progress Without Peace](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/the-paradox-of-modernity-progress-without-peace.md): 2025-07-16. We are living in the most advanced moment in human history. And yet, we are also arguably the most confused, alienated, addicted, manipulated, and emotionally starved generation ever to exist. This is the paradox I cannot stop thinking about.
- [What Are We Even Calling Democracy Anymore?](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/what-are-we-even-calling-democracy.md): 2025-07-02. A raw reflection on the state of democracy, the gap between rhetoric and reality, and the need for genuine systemic change.
- [🖼️ VS Code Title Bar Signaling System](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/vs-code-title-bar-signaling.md): 2025-05-15. A lightweight cognitive system to visually track project intent and mental context through color-coded VS Code title bars.
- [Total Concentration Breathing (4-Second Intervals)](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/total-concentration-breathing.md): 2025-05-06. A rhythmic, box-style breathing technique used to cultivate focus, regulate the nervous system, and deepen mind-body awareness.
- [Fasting from Dawn to Dusk: A Metabolic Ritual](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/fasting-metabolic-ritual.md): 2025-05-02. A 10.5-hour intentional fast and the ritualistic, physiological, and psychological shifts it unlocks.
- [Customizing ChatGPT: Crafting a Mirror, Not a Mirrorball](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/customizing-chatgpt.md): 2025-05-01. Approach to AI customization focused on integrity and reflection rather than productivity. Shows how to configure ChatGPT based on personal values for authentic self-expression.
- [The Underrated Superfood: Why Beef Heart Should Be on Your Plate](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/beef-heart-nutrition.md): 2025-05-01. Nutritional comparison of beef heart with common meats, showing its iron, B12, zinc, and CoQ10 content. Includes cooking methods and ways to add it to your diet.
- [Did the Illuminati Try to Recruit Me?](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/illuminalganti.md): 2025-05-01. Someone slid into my Bluesky DMs claiming I was chosen. I answered like a god. Here's what really went down.
- [How to Protect Our Children in the Digital Age: A Conscious Parent's Guide to Internet Safety](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/toddler-internet-safety.md): 2025-05-01. A clear, powerful guide for safeguarding the hearts and minds of toddlers and young children in today's online world.
- [Why I Built builds.software — and What I’m Building Next](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/why-i-built-buildssoftware-and-what-im-building-next.md): 2025-04-30. Built my own space: no ads, no feed, just soul + software. A digital forge for legacy, code, and craft. Welcome to builds.software.
- [What Happens When You Leave the Algorithm Behind](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/what-happens-when-you-leave-the-algorithm-behind.md): 2025-04-30. Leaving Meta. Reclaiming time, clarity, and creativity.
- [Forging the 'Stronghand' Terminal: From Chaos to Command](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/forging-stronghand-terminal.md): 2025-04-28. Guide to building a development terminal on Windows 11 using WezTerm, PowerShell 7, Oh-My-Posh, and Zoxide. Includes setup steps and configuration examples.
- [Mercy Through the Blade: The Silent Law of Leadership](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/mercy-through-the-blade.md): 2025-04-26. On leadership as choosing hard truths over comfortable ones — why softening reality to spare feelings can do more harm than telling people what they need to hear.
- [My Mental Health Routine (Unfiltered)](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/my-mental-health-routine-unfiltered.md): 2025-04-21. A raw list of the practices keeping me mentally sharp after two weeks of rebuilding my nervous system from the ground up.
- [Who, really, raised me?](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/who-really-raised-me.md): 2025-04-17. Which fictional characters shaped my values, from childhood cartoons to adult anime — and what Samurai X, Dragon Ball Z, Berserk, and especially One Punch Man's Saitama taught me about discipline, brotherhood, and the loneliness of mastery.
- [You are Joking, Right?](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/you-are-joking-right.md): 2025-04-08. Catching myself dismissing someone's feelings with "you are joking, right?" and what that pattern has cost.
- [If Your Politics Obsess Over Control, You're Not Well](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/fear-control-politics.md): 2025-04-01. Analysis of how fear and trauma manifest in control-based political ideologies. Explores the relationship between personal insecurity and authoritarian policy positions.
- [On Overcoming Analysis Paralysis](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/on-overcoming-analysis-paralysis.md): 2024-12-04. Practice makes perfect, and overcoming paralysis is no different than any other skill that you could learn and develop by practice.
