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#MeatlessMondays – Tallarines rojos, tomato sauce for robust appetites
We’ve talked a lot already about the big influence Italian food has had on Peruvian gastronomy. Italians arrived in the country by the thousands in the late nineteenth century, and their love of food...
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#MeatlessMondays – Arroz al Olivar (olive rice)
Is everyone ready for all the extravagant eating ahead of us this month? In Peru we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in late November, but December is cluttered with social events, from the office’s end of...
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#MeatlessMondays – Radically healthy papa a la Huancaina
Happy #MeatlessMondays everyone! Today I’m in the mood to share one of my “radically healthy” creations. It’s been a while since I’ve been flirting with the idea of going vegan, and trying out a...
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#MeatlessMondays – Grandma´s “Russian Salad”
Let me start by telling you that this is not my actual grandmother´s recipe. I gave it that name because I found it in one of my mom´s cookbooks, called “La Cocina de la Abuela“ (grandma´s kitchen)....
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#MeatlessMondays – Pepian de Choclo (Corn, chili, and cilantro stew)
As you may have realized, in Peru we eat a lot of stews, and we also eat a lot of tamales. If you want to imagine a dish that will certainly please the Peruvian palate, put a tamale and a stew...
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#MeatlessMondays – Chicha Morada Paletas
I don’t think we have a name for paletas in Peru. Either we call the commercial ones by their brand name, like D’onofrio’s “BeBe,”or we use something more general like helado de agua (water ice cream)....
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#MeatlessMondays – Cauche de queso, an unforgettable appetizer
Potatoes and cheese. Is there a simpler combination of ingredients that is as satisfying on every possible level as this? Everyone may think Cebiche is the most popular dish in Peru, but I say that is...
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#MeatlessMondays – Chupe de ollucos, a very special soup
Last week we posted a recipe for chupe de camarones, one of the most flamboyant dishes of our varied gastronomy. The sturdy and colorful soup, that is prone to put you to sleep, was born in Arequipa,...
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#MeatlessMondays – Lemon pie, an American classic
This pie is an American classic, but in Peru we adopted it as our own a long time ago and don´t want to give it back. Saying that it’s one of the country’s favorite desserts is not an exaggeration,...
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#MeatlessMondays – Making the best of nature’s bounty with a fig terrine
There is more than one reason why I love this fresh and beautiful terrine so much, and the most important one is that it’s one of my son´s favorite desserts. Full of ripe and juicy figs, there is no...
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#MeatlessMondays – Gnocchi with Seco sauce
Throughout my years as a vegetarian, many friends have shared with me their failed attempts at becoming veggie, too tempted by the piercing smell of a BBQ, a pollo a la brasa, and the likes. But there...
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#MeatlessMondays – Pasta with Huancaina Sauce
Huancaina sauce, the cheesy and spicy cream that serves as the topping for the traditional Papa a la Huancaina, is one of those culinary tokens that enhance almost any savory dish. Similar to Salsa...
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#MeatlessMondays – How to make a vegan Causa
As many of you know, causa is a very traditional dish from the coast of Peru, and one of our personal darlings here at Peru Delights. We have shared a few causa recipes in the past, including our...
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#MeatlessMondays – Shake it up with a banana smoothie
Batido de platano (banana shake) is something we all take for granted back home. It wasn’t until I moved abroad that I realized people’s morning ritual didn’t necessarily include this drink. This was...
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#MeatlessMondays – Green Split Pea Tacu Tacu with Fried Bizcochito Bananas
In Peru, when when you hear the word tacu tacu, it’s referring to a traditional dish that is hearty enough to satisfy not only a craving but a good appetite. Usually made with leftover canary beans,...
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#MeatlessMondays – Baked Tamalito Verde with Cheese
I wish I could describe in a few words how delicious and comforting this pudding is to me. I call it “pudding“, because even though this recipe is very similar to the one used for tamalitos verdes, it...
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#MeatlessMondays – Vegetarian Arroz con Pollo
Arroz con pollo is a dish prevalent in many Latin American kitchens, and Peru is not the exception. I have seen countless versions of this entree, simply called “rice with chicken“, in Latin...
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#MeatlessMondays – Farmer’s Market triple
Today is Memorial Day in the US, a holiday we don’t celebrate in Peru, but that to us is now equivalent to a beautiful spring day at the park. I’ve heard that the typical way to spend it is at a BBQ on...
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Banana and chocolate alfajores with peanut butter and coconut
Last week we talked a little bit about cacao, the most gratifying superfood in vogue. As we mentioned in the article, Peru is now one of the biggest producers of organic cacao in the world, and loving...
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#MeatlessMondays – Vegetable Quinoa Flan
Our love for flan or crema volteada is such, that we are always imagining not only sweet but also savory versions of this lovely concoction. There is a huge variety of flans served all around Lima,...
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