South/Central American

A very easy recipe for spicy Mexican deviled eggs with avocado or guacamole filling, a real treat for the Easter brunch. Eggs, eggs, eggs! All those Easter leftover hard-boiled ones! …

Aji de gallina – a creamy Peruvian chicken stew or fricassee served with boiled eggs, olives, potatoes, and rice. Many Latin American recipes here this week. After the Mexican tostadas, …

These polvorones cookies are some of my favorite Christmas treats! Spanish cookies with an unexpected lemon flavor. Crumbly polvorones cookies, typical Spanish Christmas cookies with an amazing lemon flavor. And …

Delicate Argentinian alfajores cookies, two melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies sandwiched together with dulce de leche. These Argentinian alfajores are so good! Soft and delicate, filled with something sweet and comforting, such …

This pasta guacamole is the creamiest, most delightful pasta dish. With just a few ingredients, you will have dinner ready in about 15 minutes. Really! Bringing the water needed for …

Easy Spanish rice and beans, a flavorful and healthy one-pot dish. Serve as a main or side dish. We actually have the Spanish rice and beans as main dish most …

Brazilian moqueca de peixe or fish stew with coconut milk: firm white fish, prawns, and bell peppers. All served over fragrant rice. This moqueca de peixe is one of my …

Spicy beef empanadas filled with ground beef, jalapeňos, cumin, paprika, coriander, and lots of herbs, an easy Argentinian recipe. I forgot to count these spicy beef empanadas when I made …

  Caldo Tlalpeno soup – spicy Mexican chicken soup with avocado and chickpeas or garbanzo beans.   Caldo Tlalpeno with Chickpeas and Avocado     What is caldo tlalpeno? A …

Spicy Mexican ground beef quesadilla recipe with black beans, avocado, and cheese. Who doesn’t love a good, hearty quesadilla? Learn how to make an easy ground beef quesadilla recipe with …