- [On Simplicity and Peace of Mind](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/on-simplicity-and-peace-of-mind.md): 2024-10-04. A reflection on finding contentment and wholeness through simplicity, minimalism, and inner peace rather than material possessions
- [On the application of empathy and compassion](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/on-the-application-of-empathy-and-compassion.md): 2024-09-15. How learning empathy and compassion—first for myself, then for others—changed how I handle conflict and stop people-pleasing.
- [On cooking… on everything… and foundations!](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/on-cooking-on-everything-and-foundations.md): 2024-09-15. How learning cooking foundations—heat, ingredients, technique—taught me that foundations change everything else in life.
- [Sharpen Your Tools](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/sharpen-your-tools.md): 2024-07-31. Maintaining and honing your tools—physical, emotional, and spiritual—makes the rest of life smoother, safer, and more excellent.
- [Briefly on Empathy as a Double-Edged Sword](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/briefly-on-empathy-as-a-double-edged-sword.md): 2024-07-29. Discussion of empathy's challenges, including how sensitivity to suffering can lead to overwhelm. Explores the tension between compassion and self-preservation.
- [Brief Notes on Finding Serenity in Self-Control](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/brief-notes-on-finding-serenity-in-self-control.md): 2024-07-29. Reflection on self-control as a path to serenity. Explores the balance between natural desires and conscious restraint in the context of personal values.
- [Conquering Imposter Syndrome with Evidence-Based Journaling](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/conquering-imposter-syndrome-with-evidence-based-journaling.md): 2024-07-24. Method for managing imposter syndrome through structured self-reflection. Shows how documenting professional achievements can build authentic confidence.
- [Learning is a Construction of the Self](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/learning-construction-self.md): 2024-07-15. Reflections on humility, personal growth, and the quiet lessons hidden in relationships, silence, and life's daily rituals.
- [My Favorite Symbols of Power](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/symbols-of-power.md): 2024-07-06. A reflection on the symbols—mythic, fictional, and personal—that remind me of resilience, willpower, and transformation. These are the icons I'd etch into my skin if I ever choose to.
- [Embracing the Spiritual Abyss: An Atheist's Search for Meaning](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/embracing-the-spiritual-abyss-an-atheists-search-for-meaning.md): 2024-06-03. Exploration of atheism and secular humanism in the search for meaning. Examines the tension between rationality and emotional longing for spiritual connection.
- [The inner work truly never ends.](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/the-inner-work-truly-never-ends.md): 2024-06-01. An honest reflection on how inner work, therapy, and self-awareness are ongoing, messy, and humbling.
- [Note to Self: To Be or What Not to Be](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/note-to-self-to-be-or-what-not-to-be.md): 2024-05-31. A reminder that I become what I practice: negativity, resentment, and hate are choices I don't have to make.
- [Things I have learned this week regarding a 4-year old’s long curly hair](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/things-i-have-learned-this-week-regarding-a-4-year-olds-long-curly-hair.md): 2024-05-29. One does not brush curly hair because it becomes Mufasa-like. I tried different brush styles before I noticed this.
- [On Feeling Overpowered](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/on-feeling-overpowered.md): 2024-05-29. The daily practices that make me feel overpowered: training, cooking, sleep, presence with my kids, and choosing response over reaction.
- [Some Books for Self-Transcendence](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/some-books-for-self-transcendence.md): 2024-05-24. A curated list of books that have helped me become a more conscious and powerful human being.
- [On Limits, Growth, and the Meaning of My Life](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/on-limits-growth-and-the-meaning-of-my-life.md): 2024-05-14. A personal reflection on personal growth, self-discovery, and finding meaning in life through continuous learning and emotional development.
- [Reflections From a Tough Weekend](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/reflections-from-a-tough-weekend.md): 2024-05-14. A raw journal entry written to get through a painful weekend: notes to myself on loneliness, an emotionally abusive relationship, and staying kind while I heal.
- [Notes on Respect](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/notes-on-respect.md): 2024-05-07. How getting healthy changed the way people treat me, and what I've learned about respect, self-worth, and boundaries along the way.
- [Notes On Self-Control](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/notes-on-self-control.md): 2024-05-06. A reflection on the power of self-control, curiosity, and value-based decision making in personal growth and emotional regulation.
- [Note to Self: On Being a Conscious Parent](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/note-to-self-on-being-a-conscious-parent.md): 2024-05-05. A personal reflection on conscious parenting, modeling behaviors, and the importance of leading by example.
