Pilar's Chilean Food & Garden
A recipe blog by a Chilean living in the USA
Versión en español Chestnut Meringue Cake is traditional in Chile and usually bought at the favorite family bakery. I don’t remember my mother ever doing it at home, it is so easy to come by. But after moving to the USA, I didn’t have another option than learning to do it by myself, and soon …
Versión en español This Banana thousand layers cake is famous in my hometown: Rancagua. It was everyone’s favorite, always present at any celebration. It’s a modification of the traditional Torta Milhojas or One Thousand Layers with the addition of whipped cream and a flavor, most of the time, it was banana, but you could order it …
Versión en español A family recipe, and as such, for me, there is no better than this Christmas Dulce de leche fruitcake or Pan de Pascua. Christmas is not Christmas without eating this Fruitcake. The secret to this Chilean fruitcake is the addition of dulce de leche to the batter, making a cake mellow and …
Versión en español Over the past five years, Latin food has become popular in Houston. I remember our local gourmet supermarket used to have a fair with products from Argentina. They have Alfajores, the most common cookies made from cornstarch, and Chocolate Alfajores Havanna. If you are an old-time reader, you may remember my mother-in-law is …
Versión en español With December starting, it’s time to start the Holiday recipes. We start with a very traditional drink in Chile: Chilean Coffee Eggnog or Cola de mono, literally monkey’s tail, is almost the same as Eggnog, but with the addition of coffee. This version has very little liquor, as I like. You can …
Versión en español We had only eight adults invited for the Thanksgiving dinner, and I didn’t want to end with tons of turkey leftovers. This was the perfect solution. In Chile, the most traditional dinner for Christmas Eve is oven-roasted turkey. I spent all my Christmas at my grandma’s, and she and my mother were …
