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The Culture of Food Round-Up: The Cookbook Edition

SpanglishBaby — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:00:14 +0000

This time around we want to share some of our favorite cookbooks by some of our favorite blogueras ! These books are filled with delicious traditional recipes. Check out the books below and learn a little about the authors and blogueras behind these books.

The Everything Peruvian Cookbook

Most SpanglishBaby readers are already familiar with Morena Cuadra and Morena Escardo, the mother-daughter team behind the blog Peru Delights. “The Everything Peruvian Cookbook” includes 300 vibrant flavorful recipes from one of the most delicious cuisines in the world! The book is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

Aunt Clara’s Dominican Cookbook

“Aunt Clara’s Dominican Cookbook” was written by Clara Gonzales of the Dominican Cooking Blog . Clara started her blog in 2001 and published her book in 2005. This is the second edition of her book and it includes 100 tasty and traditional Dominican recipes. You can purchase it here.

Delicious El Salvador

Alicia Maher is the author behind the “Delicious El Salvador” cookbook and Delicious El Salvador blog. You can also find some of her delicious recipes here on SpanglishBaby. Alicia wanted to preserve the recipes that were passed down to her by her family. Her book includes 75 recipes and is available for purchase here.

Muy Bueno Cookbook

“Muy Bueno Cookbook” and the Muy Bueno blog is the collaboration between three generations of women. Together they created this beutiful book which features over 100 recipes and three generations of authentic Mexican dishes. You will find traditional northern Mexican recipes from Jesusita, south of the border dishes from Evangelina, and Latin fusion recipes from Yvette and Veronica. All are tied together with stunning images and stories. You can order the book here.

Tortillas To The Rescue Cookbook

Jessica Harlan’s passion for cooking led to her writing the Tortillas To The Rescue Cookbook. You’ll be surprised at the creativity behind this book because Jessica goes beyond traditional recipes with tortillas. In the book you can find 150 quick recipes with tortillas that even cover dessert ! You can purchase the book here.

Culture of Food Weekly Round-up

SpanglishBaby — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:00:03 +0000

For our second week of recipe round-up posts we decided to share simple recipes that our niños can help out with and will surely allow for some conversation en español. We also included something a little spicy for us adults to enjoy. Make sure to click on the links to read the full recipe and explore each blog. These ladies have many awesome recipes for all occasions !

Breakfast Egg and Bean Mini-Torta Recipe

Silvia of Mama Latina Tips shared this simple mini-torta breakfast recipe that anyone can make with a few ingredients that are usually staples in a Latino home. It’s the perfect breakfast to treat your family before our chaotic days begin.

It’s An Arepa Party!

Melissa B of Hungry Food Love shared these arepa recipes with her readers that center around the versatility of arepas. In her post you will find a little introduction to arepas and a simple recipe for Venezuelan arepas. Then, a few ideas on how to stuff arepas with a wide range of ingredients. A perfect recipe to get the kids involved too!

Easy Brisket Enchiladas

Vianney of Sweet Life shares the story of how she came up with this quick recipe using left overs and simple ingredients. What we love about this recipe is how easily adaptable it is. Check it out here.

Homemade Tomato Soup

Leslie of La Cocina de Leslie cooked up this simple and delicious tomato soup to warm us right up.

Fideuá Azteca

Feeling adventurous? Try this recipe for a Fideuá Azteca by Rosa of Sazón Boricua. This recipe might be a little spicy for little ones but would be great dish to share with guests.

The Culture of Food Weekly Round Up

SpanglishBaby — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:00:04 +0000

The blogosphere is exploding with scrumptious recipes that feature the variety of the Latin American cuisines. We’ve decided to scour the web and bring you some of our favorite recipes from Latina food bloggers every week.

Below you will find something simple, something healthy, and something to warm you up during these chilly January days. Oh yes, and we can’t forget to include a little something sweet. Check it out and share the love.

Taquitos Mexicanos/ Chicken Taquitos

We love this recipe for crunchy chicken taquitos that was shared by Pilar Hernandez of En Mi Cocina Hoy . They are easy to assemble and easy to adapt to each families taste. For the full recipe click here.

Mushroom Soup- Plant Powered Vitamin D!

Have you been getting enough sunshine vitamin lately? For most of us it’s been to cold to go outside and soak up that vitamin D. That’s why Nicole Presley of Presley’s Pantry shared this nutritious mushroom soup recipe and informed her readers about some pretty amazing facts we might not have know about this powerful plant. But you have to check out the recipe to find out!

Albondigas de Pollo {Version Saludable} / Chicken Meatball Soup {Healthy Version}

Elida Aguilera of Simple Y Delicioso shared this healthy spin on the traditional albondiga soup. The days are cold and most of us want nothing more than to make one of our favorite hearty and traditional recipe’s. But we still have that new years resolution to stick to! That’s why this light chicken meatball soup recipe if perfect.

Orange & Avocado Dip

Since eating healthy is one of the more popular new years resolution, Angie of Little Inspiration created this flavorful recipe for those of us who like snacking healthy and tasty. And really, resolution or no resolution who can resist this orange & avocado dip!

Cocadas (coconut macaroons) Filled With Manjarblanco And Nutella

And finally for the something sweet! We couldn’t resist this easy to make treat by Peru Delights. Cocadas mostly consist of shredded cocunut, sugar, egg whites and sweetened condensed milk. That’s it! Make them bite sized or big enough to share. They are delicious yet they don’t require heavy baking! Check out the full recipe here.