Amazing Cazuela de Mariscos: Chowder
My mom makes this soup for only special occasions, or holidays. Everybody in the house gets exited when she announces that we would have such a treat. Specially my dad, because this happens to be one of his favorite meals…
One Pot on Fire: Sancocho
There is a common phrase in Spanish which translates to: “Where one person eats, 2 or 3 people can eat as well”. Basically what we want to say is that no matter the portions that we prepared, we will make…
Hearty Argentinian Butter Bean Soup
My favorite part of Fall and Winter is that soups are appropriate. You can eat them anytime, plus they are comforting, filling, and usually very healthy. Healthy is always good, but it is even more important after working from home…
Pork Feet and Garbanzo Soup
My husband and I have been making a different grain each week. It has been really fun to experiment with different recipes and learn how to make each grain from scratch. We have tried: yellow and green split pea, lentils,…
Latin Style Lentils with Bacon
This are the most flavorful lentils that I have ever tried and believe me, I have eaten lots of lentils in my life :). My mom used to make me lentils once a week. When I moved to the US…
Chicken and Rice Soup
My husband has been talking about a chicken and rice soup that he tried in a Mexican restaurant for years! The way he described it sounded like one of the soups that my mom makes. My mom wouldn’t add chipotle…
Garbanzo- Chipotle Chicken Soup: Tlalpeño Soup
Unlike my husband, I’m a huge fan of soups. The first thing that I want to eat when winter comes is soups. This soup is special for me. Not only because this is one of the few soups that my…
Potato and Chicken Soup
When I was in college, my mom used to visit me every month. I loved her visits, because I got to eat one of the best recipes that mom learned growing up. During her visits, my mom and I used…
Tom Kha Gai Soup
For three years and a half I worked at an engineering firm located in Kansas City, MO. During the time working there I built great relationships and met one of my very good friends, Pat. I have to say that Pat…
