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Palitos o Deditos de Queso (Cheese Sticks)

22 comments September 7, 2012

Palitos de Queso are sticks of white cheese(queso blanco), wrapped with dough and fried until golden. A family party in Colombia was not a party without palitos or deditos de queso. We hardly ever made them from scratch, mainly because it was easier to go to the market and buy them already assembled, then we [...]

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Lapingachos (Colombian-Style Potato Cakes)

11 comments September 4, 2012

Lapingachos are a traditional Colombian dish from the Nariño department of Colombia. They are basically potato patties cooked until crispy and golden brown. These delicious potato cakes are typically topped with ají de maní (Colombian peanut sauce) and served as a side dish with fried food (fritos) and a light tomato and lettuce salad on [...]

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Merengón de Fresas (Colombian Strawberry Meringue Dessert)

13 comments September 2, 2012

Merengón is a traditional Colombian based meringue dessert. The classic Merengón is filled with whipped cream and guanabana, a popular Colombian fruit. There are other variations of this dessert as well that are filled with various fresh fruits, such as strawberries, peaches and Colombian blackberries (mora). Merengón de Fresas is a wonderful dessert. Just imagine, [...]

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Tamales de Pipían (Pipían Tamales)

8 comments August 29, 2012

Tamales de Pipían are a staple in the Valle del Cauca region in Colombia. There are different variation of tamales for every region of the country. Here are two additional types of tamales: Tamales Antioqueños and Tamales Tolimenses. Tamales de Pipían are the smallest of the various tamales and are filled with a potato-peanut mixture [...]

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Dulce de Coco (Coconut and Milk Dessert)

17 comments August 25, 2012

My grandmother loved to make little homemade desserts, or “dulcesitos caseros”, as she called them. Dulce de Coco is a simple and delicious traditional Colombian dessert and one of my favorites. There is something intensely satisfying about this Dulce de Coco. It is sweet and creamy, and I love the thick texture and that crunch [...]

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Arepa Reina Pepiada (Arepa with Shredded Chicken and Avocado)

11 comments August 19, 2012

Have I told you about my love affair with Arepas? I could live on arepas alone. I never get tired of them! Today I want to share a delicious arepa with you that is popular in Venezuela. Reina Pepiada is basically an arepa, or corn cake, stuffed with a mixture of shredded chicken, mayonnaise and [...]

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Potato Salad with Avocado Dressing

12 comments August 15, 2012

This Potato Salad with Avocado Dressing began as a simple lunch idea, and turned into something wonderful. The secret to this salad is the avocado dressing that is used instead of the typical mayonnaise. This gives the potato salad not only it’s creamy, silken texture, but it also adds a twist to the flavor, as [...]

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