Pilar's Chilean Food & Garden
A recipe blog by a Chilean living in the USA
Versión en español I’ll confess something, I’m not too fond of noodles, I eat them, but I never get a craving for pasta… the bad thing is that I married a man who loves pasta in all its forms. He makes fresh pasta, but I can also make him happy with bowties with butter. But …
Versión en español Last week was very cold here, and one day I had the idea of using some ground beef for burgers, but the thought of turning on the grill and being outside was terrible, at least for me, so I made this simple meat sauce or bolognese meat sauce for spaghetti. Nothing fancy, …
Versión en español Easy Homemade Mayonnaise with a hand blender. Learn the secrets to this easy way to achieve 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 Ensalada Rusa Chilean potato Salad.
Versión en español Paprika or Chilean Color is the heart and soul of the Chilean cuisine, similar to the sofrito for other cultures. Use it to sauté onions at the beginning of any Chilean dish. Stored in the fridge and omnipresent. Some of the dishes they start with the melting of the Chilean Color are winter …
Versión en español One of the things I miss most about Chile is our family Sunday lunches, where the whole family gets together: cousins, uncles, grandparents, grandaunts. These weekly family reunions are the ones I remember most fondly, the feeling of belonging, and also the amazing food my grandmother used to make. Including this Chimichurri …
Versión en español When our Chilean friend Pancho came for a short visit, we went to lunch at a Jewish deli where we go a lot with my family Kenny & Ziggy, we love the place. We always order the same thing: Matzo ball soup. Well, Pancho ordered a salad which came with spectacular cilantro dressing. Here …
