Pilar's Chilean Food & Garden
A recipe blog by a Chilean living in the USA
Versión en español In my family and many Chilean homes, scrambled eggs are something we eat every day or at least every other day. My usual weekend breakfast as a child was a “marraqueta“ (a kind of bread similar to the French baguette) with scrambled eggs. Another classic was returning from the beach to a …
Versión en español Easy Homemade Mayonnaise with a hand blender, learn the secrets for this easy way to achieve a delicious mayo for salads or sandwiches. Affiliate link to my favorite immersion hand blender. I use it all the time to make creamy soups. Visit our collection of Chilean recipes here.
Versión en español The recipe Savory Bread Pudding is sponsored by Nestlé® Carnation. The content and opinions expressed here are mine. Did you grow up eating savory bread puddings? Probably yes, but I’m sure they looked different from the ones my grandmother used to make with anything she had at hand. Latinx recipes for bread …
Versión en español A convenient and straightforward recipe for breakfast or, in Chile, for what we call “once.” Ground beef breakfast scramble leaves everyone happy. Once is a Chilean tradition that combines tea time with dinner. It usually happens between 7 and 9 pm, when families reunite after school and work. It always includes fresh …
Versión en español I was lucky to grow up in a family where for vegetables and fruit we went to the farmers’ market, for meat and sausages for the Sausage “Longaniza” with Eggs we went to the neighbor’s butcher, the bakery, etc. We did not go to the supermarket to buy all the food in …
Versión en español Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes fascinates me, is a very popular dish in the Chilean countryside. Traditional in summer evenings always made with ripe tomatoes. When I was in Chile, last March, we ate a big skillet made with tomatoes and free-range eggs and pan amasado (Chilean Country Bread), pure bliss. I don’t …
