My Life in Peru

An Expat Mom Shares Her Experiences with Peruvian Life, Travel and Food

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 [...]

Asado de Res or Peruvian Roast Beef


You didn’t think I was going to tell you how to make puré de papas yesterday without giving a wonderful recipe for roast beef to go with it, did you? Like in the United States, roast beef – or asado de res – is a very common and popular dish in Peruvian kitchens. It’s usually [...]

Arroz Tapado


Arroz tapado is one of those dishes that is just so simple, and so satisfying that you want to eat it all the time. The name literally means “covered rice” in Spanish. The dish is made with cooked rice that’s molded into layers with seasoned beef.  It’s another one of those “comfort foods” that everyone likes [...]

Lomo Saltado


Image by canelita0306 via Flickr When I first met my husband, he lived in Nassau, Bahamas,  and I was flying back and forth from Florida visiting him.  I didn’t know anything about Peruvian cooking, but decided I’d try to impress him with a Peruvian dish, and I picked lomo saltado, as it was one of [...]

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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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