How to Make Tamarind Juice (Agua de Tamarindo)
Refreshing, sweet and acidic tamarind juice or agua de tamarindo. It’s an easy drink with a ton of health benefits (if you don’t add sugar or you swap it for stevia) What is tamarind? Tamarind is a type of tree that produces a pod type of fruit. This fruit has big seeds covered in an […]
Read MoreAuthentic Venezuelan Arepas Recipe (Arepas Venezolanas)
As a Venezuelan, I cannot imagine a Sunday in my life without the smell of recently made arepas and coffee in my mom’s house. It’s part of my Sunday tradition. Now that I live on my own, I keep making arepas in my weekends and it’s just like being at home. As Venezuelans, we have […]
Read MoreRefried Black Beans Recipe
Refried black beans or caraotas refritas — as we know them in Venezuela— it’s an easy and delicious vegetarian side dish. It can be made with only 6 ingredients. Can you use canned beans? Yes, you can totally use canned black beans. In fact, that is my favorite way. I’ve told this a million times […]
Read MoreVenezuelan Pan de Jamon (Christmas Ham Bread)
Christmas is around the corner and my house is smelling like freshly made Venezuelan pan de Jamon (ham bread) already. I’m one of those that are overly excited about Christmas. I have always been this way, just like my mom. But living outside my country and far away from my family makes the holidays bittersweet. […]
Read MoreVenezuelan Arroz con Coco (Coconut Rice Pudding)
The popular Venezuelan Arroz con coco is the most important dessert for “Semana Santa”, which is like the Venezuelan version of Easter. We usually make a big batch of Arroz con coco or Arroz con leche for this holidays and we enjoy it as a family tradition. I must say that it’s pretty much the […]
Read MoreCassava Fries With Mojito Sauce (Yucca Root)
If you are tired of the same french fries for lunch, here is a great swap: cassava fries with mojito sauce. First let me clarify this: yucca root and cassava are the SAME things. Here in Portugal it’s called mandioca. It’s a starchy, tuberous root that is used as a major source of carbohydrate in […]
Read MoreGallo Pinto Recipe
Gallo pinto is just fried rice with black beans. It may sound simple, but it has a lot of personality; onion, bell pepper and garlic “sofrito” that makes these beans shine. Despite that gallo pinto is literally translated as “spotted rooster”, this recipe is 100% vegetarian. This is a flavorful latin option for a meatless […]
Read MoreHow to Make Coctel de Camarones
A big bowl of cóctel de camarones (Latin American shrimp cocktail) is the perfect light lunch or appetizer for a hot summer day. It’s refreshing, sweet and sour at the same time. Cóctel de camarones is different from the classic shrimp cocktail made in the US. Usually, a shrimp cocktail is boiled shrimp accompanied by […]
Read MoreMilanesa de Res Recipe (Beef Milanese)
A good piece of bistec empanizado or milanesa de res (the name varies from countries in South America) is one of the easiest Latin dinner ideas. This is another old-fashioned Venezuelan recipe that never disappoints. This recipe is pretty much a beef steak version of a milanesa de pollo. The preparation method is just the […]
Read MorePinchos de Pollo (Chicken Skewers)
Pinchos de pollo is the Latin American version of chicken kebabs or chicken skewers. I guess that the idea of pieces of chicken — or meat —- in skewers is nothing new. But, here I bring you a version with a Latin touch that is so simple to make. One of the cool things about […]
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