Weekly Menu Plan – Sept 11 through 17
It’s been a busy day, and I’ve got a lot to do tomorrow – so no beating around the bush here! Here’s the menu! Sunday: Cookout – Steaks and chorizo, tomato/cucumber salad, fried cocktail potatoes, corn on the cob. Monday: Chili and grilled cheese sandwiches Tuesday: Pizza Wednesday: Aji de gallina with rice, palta a [...]
Peruvian Tortillas
When most of us from N. America think of a tortilla, we think of the flat bread that our burritos are wrapped in at Taco Bell. Peruvian tortillas are a completely different thing, and are actually what most people call a frittata, which is sort of like an omelet. They’re made using beaten eggs that are poured [...]
Kitchen Cheats, Shortcuts and Substitutions
I’ve recently been reading a lot of articles about kitchen cheats – you know, short cuts that people take to save time in the kitchen. Some of them – like buying pre-shredded cheese – aren’t really viable here for most people. It’s only been in the last year or so that you could find packaged [...]
Planning Menus
When I’m planning my menu for the week, I try to keep a few things in mind. First of all, I want it to be reasonably healthy. We eat much less “processed” food than most, although I don’t go out of my way to do so. It’s just a by-product of living in a country [...]
Parmesan Fish
Parmesan fish (or parmesan seafood in general) is one of my absolute favorite dishes, but I had never made it at home before. Like the risotto dish from Monday, I thought it was too complicated a dish for me to do well. Boy was I wrong! It’s really simple to do and very few ingredients [...]
The Easiest Risotto Ever
One of the things that’s always baffled me with Peruvian cuisine is the relative lack of variety in cooking methods for side dishes. Camote (yam), for example, is invariably boiled and sliced. You don’t find sweet potato casseroles and what not. (And before I get more emails telling me how wrong I am about that, [...]
Experimenting with Lomo Saltado
Can I be honest here? Can I? Because if I’m being completely honest, I’d have to say that there are times when I get tired of eating Peruvian food. Not that there aren’t hundreds of delicious dishes to try! And the spices and condiments are used in some pretty wonderful ways. The problem for me [...]
Sopa a la Criolla
As the days get cooler in Lima, we start looking for foods that are filling, foods that warm us, foods that are comforting. And there aren’t many foods that fit the bill better than sopa a la criolla. For me, it’s the equivalent to a big bowl of Mom’s macaroni and cheese. The soup is [...]
Delicias
Chato is a bit of an engineer. He loves doing anything that involves following instructions and putting things together. Like yesterday – my mom sent him a package for his birthday (12 years old!!!) that included a wooden birdhouse that he could put together himself. (Similar to this, but in the shape of pirate ship) [...]
Grilled Swordfish Anticuchos
While anticuchos are generally thought of as grilled beef heart, the term “anticucho” is basically used for any food grilled on a stick. We all know how delicious grilled fish is. The Peruvian style, marinated in an aji sauce before grilling, is a very special treat. Served with fried yuca (or potatoes) and grilled corn [...]
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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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