A Guide To Peruvian Food, Restaurants & Recipes

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May 9, 2012 | 22 Comments

Peruvian-inspired cinnamon, Pisco, and manjarblanco French Toast for Mother´s Day

By Chef Ximena Llosa As I write this, my house smells amazing…I ...

May 7, 2012 | 7 Comments

#MeatlessMondays – Escribano Arequipeno, the law of eating well

When we started Peru Delights, and I was trying to expand my ...

May 4, 2012 | 6 Comments

Morena, beautiful food that matches its name!

A couple months ago, Jose, my best friend’s brother who lives in ...

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May 2, 2012 | 6 Comments

Happy Mama’s Month! Time to cook for HER!

Welcome May! What a great month this is! Not cold yet in the South, but already warm in the North… And so many long weekends around the world! But probably the single most important reason that makes May a special month, is that we celebrate Mother’s Day right in the middle of it. Althought I’m [...]

April 30, 2012 | 11 Comments

Sassy Pisco Sour and coconut tart, for a sweet tooth and a flirty mood

I can´t believe it’s the last day of April. Tomorrow, May 1st, is a holiday in Peru because we celebrate Labor Day, and most people have the day off, and a long weekend. Family and friend reunions are very popular when this happens, and a lot of drinking too, of course! But, since we are [...]

April 27, 2012 | 5 Comments

Arroz con mariscos (rice with seafood), eating abundance

Every time I have this colorful, generous rice dish, my mind wanders back to Lima in the 80′s and 90′s, having lunch at the Costa Verde, a restaurant overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the beautiful cliffs that make our city as unique as its food. Arroz con mariscos is not only delightful and colorful in abundance; it [...]

April 25, 2012 | 7 Comments

Post #100!!! The one and only torta Bruselina

Last week we started celebrating our first anniversary, and today marks our 100th post!!! What could be better than two celebrations on a row? For this occasion, I decided to make a cake that I love, and that I’ve been wanting to prepare and share with you for a long time now, but never really got to [...]

April 23, 2012 | 12 Comments

Cooking with kids: How to make a chicken sandwich + a fun GIVEAWAY!

I have a question for you: Is there a place in the world where chicken sandwiches are unknown? If you know of such a place, please raise your hand. I have been traveling all my life, and I don´t know any yet. As far as my experience goes, they seem to be everywhere. I assume [...]

April 19, 2012 | 9 Comments

Happy Birthday to Us!

SURPRISE!!! It’s our 1 year anniversary! You didn’t see that one coming, did you? Even to us it’s unbelievable how time flew! If the date of our first post wasn’t recorded in here, we would have no idea it had been a whole year of food-obsessive Peruvian-ness. On April 25th 2011 (a year next Wednesday), we [...]

April 16, 2012 | 9 Comments

Rocoto relleno, fire in your mouth

I will never forget my first encounter with rocotos. Recently moved to Peru and new to its food, I thought it was an innocent red bell pepper when I saw the thin slices in a salad bar. I never could have imagined that this was going to make me cry and barely breath, with my [...]

April 11, 2012 | 13 Comments

Susana Baca, talking pans and pots with our barefoot diva

As many of you may know (if you’ve read our “About” section), my mother started a culinary magazine several years ago in Lima. Back then, she had the great idea of interviewing Susana Baca, -our barefoot Afro-Peruvian music diva who was named Minister of Culture in July 2011, but resigned in December-, on the subject [...]

April 9, 2012 | 10 Comments

Chocolate turrón, a chocoholic’s paradise

If you ever want to make a dessert that is extremely easy to prepare, needs no baking, and will go a long way portion-wise, then you may want to consider making this delicious icebox chocolate turron. When I made it last Friday to bring to Easter dinner with us on Saturday evening, I wasn’t expecting [...]

April 6, 2012 | 3 Comments

We were featured on NBC Latino!

Hello our wonderful readers! Today we want to share with you our interview for NBC Latino from last week. We couldn’t be more delighted to be featured as one of the food blogs they love. How exciting is that? All the hard work seems to be paying off! We also think it’s a great opportunity [...]

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