Delicious Coconut Cocadas
I’m a big fan of coconut. When I was a kid, Mounds was my favorite candy bar. My grandmother made a coconut cake that would make you weep with joy. I love coconut milk, coconut candy, piña coladas… anything with coconut. That’s why one of my favorite bakery treats in Peru is the cocada. I’m [...]
Causa con Pollo
Image by MarcoIE via Flickr Now that we’ve learned a little about potatoes, let’s make something with them! Causa is one of my very favorite Peruvian dishes. It’s made by mashing yellow potatoes (papas amarillas) and then layering or filling them jelly roll style with … well, whatever you like. There is causa filled with [...]
More Peruvian Potatoes
Last time, I wrote about three of the most popular potatoes eaten in Peru. But there are literally 100s of different potatoes in this country, so those three were barely scratching the surface. Here are a few other potatoes that you can find in Peruvian markets and grocery stores. Papa ccompis – this is a [...]
Lurin for Fathers Day
Thursday was my birthday, and we had decided that we would go out this weekend to celebrate – completely forgetting that today was Father’s Day too! Although we’d originally talked about going to either Chili’s or to La Terraza in Callao, in the end we decided on something more low-key, fun and family friendly – [...]
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 [...]
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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