February 2009

GUACAMOLE

0 comments February 28, 2009

I love avocados and my favorite way to eat them is in guacamole. You can vary the amount of jalapeño pepper according to taste. To ripen the avocados, leave them in a closed paper bag at room temperature.

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RICE WITH CARROTS (ARROZ CON ZANAHORIA)

1 comment February 28, 2009

Rice is a Colombia side dish staple, and it is hard to imagine a meal without a rice dish. Some Colombian people eat rice with beans for breakfast. One of my favorite ways to make rice is to cook it with vegetables. In this recipe I use carrots.

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PENNE PASTA WITH PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM SAUCE

11 comments February 28, 2009

This simple pasta recipe is very easy to prepare and has plenty of flavor, making it perfect for a vegetarian weeknight dinner. You can substitute any other mushroom variety. Serve with a green salad. Since my husband became a vegetarian 7 months ago, I am always trying to make good meatless recipes and this is [...]

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MEATBALL STEW (SUDADO DE ALBÓNDIGAS)

16 comments February 25, 2009

Sudado is a very common dish in Colombia. You can also make sudado with chicken, beef or pork instead of meatballs. My grandmother made this stew at least once a week. When you talk about something that’s truly Colombian, there is nothing more typical than “sudado” or stew. We serve it over white rice.

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SAZON GOYA WITH AZAFRAN

3 comments February 25, 2009

Is a dry seasoning containing garlic powder, cumin, Mexican saffron. Buy it

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YUCA OR CASSAVA

1 comment February 25, 2009

In the United States getting fresh yuca just right is tricky, frozen yuca tends to turn out more tender and perfect. In Colombia we cook this white, starchy tropical vegetable in different ways, fried, baked, stewed or steamed.

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SEASONING PASTE (ALIÑOS)

10 comments February 25, 2009

Aliños is a seasoning mix paste that my grandmother kept in her refrigerator year-round. I use it as a base in some of my recipes and to marinade meat or poultry.

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