- [Some Notes on Overcoming Emotional Pain](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/some-notes-on-overcoming-emotional-pain.md): 2024-05-01. A personal reflection on dealing with emotional pain, accountability, and personal growth through challenging times.
- [The Definition and Practice of My Core Values Make Me Free](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/the-definition-and-practice-of-my-core-values-make-me-free.md): 2024-04-29. Only after defining my core values was I able to understand my morality and how truthful I was with myself.
- [Transforming My Life Through the Application of What I Value](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/transforming-life-through-values.md): 2024-04-28. Personal story of four years of therapy and habit changes. Shows how aligning daily actions with core values led to improved mental health and relationships.
- [Why Creating a Life Statement Has Helped Me So Much](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/life-statement-transformation.md): 2024-04-27. After my daughter was born, I noticed a gap between the "family first" man I thought I was and where my time actually went. Writing a personal mission statement is how I closed it.
- [On Self-Discovery, Self-Awareness, Value-Based Living](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/power-intentional-living.md): 2024-03-25. Catching an intrusive negative thought, reviewing a month of memories to counter it, and a night alone at a concert that made me question why I was really there.

## En español

- [Presentando Vastitas Omniparens](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/presentando-vastitas-omniparens.md): 2026-07-27. Veinte años buscando un nombre para todo lo que hay, y la palabra ya estaba en un poema romano.
- [La felicidad son momentos](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/la-felicidad-son-momentos.md): 2026-05-20. Una reflexión sobre la felicidad como momentos y no como estado permanente: la apreciación, el descanso, el cafecito de la mañana, y la meditación de agradecimiento al final del día.
- [Apuntes sobre Puerto Rico: Sin pie forzao'](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/notes-on-puerto-rico-sin-pie-forzao-es.md): 2026-02-19. Un ensayo-memoria sobre Puerto Rico: economía, gobernanza y sociedad—pobreza, deuda, salud, educación, corrupción—de un boricua que escribe desde la diáspora.
- [Sobre Límites, Descalibración y Reaprender el Amor Incondicional](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/boundaries-miscalibration-unconditional-love-es.md): 2026-01-16. Una reflexión sencilla sobre el establecimiento de límites, el mal uso de la fuerza emocional y el reaprendizaje de cómo emparejar límites con amor constante.
- [La Primera Pared](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/la-primera-pared.md): 2025-12-29. Una reflexión sobre encontrar límites biológicos en la paternidad y cómo los límites absolutos desafían las creencias sobre autonomía y capacidad.
- [El Problema de Prometeo](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/el-problema-de-prometeo.md): 2025-12-16. Un examen de cómo las empresas de IA se posicionan como el Prometeo moderno mientras despliegan sistemas implicados en muertes de adolescentes, externalizan consecuencias y operan como cajas negras en infraestructura crítica. Esto no es sobre superinteligencia futura, es sobre lo que está pasando ahora mismo.
- [Una Invitación al Fin de la Adoración de la Riqueza — y al Comienzo de un Futuro Humano](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/una-invitacion-al-fin-de-la-adoracion-de-la-riqueza-y-al-comienzo-de-un-futuro-humano.md): 2025-11-07. Un llamado a construir una sociedad donde la seguridad, la dignidad y el amor sean no negociables para todos.
- [Quién Soy Hoy: Un Reporte de Progreso de Recuperación](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/quien-soy-hoy-reporte-de-progreso-de-recuperacion.md): 2025-08-06. Por qué escribo, por qué necesito marcos sistemáticos para funciones humanas básicas, y cómo se ve la recuperación del narcisismo y codependencia en la práctica.
- [Cómo Redirigir la Curiosidad Sexual Infantil con Amor, Liderazgo y Claridad (4–8)](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/redirigir-curiosidad-sexual-infantil.md): 2025-05-06. Guide for parents on handling childhood sexual curiosity through age-appropriate responses and protective language. Based on attachment theory and developmental psychology.
- [Guía para Padres y Madres de Puerto Rico: Cómo Configurar un iPad Seguro para Niños](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/guia-ipad-es.md): 2025-05-01. Esta guía te acompaña paso a paso en la elección, configuración y supervisión consciente de un iPad para niños, con valores boricuas y responsabilidad adulta al centro.
