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Pilar's Chilean Food & Garden

Pilar's Chilean Food & Garden

A recipe blog by a Chilean living in the USA

  • Chilean
    • Chilean Appetizers & Beverages
    • Chilean Breads
    • Chilean Breakfast
    • Chilean Cakes & Bakes
    • Chilean Cookies & Candy
    • Chilean Desserts
    • Chilean Jams & Jellies
    • Chilean Meat
    • Chilean Once
    • Chilean Pasta, Rice & Potatoes
    • Chilean Poultry
    • Chilean Salads
    • Chilean Sandwich
    • Chilean Seafood
    • Chilean Soups & Starters
    • Chilean Vegetables
  • Other Cuisines
    • Argentinian Food
    • Peruvian Food
    • US American food
    • Mexican food
    • Latin American Food
  • Savory
    • Breakfast
      • Eggs
    • Appetizers
      • Cocktails
    • Entrees
      • Beef
      • Empanadas (EN)
      • Chicken
      • Fish
      • Pork
      • Shellfish
        • Langostino Recipes
    • Side dishes
      • Pasta
      • Rice
      • Potatoes
    • Vegetables
    • Salads
    • Sandwiches (en)
    • Soups
    • Breads
  • Sweet
    • Cakes & Bakes
    • Kuchen
    • Candy
    • Chocolate
    • Cookies
    • Cupcakes
    • Desserts
      • Lucuma Recipes
    • Jam, Frosting & Jellies
    • Pies
    • Sweet bread
  • Gardening
  • Español

About

Hello! I’m Pilar Hernandez, a Latina mom, cookbook author, and urban farmer. I’m currently based in Seattle, WA. I was born and raised in Chile. I went to medical school there and then moved to Houston, Texas, in 2003 without knowing how to cook and speaking no English. How did I start Chilean Food and …

Pilar HernandezHello!

I’m Pilar Hernandez, a Latina mom, cookbook author, and urban farmer. I’m currently based in Seattle, WA.

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

How did I start Chilean Food and Garden?

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.

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 three 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 I have been featured:

Cherry Bombe

Real Simple

Woman’s Day

Texas Monthly

Epicurious

Cherry Bombe

Houston Chronicle

ChileTravel

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

Cookbook author Pilar Hernandez

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