Posts filed under 'Fruit'

Flan de piña or pineapple flan

Flan de piña is a pineapple flan or custard made with fresh pineapple juice, sugar, milk, eggs, vanilla and rum.

Continue Reading 9 comments June 25th, 2008

Chicha de piña or spiced pineapple drink

Chicha de piña is a spiced pineapple drink made by simmering the pineapple skins and core with hard brown sugar and spices.

Continue Reading 8 comments June 19th, 2008

Limonada, lemonade or limeade

The most effective and quick recipe for making fresh homemade lemonade or limeade

Continue Reading 16 comments May 30th, 2008

Rhubarb and strawberry empanadas

Homemade sweet empanadas with rhubarb and strawberry filling.

Continue Reading 25 comments May 18th, 2008

Ensalada de mango, aguacate y rúcula or mango, avocado and arugula salad

Arugula salad with mango, avocado and red onions tossed with spicy orange vinaigrette

Continue Reading 5 comments May 8th, 2008

Helado de mango y naranja or mango and blood orange sorbet

Fruity sorbet made with ripe mangoes, blood oranges, sugar syrup, lime juice and orange liquor

Continue Reading 7 comments May 2nd, 2008

Poached pear and goat cheese salad

Refreshing salad of mixed greens, poached pear and herbed goat cheese with pear shallot vinaigrette

Continue Reading 6 comments April 29th, 2008

Mango ceviche

Ceviche prepared with mango, lime juice, ketchup, pickled onions, cilantro and hot peppers.

Continue Reading 1 comment March 19th, 2008

Aji de tomate de árbol or tree tomato hot sauce

Tree tomato aji is a very tasty hot sauce made from tree tomatoes or tamarillos, hot peppers, onion, cilantro and lime juice.

Continue Reading 6 comments March 10th, 2008

Frutas del bosque con crema al horno o mixed berries broiled with cream

Mixed berries covered with a yogurt cream sauce, topped with sugar and broiled until the sugar caramelizes.

Continue Reading 1 comment February 26th, 2008

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