Apr 13

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Another delicious seafood-based recipe. In only one dish you will find a wide variety of things: fish, squids, prawns, clams, scallops… but, in spite of that, its preparation isn’t complicated. Follow the recipe and you’ll get marine jelly for 4 people.

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Mar 30

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The word torreja in Peru isn’t the same than torrija, a fried slice of bread. Torreja is a dish similar to croquette (or croqueta in spanish). Usually the first is used for a deep fried mix of vegetables, flour and eggs; the second includes meat, usually beef. We’ll use “croquettes” for both. With this recipe, you’ll get enough cassava croquettes for 6 people.

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Mar 16

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Do you remember the cassava and cheese pies? if you liked it, you’ll love this northern pies. They’re prepared with gruyère and parmensan cheese and combined with a northern chili/pepper sauce (don’t worry, you’ll find both recipes below). This recipe is for 8 people.

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Mar 12

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Does it seem an odd mix for you? the Eggs with Wine is a delicious (and nutritive) entrée. It needs a little of time, but the result is very good. You’ll need white wine, chicken stock, garlics, carrots, black pepper and… oh, yes! EGGS. This recipe is for 4 people.

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Dec 10

We’ve seen before the versatile Lima beans, first in a soup and later in a purée. Now you’ll have in a delicious salad, mixed with scallops. This is an old recipe; our grannies also prepared this salad changing the scallops for a homemade ham, getting another tasty entrée. This recipe is for 4 people.

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Dec 09

There’s a lot of recipes for potato pies, but anything like this. The Lima potato pie is an old recipe made with yellow potatoes, red wine, black olives, almonds and other ingredients that make it very special. You’ll love it! This recipe is for 4 people.

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Nov 18

This recipe gives you an easy way to surprise your family and friends. It’s easy but elegant; the recipe is old but tasty and you’ll get fun preparing it. You’ll have to stuff the potatoes, just like the potatoes stuffed with cheese and chili/pepper recipe but this time they’ll get enveloped with beaten egg. Sounds good?  try this recipe for 4 people.

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Nov 17

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 delicious recipe for 4 people ;)

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Nov 07

The cold season is starting in several zones in the world. In the winter, the grannies added a little of stock to this delicious lamb entree. In this way, the family was delighted with a lamb cazuela or a concentrated soup that not only was nutritional but hot – goodbye, cold!. This recipe is for 4 people.

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Nov 03

Yes, the name is similar, but this recipe is totatlly different to the stuffed potatoes recipe: you wont have to knead the press potatoes, but make them a hole to fill it with a delicious stuffing. This is a traditional but very simple recipe, enough for 6 people. Enjoy it.

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