Ed: For me as a South American man, this is a real comfort food. You could say It’s just a simple savory pastry, and it is, but for me this delicious baked spinach pie is a memory attached to my soul. As a child in Lima, Peru, one of my favorite lunches or substantial snacks was what…
Main Dishes
Tuna-Stuffed Avocado
Ed: Back when I had a gluten sensitivity and had to select my food very carefully, avocados were the one of the top ingredients on my list. I no longer have that excuse for eating them, but they are still one of my favorite foods. Stuffed avocados are a popular appetizer in Latin America, where…
Tuna (or Salmon) Loaf
Robin: I love tuna loaf because it calls for ingredients that I usually already have on hand, and because it is so versatile. In fact, this is what I chose to make when Hurricane Irma was about to hit us last fall. I knew that it would delicious and nutritious whether we ate it warm,…
Peruvian Chicken Cau Cau
Ed: Here is a very special recipe for an old, yet still very popular, authentic Peruvian stew. Cau cau is one of my favorite foods in the vast domain of my native land’s cuisine. More than a rigidly-defined specific dish, it is a certain style of cooking a protein (most traditionally tripe, but also chicken,…
Cilantro Chicken
Robin: Though cilantro is usually used raw (sprinkled onto or stirred into a salsa or salad, for example), this chicken recipe brings out the herbs´s “star power” and makes it shine as one of the main ingredients in a hot entree. With cilantro, there is usually no middle ground—people either love it or hate it….
Shrimp in Curry Sauce
This quick Caribbean-style entrée of shrimp in a sauce made with curry powder and tropical fruit will be a party in your mouth.
Shredded Beef Salad (Salpicón de res)
Robin: Prepare to have your mind blown: The truth is, there is not now and there never has been anything in real Mexican cuisine known as a “taco salad.” I’m not saying that taco salad is a bad thing, just that it’s not really Mexican. The recipe I have for you here below definitely is….