- [Cómo Proteger a Nuestros Niños del Peligro Digital: Guía para Padres Boricuas en la Era del Internet](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/como-proteger-ninos-digital.md): 2025-05-01. Una guía sencilla y poderosa para cuidar el corazón y la mente de nuestros toddlers en el mundo digital moderno.
- [Pa’ la nena que vive en ti](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/pa-la-nena-que-vive-en-ti.md): 2025-04-21. Desde la paz, el respeto, y la crianza compartida

## Recipes

- [Asopao de Pollo](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/asopao-de-pollo.md): 2026-08-27. Asopao caldoso de muslos sin pellejo, sofrito y caldo de caja. Se sirve al momento.
- [Asopao de Pollo](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/asopao-de-pollo-en.md): 2026-08-27. Brothy asopao of skinless thighs, sofrito, and boxed broth. Serve it right away.
- [Truffle Cacio e Pepe Fettuccine with Seared Chicken](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/fettuccine-with-seared-chicken.md): 2026-08-21. Fettuccine with seared chicken, blistered Campari tomatoes, and broccolini. Jarred TRUFF sauce, bloomed pepper, cheese off heat.
- [Coquito de Moni](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/coquito-de-moni.md): 2026-08-10. Coquito de leche condensada, evaporada, crema de coco, yemas, vainilla, canela, ron y brandy. Se mezcla y se embotella. Rinde 4 a 5 botellas grandes.
- [Coquito de Moni](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/coquito-de-moni-en.md): 2026-08-10. Coquito of condensed milk, evaporated milk, cream of coconut, yolks, vanilla, cinnamon, rum, and brandy. Mix and bottle. Yields 4 to 5 large bottles.
- [Arroz con Gandules](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/arroz-con-gandules.md): 2026-08-06. Arroz con gandules de lata, sofrito y caldo de pollo, en un caldero.
- [Arroz con Gandules](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/arroz-con-gandules-en.md): 2026-08-06. Rice with canned pigeon peas, sofrito, and chicken broth, in a caldero.
- [Perfect Crispy Oven Drumsticks](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/perfect-crispy-oven-drumsticks.md): 2026-07-28. Dry-brined drumsticks with a baking-powder rub, roasted on a wire rack over vegetables at 425°F.
- [Arroz con Pollo](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/arroz-con-pollo.md): 2026-07-23. Muslos sin pellejo, sofrito y arroz en un caldero. Aceite de achiote.
- [Arroz con Pollo](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/arroz-con-pollo-en.md): 2026-07-23. Skinless chicken thighs, sofrito, and rice in a caldero. Achiote oil.
- [Easy Breakfast Guacamole Toast](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/easy-breakfast-guacamole-toast.md): 2026-07-11. Mashed just-ripe avocado on toast with salt and a squeeze of lime. About 10 minutes.
- [Habichuelas Guisadas](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/habichuelas-guisadas.md): 2026-07-04. Habichuelas rosadas de lata, sofrito y calabaza. La calabaza espesa el caldo.
- [Habichuelas Guisadas](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/habichuelas-guisadas-en.md): 2026-07-04. Canned pink beans, sofrito, and pumpkin. The pumpkin thickens the broth.
- [Sofrito](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/sofrito.md): 2026-06-20. Recaíto de ajíes dulces, recao, cilantro, ajo y pimiento. Se congela en cubitos.
- [Sofrito](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/sofrito-en.md): 2026-06-20. Green recaíto of sweet peppers, recao, cilantro, garlic, and bell pepper. Frozen in cubes.
- [Pastel de Banana](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/pastel-de-banana.md): 2026-06-10. Bizcocho de guineo maduro, sin huevo. Aceite de aguacate, vinagre y baking soda. Horno a 350 °F, 35 a 45 minutos.
- [Pastel de Banana](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/pastel-de-banana-en.md): 2026-06-10. Egg-free ripe-banana cake. Avocado oil, vinegar, and baking soda. Oven at 350°F, 35 to 45 minutes.
- [Brown Butter Gourmet Brownies](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/brown-butter-gourmet-brownies.md): 2026-05-29. Fudgy brownies with brown butter, dark chocolate, cocoa, and a crackly top. 8x8 pan, 16 squares.
- [Turkey Patties](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/turkey-patties.md): 2026-05-24. Pan-fried turkey patties with flour, egg, and crushed red pepper. Cast iron and avocado oil. Five to six minutes per side.
