December 2009

Fettuccine with Chicken and Asparagus

22 comments December 20, 2009

While I was growing up, my mom used to make a delicious spaghetti with leftover shredded chicken dish. It was one of my favorite meals as a kid and this dish was inspired by her recipe. I added some additional ingredients, such as asparagus, pine nuts and lemon juice. This fettuccine with asparagus and chicken [...]

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Cassava Balls with Melado (Bolitas de Yuca con Melado)

29 comments December 18, 2009

Yesterday I posted a recipe for Melado, so today I want to share with you a delicious recipe that uses this syrup. Yuca or cassava balls are a traditional Colombian recipe that you can eat as a side dish or appetizer with your favorite sauce, including Melado, as in this recipe. They are sweet and [...]

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Melado de panela

29 comments December 17, 2009

Melado is syrup that is popular in Colombia. It is used with some of our traditional desserts and it is made with panela. What is panela? Okay, panela is a product that is made with sugarcane, it is sweet and brown, it is sold in blocks or grated and the flavor is similar to brown [...]

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Roasted Chicken Legs with Lime

26 comments December 16, 2009

I had some extra chicken legs thawed in the refrigerator that I didn’t use when I recently made my chicken soup for myself while I was sick. I still wasn’t feeling well and I needed something simple and easy to make using the ingredients that I already had at home, as I still wasn’t feeling [...]

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Colombian Pizza (Pizza Colombiana)

38 comments December 15, 2009

Today let me introduce you to my favorite pizza of all time. This Colombian pizza is one of those things I love to eat whenever I visit Colombia. I must confess, I did not make my own pizza dough, I just used store bought. If you are feeling brave, feel free to make your own…I [...]

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French Onion Soup

26 comments December 14, 2009

Today’s featured recipe is French Onion Soup, which is one of my favorite soups to eat when out at a restaurant. But this week, however, I decided to recreate this famous soup at home. When it’s as cold as it has been here lately, soup is one of my favorite things to eat. Is anything [...]

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Ripe Plantain Casserole

24 comments December 12, 2009

This recipe was inspired by mother-in-law’s sweet-potato casserole. I had some ripe plantains at home and I wanted to make something with an American twist and my mother-in-law makes a delicious sweet potato pie. So, I decided to create something similar, but with ripe plantains and coconut. Enjoy!

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