Banana

Soupy Rice with Powdered Beef (Arroz Asopado con Carne en Polvo)

12 comments September 14, 2009

This rice is a very simple Colombian recipe to which some of my fondest memories are attached, as it was one of my grandmother’s favorite lunch dishes. She would eat it with a banana and red tomato on the side, just like in the picture. We Colombians love to eat bananas with soups and believe [...]

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Mamita’s Sunday Lunch Menu

3 comments July 31, 2009

Colombian Chicken Sancocho White Rice Ají Fried Bananas Colombian Tree Tomato Juice

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Summer Brunch Menu

9 comments July 26, 2009

Vacation I am taking a few days off to go on vacation, so I prepared menus for every day of the week using some of my favorite recipes. I will be back with new posts next week. Please continue to comment as I may be checking them while on vacation and if not, I will [...]

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Banana Orange Bread (Pan de Banano y Naranja)

19 comments June 30, 2009

I love banana bread, but I don’t like to bake. So I usually eat it when my mother-in-law makes it for me. However, we were invited to a last minute dinner party and I didn’t have anything to bring, but I always have bananas at home, so I decided to create this bread and everybody [...]

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Colombian Banana Drink (Jugo de Banano en Leche)

12 comments May 28, 2009

We Colombians love fruit juices and in fact, we end almost all our meals with them. Jugos de fruta are very popular in Colombian restaurants and homes. My mom would make a pitcher of some sort of fruit juice every day for us when I was growing up. Some people prefer the juices made with [...]

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FRIED BANANAS (BANANOS CALADOS)

7 comments March 29, 2009

This delicious, banana dessert will make the perfect finale to any Colombian meal. It is best served warm over vanilla ice cream.

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