Peruvian Street Food – Salchipapas
Image by Todo nada via Flickr As McDonalds, KFC and Burger King become more and more ubiquitous throughout Lima, my kids favorite fast food is still the original Peruvian fast food – salchipapas. Salchipapa gets its name from the ingredients – salchicha (hot dog) and papa (potato). The potatoes are sliced up home fry style, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Beets Are Awesome!
Day after Christmas, we had… you guessed it, Christmas Leftovers. Yum! My mother-in-law left quite a bit of turkey and salad here, so I cooked up a pot of rice and we made a meal of it. The turkey had been roasted, plus re-heated in the oven here, and I was worried about it being [...]
A Not-so-auspicious Beginning
Image by jumbledpile via Flickr Of course, my first day of blogging my food, and it’s a day we went to the restaurant. However, I also did some shopping, so we’ll talk about that a bit, too. The boys got out of school early today, so we walked to Alex’s restaurant together. I actually don’t [...]
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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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