Hola and Welcome to My Colombian Recipes. I hope you enjoy your visit!
My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Medellin, Colombia. I moved to the United States in 2000. I live in Connecticut with my husband and our two boys. I am not a professional chef however. My educational background is in Tourism and Hotel Management and Marketing. Although Spanish is my first language, this site is written in English, so please excuse any grammatical errors…I do my best.
I published my first cookbook “I Cook Latin Food: The Best Recipes from 5 Popular Hispanic Cooking Blogs (Spanish Edition)” in 2021 with Penguin Random House.
Growing up in Colombia, cooking was always important in our family. We gathered at mamita’s house every weekend where she cooked traditional Colombian dishes that have remained family favorites years later.
For more facts about me click here.
About the blog
This blog was created in February 2009 and was inspired by my maternal grandmother, who was a very important person in my life and an amazing traditional Colombian cook. I never saw Mamita cooking from a recipe. She made dinner from whatever ingredients she found in the kitchen. My hope is that people from other countries discover Colombian food and learn more about our culture and traditions. Cooking traditional Colombian food connects me to my culture and allows me to share my heritage with my American family.
My recipes are not limited to traditional Colombian food. I have many other recipes for dishes representing other countries that I enjoy cooking for my family and friends, which I will also share with you. The sources of most of my recipes are my family, friends and my own creations and experiments, but if I cook a dish from a magazine, cookbook or TV show, I will list the source. All of the pictures and writing are done by me. The webmaster of My Colombian Recipes is my husband, who doesn’t get a lot credit, but he handles all the technical stuff for the site.
Comments and e-mails
I appreciate all of your comments, feedback and e-mails. I read every single one of them! I am not always able to reply to them all but I will do my best to answer your questions as quickly as possible. Although I appreciate constructive criticism, rude comments will be deleted and not published. Remember, you can also subscribe to My Colombian Recipes by email or feed reader and never miss a post! Thank you for visiting.
This site is also available in Spanish (en español en este enlance)
Marietta
I just discovered your website last week while I was looking for an
empanadas recipe on google. I am from Greece but have been twice to
Colombia - including your lovely city of Medellin as well!! Both times
I have spent about 3 weeks each time and I absolutely love everything
about Colombia - the food, the culture, the people and the beauty.
Anyway, I wanted to congratulate and also thank you for your wonderful
recipes which I can now cook here. Unfortunately no Colombian
restaurant exists in Athens. Ojala un dia!
Amy Duque
Hola Erica! I just wanted to say thank you so much for sharing your recipes with us all!! I am American but my husband is from Armenia Colombia.. Since we've been together we always enjoy eating Colombian food, it has been such a fun journey for me to be trying new things!! In my husbands' home growing up, his mother would do all the cooking, and unfortunately he did not retain an ounce of it, so we always had to go out to eat Colombian food.. being that his parents still live in Colombia and can not cook for us... I just wanted to say we came across your website one day looking for an empanada recipe, and we've fallen in love ever since!! Your recipes are so easy to follow and we have never been disappointed! It is so wonderful to try to recreate the flavors he grew up with in our own home.. We have now made it so every Sunday we try to make one of your delicious recipes, today is Sancocho night!! 🙂 Gracias por Todo Erica!!!
Jovanna
Hola Erica,
I love your Colombian recipes, I'm also from Colombia. I was wondering if you have a recipe on how to make zamba? If so can you post one. Thanks
Erica Dinho
No, I am going to ask my family for the recipe.
Alicia
I just want to say how much I appreciate this page! My dearest friend
is from Cartegena and has lived in the US for 15 years. I have made
him several of your recipes and it brings him some taste of home! I am
italian and consider myself an amazing cook, but never had the
opportunity to know Colombian food until now! You know its high praise
when a man tells you that your red beans are as good as his moms! So
thank you!
Olga
Your recipes are amazing and I am so thankful you have created this
website and kept it up. I love learning new recipes and yours are so
clear and delicious.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Crystal
I am so thrilled to find your site! My husband and I are in the
process of adopting our daughter (14) from Colombia and would love to
have a taste of her country here! I'm hoping to recreate these awesome
recipes and have them down by the time she is home!!! Thank you!!!!
George
A comprehensive site for those who love Colombian cuisine. Thanks!
Clara
You have the best Colombian recipes and food inspired by the culinary culture of Colombia.
Laura Peraza
Thank you for sharing your recipes! The all look so wonderfully yummy! We're going to try your Albondigas Estofadas tonight!
I am Salvadorena living in California, and I love to try new dishes. Especially from other Central or South American countries. I will be a regular visitor to your site.
Branden
Awesome website! Can you answer me back and tell me how to make arepas?
Erica Dinho
Check this post:
https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/what-are-arepas/
Shari
I first came across your site about 2 years ago and I felt an immense sense of pride swell up inside me. Similar to when I see so many people enjoy Zumba, thanks in part to a Colombian, or seeing Shakira perform at the World Cup for the third time.
Seeing the foods I grew up eating right there on the internet, with the recipe was just amazing. (I'm not Colombian born, but my parents are.) I was wondering if you've considered tagging your posts if they're gluten free?
Muchisimas gracias por todas las recetas. Se ven super deli y muy pronto tratare una o dus de sus recetas!
Erica Dinho
Thanks, Shari!
Howard E
Hola Erica,
Acabo de descubrir su sitio! Wonderful. I was a Peace Corp Volunteer in Medellín in the 1960s. Lived there almost two years. I was back in 2008 and my wife and I were in Medellín in 2010, 2012 and this past winter. Medellin me encanta. I am going to try your fried fish recipe tonite with red snapper. We love the fried fish in Colombia! Ooops...no patacones ni arroz in the house! Big sigh. Okay tenemos aguacate y tomate! I look forward to trying other recipes...sancocho next?
Andrea Jones
Erica, muchas gracias por publicar todas estas recetas tan deliciosas. Yo también soy Colombiana y vivo en EU. Esta noche mis amigas y yo cocinaremos algunas de tus recetas!!!! Estamos emocionadas! 🙂 Gracias!!!
Erica Dinho
Espero que las disfruten!
Scott Hanshaw
Hi Erica
I just wanted to say thank you, i loved your story about your grandma
Mamita wow that is so great you kept the family tradition on. I am just a normal American guy who loves to try new recipes, especially from Columbia and South America. I want to thank you for your recipes and if you have any other recipes i should try i would love to know. I also know how to cook great Texas Brisket, Beef Ribs and have a few great sauces for our Bar B Q here in Austin Texas.
Hook Em Horns
Scott Hanshaw
Ivonne
Hi Erica, thanks for sharing these amazing recipes.I live in Adelaide-Australia and I made 'brazo de reina" for my workmates and they loved it!! I felt so proud that I could make it myself!! Keep up the good work!!
Erica Dinho
Thanks,Ivonne!
Chef Tony Gomez
Hi Erica,
I'm a personal chef in Illinois, currently on sabbatical, but while conducting research for a culinary book I'm writing I came across your web site. I was born in Bogota, Colombia and came to the United States at age seven. Since I came at such a young age I never got to learn traditional Colombian recipes. I'm hoping that now that I found your web site I'll get to experience wonderful Colombian culinary delights once again.