Chickens in the Yard
Since my father in law will be coming to live with us, something will have to be done with all the chickens. Fortunately, he’s got some great neighbors who’ve been willing to lend a hand with caring for the poultry while Fausto is sick. In fact, these same neighbors have let us know they’re eager [...]
Milanesa de Pollo
Milanesa de Pollo is a standard meat dish in coastal Peruvian restaurants. Basically, it’s a simple chicken fillet, made from boneless breast meat. Occasionally, you’ll find it listed on the recipe board as “suprema de pollo”. In Plaza Vea they sell both – Milanesa uses breast meat, Suprema uses thigh meat. From the name, it’s [...]
Some of My Favorite Posts
Back in the days when I first starting this blog (December of 2008, to be exact), there weren’t a whole lot of people reading it. Back in the day, we were known as “What We’re Eating”, and I wasn’t really very good at keeping things updated. But this year, I moved it over here onto [...]
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 [...]
Buying Chickens in Peru
Usually, I do my poultry shopping at the market. When purchasing at the market, I get to pick out a nice fresh chicken and the butcher cleans it and cuts it up there while I watch. He’ll cut it up however I want – quarters, eighths, even 10 pieces if I ask. Then, I just [...]
Aji de Gallina – Chicken in Spicy Aji Sauce
Image by scaredy_kat via Flickr A few months ago, I talked about different ways I manage to make a chicken last for 3-4 meals. One of the meals I mentioned is a Peruvian dish called aji de gallina. One of the reasons I love this dish is because it is so stretchable. I like to [...]
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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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