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 [...]
Spur of the Moment Meals
Image via Wikipedia Since the boys are out of school now, they aren’t spending a lot of time here at the house – they’re visiting with their mother and grandmother now that they’re free from homework and school. For me, that means I don’t cook – I’m happy with cereal, oatmeal, tuna fish and sandwiches. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Being Poor Sucks. Discuss Amongst Yourselves.
I’m really tired of being poor. We’re trying everything we can to dig out of it, though! I’m publishing more articles all the time, and Johnny’s doing everything he can to get more work. Things won’t be so bad once I get my house rental back on track. I’ve gone almost 2 years without making [...]
Seco de Pollo – Peruvian Chicken Stew
Image by AIBakker via Flickr Like a lot of people, we’ve been having to pull our belts tight lately. And eating cheap means eating a lot of chicken. I mentioned in the last post that I can usually get three meals out of one chicken. The first meal is usually something that uses chicken parts [...]
Making Chicken Soup
Image via Wikipedia Last night, I made chicken soup for dinner. When it’s just the four of us, I can get 3 meals out of a good sized chicken. The first night, I’ll use the legs (for the boys) and thighs (for the grownups!) in something that calls for parts – fried, or in Peruvian [...]
Soup is Awesome.
Image by cowfish via Flickr Despite waking up late, I made grill cheese sandwiches and hot chocolate for the boys for their breakfast. I thought with exams starting today, they needed something a little more substantial than cold cereal. Even though it’s full on late spring here in Peru, my family loves eating home made [...]
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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