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Pilar's Chilean Food & Garden

A recipe blog by a Chilean living in the USA

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About

Pilar HernandezHello!

I’m Pilar Hernandez, a Latina mom, cookbook author, and urban farmer.

I was born and raised in Chile. Went to medical school there and then moved to Houston, Texas in 2003 without knowing how to cook and speaking no English.

I still remember the first time I went to the grocery store. I almost cried out of frustration, not knowing what brands to buy or which food was equivalent to the foods I grew up eating.

Fast forward: Today I’m a happy food blogger, cookbook author of The Chilean Kitchen, and coordinator of 2 community gardens. I will show you how to cook Chilean food with US ingredients you find in your supermarket. I’ll challenge you to try exotic fruits like lucuma or maqui, and our favorite cereals wheat berries and quinoa.

Welcome to my Chilean Kitchen!

In 2014, I published my first cookbook with 3 other Chilean bloggers “Comer rico: Del blog a la mesa” (only available in Spanish)

Connect with me:
blogenmicocinahoy@gmail.com
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Places where my cookbook has been featured:

Epicurious

Cherry Bombe

Houston Chronicle

ChileTravel

Places where my blog has been featured:

USA:

Domino
NPR The Salt 
Univision Houston
NBC Latino
Where women cook
Delicious links at The Kitchn
Spanglish Baby
HISD award

Chilean Press:

Revista Wikén
La Tercera
Revista YA
Zancada
Diario La Hora
Revista Paula
Be Bloguera
FM Dos

Others:

Ecuador: La Revista del Diario El Universo

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