Tallarin Saltado
Image by Postlatino via Flickr I”m used to eating US style – take for example, meat loaf. When I cook meat loaf, one night I might make it with mashed potatoes and green beans. Another time, I might make it with baked potato and carrots – or mac n cheese and broccoli. It’s not usually [...]
Aji de Gallina – Chicken in Spicy Aji Sauce
Image by scaredy_kat via Flickr A few months ago, I talked about different ways I manage to make a chicken last for 3-4 meals. One of the meals I mentioned is a Peruvian dish called aji de gallina. One of the reasons I love this dish is because it is so stretchable. I like to [...]
Roast Chicken and Potatoes
With my stove out of commission for a couple of days this week, I had to find a way to get all my cooking done using just the oven and the rice cooker. Chicken, of course, is a perfect way to get that done. The problem is that roast chicken can tend to be a [...]
Making Chicken Stock
Image by Librarianguish via Flickr I use chicken stock for a lot of things… well, not a lot of things, but a couple important things. Chicken soup and aji de gallina. In Peru, people seem to take their chicken soup very seriously, and if you want a good soup, you need to start with a [...]
I make the BEST roast chicken
If you live in Peru, you have the secret to absolutely delicious roast meats right in your grocery store. In the section of the supermarket where they sell seasonings and mixes, you’ll find some sauces under the brand name Piki. I’ve been using the rocoto molida for cooking and my husband likes to put in [...]
How to make a chicken last 3 meals (at least!)
Image by 3liz4 via Flickr Chicken is probably the most common main dish around here. There are SO many ways to prepare it – arroz con pollo, seco de pollo, fried chicken and caldo de gallina (Peruvian style chicken soup), just to name a few. I’ve mentioned before how I can usually get 3 meals [...]
Arroz con Pollo
Image via Wikipedia Today I cooked arroz con pollo for my guys – that’s rice with chicken. It’s a staple of pretty much every Latin American country, although they’ve all got their own special take on it. In Peru cooking style, it’s sometimes called ‘arroz verde’ or green rice, because it contains a LOT of [...]
Seco de Carne – Peruvian Beef Stew
Image by chez pim via Flickr I’m gonna cheat here today. I was checking out the search phrases that have brought people here, and it seems that about 99% of the people who find my blog on Google find it after doing a search for seco de pollo or Peruvian chicken stew, or some variation [...]
No More KFC!
Image by viZZZual.com via Flickr Well, not delivery, anyway. I know, we shouldn’t be eating Kentucky Fried Chicken at all – it’s bad for your health and of course there are signs that they aren’t very nice to the chickens – I mean, even before they bread and deep fry them. We don’t eat it [...]
Scalloped Potatoes ROCK the House
Image by tofutti break via Flickr I roasted a chicken today, which always gets rave reviews. Unfortunately, I used my last envelope of onion soup mix, so next time I’m going to have to find a new way to season it. But the real jewel of the meal today was the scalloped potatoes. I made [...]
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I got tired of life happening while I made other plans, so I quit my job and came to Peru. I live here with my Peruvian husband, two sons, three dogs and various other family members, depending on the weather.
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