Making Mealtime Matter with La Familia: Essential Spices

Winning the dinnertime battle starts with a well stocked kitchen. When you can grab sauces, sofritos, and more right from your fridge and pantry, you can pull together an authentic, delicious Latin meal in minutes… and spend the rest of your evening enjoying time with your family instead of scrambling to get dinner on the table. So what do you need to stock your spice cabinet? Lifestyle expert Evette Rios shows you where to start with her picks for the five essential Latin spices you need. 

With these, you can add sazon to any meal and make mealtime matter with your familia. Watch below. 

Evette Ríos is a Puerto Rican-born television host, lifestyle expert, cook, writer, and Director of Development at Latina Media Ventures. A former field correspondent on ABC’s The Chew and design contributor on Rachael Ray, Evette now hosts CBS’ Recipe Rehab, wherein she and other celebrity chefs provide healthy alternatives to popular dishes. Her Puerto Rican roots, love of travel, and fond memories of home-cooked meals with her family inspire her culinary interests. She lives in New York with her husband, Stephen, and their dog, cats, and pet dove.