Sauces & Dips

The Ultimate Guacamole

17 comments September 10, 2009

I made a guacamole recipe when I started this blog and I loved it, but this week I made a different version for my husband and he thought it was delicious. It had the perfect amount heat. Enjoy!

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Fruit Salad (Ensalada de Frutas)

26 comments September 6, 2009

This fruit salad is a delicious and beautiful recipe for entertaining. I made two different dressings, so you can make both and let people to choose or you can just make your favorite. If you don’t like any of the fruits I included, you can certainly use the fruits of your choice.

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Steak with Chimichurri Sauce (Carne con Chimichurri)

26 comments July 11, 2009

Chimichurri is a traditional Argentinean herb sauce, but there are other South American variations. In Colombia we add cilantro to the chimichurri. You can keep this sauce refrigerated for up to a week.

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Colombian Hot Dogs (Perro Caliente Colombiano)

62 comments July 3, 2009

Colombian-Style Hot Dogs is one of those recipes that I really enjoyed preparing. There are a lot of things that I miss about my country, but the three that I miss the most are my family, my friends and the food. Medellin, like other cities in the world, has hot dogs stands on the streets [...]

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Poached Salmon with Arugula Pesto

14 comments June 20, 2009

Salmon is one of my favorite fish and I am always looking for different ways to prepare it. This Salmon with Pesto Sauce recipe is very easy to make and the arugula pesto adds a great touch to the fish. This is one of those dishes that you can make very quickly for last minute [...]

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Black Bean Dip (Dip De Frijoles Negros)

12 comments June 16, 2009

Although it doesn’t look very pretty, this creamy black bean dip tastes absolutely delicious and is very easy to make. You can serve it with tortilla chips or Patacones.

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Colombian Fruits

26 comments June 14, 2009

I published my one-hundred and first post today Fruits are an essential part of the Colombian daily diet. Here are some you may not be familiar with. Curuba Granadilla Guanabana

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