Tallarin Rojo Peruano
It’s been a while since I posted a good recipe, hasn’t it! And tallarin rojo is one of those recipes that is a Peruvian standard that for some reason I’ve just never gotten around to writing about. You know how I feel about having rice with every meal. And if you don’t know – blech, [...]
Bowtie Pasta with Zucchini
Zucchini is one of my favorite vegetables, but my kids don’t seem to like it much. I have found that by chopping it up fine and mixing it in with spaghetti, I can slide it past their veggie sensors. They love pasta, so I try to serve it pretty often. This is one recipe that [...]
Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry
Image by Tri. via Flickr As you might guess, I don’t always cook Peruvian food. This is one of those times. Actually, the way I cook this now is a little different from the way I did when I was in the US. I use a bit of the recipe for tallarin saltado, but with [...]
Quick and Easy Lasagne
Image via Wikipedia Although I love Peruvian foods, I don’t love having to spend so much time in the kitchen when I have a lot of other things to do. That’s one reason I love cooking this lasagna. I know some people are intimidated by lasagna, and think it’s difficult to cook. But the truth [...]
Tallarin Verde – Peruvian Green Spaghetti
Back in my old life in Florida, I was never really much of a pesto eater. Not because I dislike it, but simply because it’s not something that ever came up in my day to day life. But since I’ve come to Peru, I’ve learned to love tallarin verde (green noodles), which is a pesto [...]
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 [...]
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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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