This delicious Mexican Albondigas soup is full of veggies and homemade meatballs. The meatballs made with rice have a really nice texture! What are Albondigas? Albondigas are the Spanish and Latin American name for meatballs made with ground meat, onions, spices, and other ingredients. The recipe varies from region to region since most countries have …
These Mexican bolillo bread rolls are nice and fluffy and a bit chewy which is so delicious for sandwiches. A spindle or football shaped bread, the bolillo has French roots. The Austrian Emperor Maximilian I or Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen as he was called reigned as Emperor of the Second Mexican Empire from …
Homemade Mexican chorizo is so easy to make and tastes even better than from the store. Grab some ground pork and some spices and you’ve got a delicious meat ready to use in many dishes! What is Chorizo? Chorizo is a sausage made of ground or minced pork meat and spices that can be sold …
Roasted poblanos sauteed with onions and corn, and topped with Mexican cream and cheese are simply delicious. Fill some tortillas, and top with cilantro for a perfect meal! What are Rajas con Queso? What is rajas con crema y elote? What is this Mexican dish? The rajas poblanas con crema or rajas con queso is …
Visit any Latin American restaurant and you can’t miss the rich variety of dishes. Some you grow to love so much that you start making them at home. Take the Mofongo for instance, quite possibly the Puerto Rican answer to mashed potatoes. This simple banana-based dish is something we make at home quite often. But …
The popular horchata de arroz is made with rice, vanilla, cinnamon and milk. This breakfast drink is one of the three Mexican aquas frescas! A popular drink all over Mexico and Latin America, the horchata didn’t really originate in Mexico at all. It originated much earlier in Africa, made its way to Europe, and then …
A popular noodle-based Mexican soup, the sopa de fideo is made with thin vermicelli noodles or angel hair pasta! This tomato-based soup is perfect for a quick dinner! The sopa de fideo originated in Spain and made its way to Latin America in the 16th century. It also made its way to other Spanish colonies …
A light dish made of Peruvian potatoes and aji amarillo (yellow pepper), Papa a la Huancaina is slightly cheesy, spicy, but also refreshing. This incredibly simple recipe for Papa a la Huancaina can be made at home anytime using yellow potatoes. Literally translating to Huancayan style potatoes, Papa a la Huancaina is one of the …