Vegetable Soup
It’s no secret that vegetables aren’t a big player in the Peruvian diet. Despite the fact that there’s a wealth of vegetables available, they just don’t show up in large quantities in the average meal. For example, seco de carne – a beef stew – has a bare smattering of peas and carrots thrown in, [...]
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 [...]
Morusa de Pallares or Butter Bean Puree
One day last week, the topic of lima beans came up in the comments here on the blog. Lima beans are one of the two vegetables that I just don’t eat – the other being celery. I have terrible memories of sitting at the dining room table for hours, not allowed to get up until [...]
Puré de Papas or Peruvian Style Mashed Potatoes
I don’t talk often here about side dishes. One of the big reasons for that is that – generally speaking – there isn’t a lot of variation in side dishes in Peruvian meals. You’ll have rice with every meal (unless the meal is pasta based), and then usually boiled potatoes, yuca, or camote (yams). Beans [...]
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 [...]
Quinoa Soup – Sopa de Quinua
Image via Wikipedia The Incas really knew what they were doing when it came to nutrition. Quinoa (or quinua) was a major part of their diet, second only to the potato. They held it sacred, and called it the ‘mother of all grains’. The truth is that quinoa isn’t actually a grain. Grains come from [...]
Palta a la Reina (The Queen’s Avocado)
Image via Wikipedia Peru has the most delicious avocados I’ve ever tasted. I’ve always been a fan of the fruit, but the avocados here are so creamy, so delicious. Just about any salad you get is bound to have some sliced up avocado on top. But one of my favorite ways of eating avocado is [...]
Eating Raw Foods
Image via Wikipedia So, it’s like this. I’ve been having some health issues – my hip is messing up on me, and worse, my heart is acting wonky. Nothing too serious, but on top of all that, I’m feeling tired and having a general lack of energy. So, I’ve decided that (along with seeing my [...]
Peeling Tomatoes
Image via Wikipedia I live in Peru, and a lot of things I took for granted when cooking are either not available or are so expensive they just aren’t always worth buying. One of those things is canned tomatoes. They’re here, but they’re too expensive to use as a regular ingredient. So, I started using [...]
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