Category: Blog

Mamamama Arroz con Leche

A family favorite! passed to me from my mother in law, and from me to my three kids, and their better halves!

Pasta From Scratch

I learned to make pasta from scratch while growing up! My mom was a natural at it, and I also learned a bunch from my mother-in-law! When it comes down to pasta I love it all, the anticipation for the preparation day, the preparation of the dough, to the feel of the dough when ready;…

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Chicharrones

Succulent slow cook pork, with a crisp finish and a golden look!

The Soda Train

Well, I am almost a year into my soda boycott! Have I succeeded in not drinking soda 100%, well the answer to that comes in two parts! I believe YES, I have! because after almost a year I don’t feel that soda pop can control my decision to drink it or not anymore. Saying NO…

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Pan Chapla/Chapla Bread

Peruvian Ancestral bread, that can be used as Pita Bread. Great flavor as it is made with anise seeds

Horchata

A must do with the family at home! is easy and it will kill your thirst and sweet tooth, add a little ice, coffee, or make it an sorbet! is up to you!

Yellow Cuban Rice

Last week I had Cuban food cravings! And though the Peruvian classic “Arroz a la Cubana” is an easy weeknight option, I actually wanted real cuban food. I am not Cuban, but a Peruvian with a great appetite. Hey! I am, like my mom always called me: a gordita that is always hungry 😉. Yellow…

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