- [Patatas Bravas](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/patatas-bravas.md): 2026-04-29. Parboiled potatoes crisped in a pan, oven, or air fryer. Brava sauce of paprika, tomato, and vinegar.
- [Lamb Loin Chops al Vino con Vegetales](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/lamb-loin-chops-al-vino-con-vegetales.md): 2026-04-15. Chuletas de lomo de cordero en cast iron con ajo, romero, vino tinto y vegetales.
- [Lamb Loin Chops al Vino con Vegetales](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/lamb-loin-chops-al-vino-con-vegetales-en.md): 2026-04-15. Lamb loin chops in cast iron with garlic, rosemary, red wine, and vegetables.
- [Simple Baked Chicken Breasts](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/simple-baked-chicken-breasts.md): 2026-04-01. Chicken breasts seasoned with salt, pepper, and paprika. Pounded even, then baked at 325°F.
- [Cast Iron Flank Steak](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/cast-iron-flank-steak.md): 2026-03-18. Flank steak salted and seared in a smoking-hot cast iron skillet. Flip once. Slice against the grain.
- [Arepas de Calabaza](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/arepas-de-calabaza.md): 2026-03-04. Pumpkin arepas of mashed calabaza and precooked corn flour. Sear, then finish in a 400°F oven. Two arepas.
- [Lemon-Pepper Chicken Thighs](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/lemon-pepper-chicken.md): 2025-05-02. Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs on a wire rack. Lemon-pepper in the oven, honey after they rest.
- [Banana Oat Bread](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/banana-oat-bread.md): 2025-02-21. Banana bread of mashed bananas, oat milk, honey, and oats. Oven at 350°F, 20 to 30 minutes.
- [Mia's Chicken "Nuggets"](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/mias-chicken-nuggets.md): 2025-01-10. Tenderloins de pollo, aceite de oliva, sal, paprika y harina. Se fríen hasta dorar, unos 5 minutos.
- [Mia's Chicken "Nuggets"](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/mias-chicken-nuggets-en.md): 2025-01-10. Chicken tenderloins, olive oil, salt, paprika, and flour. Fried until golden, about 5 minutes.
- [Mia's Vegan Cupcakes](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/mias-vegan-cupcakes.md): 2023-02-20. Egg-free cupcakes of flour, oil, water, and vinegar. Oven at 350°F, about 18 minutes. Twelve cupcakes.
- [Fried Chicken Tender Nuggets](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/fried-chicken-tender-nuggets.md): 2022-09-25. Tenders de pollo martillados, adobados, empanizados y fritos. Cuatro a seis minutos por lado.
- [Fried Chicken Tender Nuggets](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/fried-chicken-tender-nuggets-en.md): 2022-09-25. Chicken tenders pounded even, seasoned, breaded, and fried. Four to six minutes per side.
- [Chilean Sea Bass](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/chilean-sea-bass.md): 2022-08-31. Sea bass fillets pan-fried in butter or oil with garlic. Lemon over each piece.
- [Shaved Carrots](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/shaved-carrots.md): 2022-08-11. Carrot shavings tossed with flour, cinnamon, and confectioner's sugar. Air fryer at 375°F for 5 minutes.
- [Mia's Cinnamon Pancakes](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/mias-cinnamon-pancakes.md): 2022-07-18. One-part flour pancakes with cinnamon and nutritional yeast. Oat milk. Cook in an oiled pan until both sides brown.
- [Brocoli Con Sabor](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/brocoli-con-sabor.md): 2022-06-01. Floretes de brócoli a la sartén con sal, aceite y un chorro de agua bajo tapa. Unos 15 minutos.
- [Brocoli Con Sabor](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/brocoli-con-sabor-en.md): 2022-06-01. Broccoli florets in a skillet with salt, oil, and a splash of water under a lid. About 15 minutes.
- [Pancakes Sin Huevo Para Mia Luna](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/pancakes-sin-huevo-para-mia-luna.md): 2022-05-24. Pancakes sin huevo de harina, baking powder, canela, aceite y agua o leche de avena. Se cocinan en sartén a fuego mediano.
- [Egg-Free Pancakes for Mia Luna](https://notes.antoniwan.online/p/recipes/pancakes-sin-huevo-para-mia-luna-en.md): 2022-05-24. Egg-free pancakes of flour, baking powder, cinnamon, oil, and water or oat milk. Cooked in a pan over medium heat.

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