Posted in Entrees & Sandwichs, Pork, Vegetables & Legumes on Nov 17th, 2008
Maybe you’ve noted that the onions are a main ingredient in the peruvian cuisine: we can’t imagine a cebiche, lomo saltado or escabeche without onions. This old and traditional dish use another common ingredient in our food: the olives. If you want to move away the vampires, take some onions and prepare this exotic and [...]
Posted in Desserts & Bakery, Vegetables & Legumes on Nov 5th, 2008
We’ve talked before about the quinoa, one of the best foods in the world due its nutritional value. This time we’ll use it to prepare a very good –and simple- cake. Remember to wash the quinoa well, rubbing it in your hands. You must change the water until it gets clear. Then we boil the [...]
Posted in Entrees & Sandwichs, Vegetables & Legumes on Sep 2nd, 2008
You don’t need to call to any fast food restaurant if you want a good sandwich. In fact, if you want a delicious AND healthy sandwich, you can have it in five minutes with this recipe. There’s no need to say a lot about olives (you must have heard about olive oil, mustn’t you? well…) [...]
Posted in Main Courses, Vegetables & Legumes on Aug 28th, 2008
We’ve seen before the caiguas in the caiguas rellenas (stuffed caiguas) recipe, and we’ve also seen the ajiaco de papas (potato ajiaco) recipe some weeks ago. This is another type of ajiaco, all equally delicious. The recipe is not complicated and you’ll be delighted with its taste. Here you’ll read how to make happy 6 [...]
Posted in Soups, Vegetables & Legumes on Aug 22nd, 2008
The cioppiono -or chupe, in spanish- is one of the most popular types of soups in Peru - but, of course, our special way to prepare it and our ingredients make our cioppinos a very special dish. Maybe you remember the fish cioppino or the shrimp cioppino… well, today we’ll have a vegetarian one, made [...]
Posted in Soups, Vegetables & Legumes on Aug 19th, 2008
The quinoa is wonderful; we’ve seen before all its nutritional components which made it one of the best foods in the world. If you tried the quinoa pilaf or the king prawns with quinoa and orange syrup, you must try this delicious soup too (specially in a cold day!).
Posted in Desserts & Bakery, Vegetables & Legumes on Aug 14th, 2008
The cassava -or yuca, in Peru, also known as mandioca in other countries- is one of the three more popular tubers next to the potato and the sweet potato. Today, we’ll see a special way to prepare the popular empanadas, using the cassava to make a pastry. You can use them also as snacks. Follow [...]
Posted in Main Courses, Vegetables & Legumes on Aug 13th, 2008
Lima beans, butter beans… it has a lot of names, and it doens’t matter: the only important thing is it’s delicious (have you tried the Lima beans soup?). Did you think that there was an unique type of puree? ok, you’ll be pleasantly surprised with this new kind. You won’t need a lot of ingredients [...]
Posted in Main Courses, Vegetables & Legumes on Aug 8th, 2008
As I said before, the peruvian cuisine is one of the best in the world. But it isn’t due to have all the ingredients and an unique way to prepare them: it’s because a lot of our own dishes are mixed with others; because we have a way to make them that it’s the result [...]
Posted in Entrees & Sandwichs, Vegetables & Legumes on Aug 6th, 2008
The cauliflower is an excellent vegetable. Its main component is the water, so it has a little quantity of calories, carbohydrates, proteins and fats. But it a good source of fiber, vitamin B6 and B5, folic acid and minerals. This is an old and traditional peruvian recipe (and, in this case, for 8 people). [...]
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