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The other day Living in Peru passed by the cafe and tasted some our delicacies. We were so happy for their visit. There is a growing number of expats living in Lima and other cities in Peru and looking for organic and eco friendly food! So here we are. Click on the link for full details! Las … Continue reading Living in Peru featuring Las Vecinas
I like getting cooking books, to look at the awesome photographs and to go through the delicious recipes it contains. One of my recent purchases was the book Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi. It has a lot of recipes with aubergines or eggplants and therefore I fell in love with it. Eggplants are one of my … Continue reading Aubergine puree
When I started recipe bloggin, my first recipe was with quinoa, it was a breakfast option, simple and enjoyable. This time I am making quinoa for either lunch or dinner. I got inspired with a salad we serve at Las Vecinas and it all started from it. What else could I add to that salad … Continue reading Quinua fresca
I already accepted this fact…I will not stop eating any kind of bread. It is so delicious, it has great textures and you can eat with almost anything! nowadays I only eat whole wheat bread, however, if there is a good quality of white bread, I am more than sure to get a loaf of … Continue reading Naan
Aubergines, eggplants, berenjenas, melanzana, brinjal… however you call it, I love it! In Peru there are not (as far as I know) recipes in the Peruvian culinary that includes it and the country produces lots of it! This week at the farmer´s market I found white ones which is one of the varieties this fruit … Continue reading Exquisite aubergines
Avocado, some (like me) love it…some don’t like them that much, there is something wrong with people who don’t like this fruit! it is so versatile and when is at the right timing…it is just glory. I am going to make a variation of what we do at Las Vecinas of a plate that is very popular … Continue reading Easy breezy Avo
It all started with the curry leaves. I found them at the farmer’s market last week and I was looking for recipes that could inspire me and adapt to what I have on hand. I am a fan of coconut oil, avo oil, olive oil; all of these add so much to any recipe so … Continue reading A taste from the East
