Fruit

Cholados Colombianos (Colombian Cholados)

14 comments August 4, 2012

Cholado is a cross between a frozen dessert, fruit cocktail, and a drink, and derives from El Valle region of Colombia. It is made with crushed ice, fresh fruit, condensed milk, passion fruit (maracuyá), and Colombian blackberry (mora) syrup, and is topped with shredded coconut and a maraschino cherry. It makes a wonderful summer dessert! [...]

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Top Ten Summer Salads

7 comments June 25, 2012

Hola Everyone, Here are my ten favorite summer salad recipes from My Colombian Recipes to celebrate the summer and the warm weather it brings. Fresh, fast, easy, and light summer salads, perfect for picnic style parties. Enjoy the wonderful vegetables, herbs and fruits. Buen provecho!

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Apple, Cheese and Honey Tart

11 comments January 31, 2012

Although apples are not one of my favorite fruits, I do buy a lot of them when they are in season during the fall month to be used for cooking and baking. I made this Apple, Cheese and Honey tart a few months ago, but forgot to post it… better late than never! This tart [...]

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Homemade Baby Food or Compotas para Bebés

7 comments January 24, 2012

Some of my readers often email asking me if I make my own baby foods, so I decided to answer that question in a post. I do make my baby’s food at home and I can’t tell you how easy it is!

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Salmón con Salsa de Maracuyá (Salmon with Passion Fruit Sauce)

17 comments January 20, 2012

This Salmon with Passion Fruit Sauce is a fresh, tasty and quick to prepare dish, which makes it a great choice for a weekday meal. The passion fruit sauce made the dish taste fantastic without overwhelming the flavor of the salmon. Buen provecho!

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Sweet Arepas with Caramelized Apples (Arepas Dulces con Manzanas)

14 comments October 7, 2011

Fall is here and its around this time of year that I usually feel a little sad, having to say goodbye to summer, knowing that colder days are on the way. It is never easy for me! Having a bad cold at the moment isn’t helping matters. Having said that, fall does have it’s up [...]

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Apple Crisp

12 comments October 5, 2011

Apple season has arrived here in the Northeast and the supermarket has been taken over by all different types of apples! Apple Crisp and Apple Pie are the most popular desserts for this fall fruit, but I have a confession to make, I don’t like apple pie! I do however love apple crisp. It is [...]

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