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Gin and Lillet Rosé Cocktail in a stemless martini glass with raspberry and bay leaf garnish.

Gin and Lillet Rosé Cocktail

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Easy One Pot Ground Lamb and Couscous

A wood cutting board with ají amarillo paste and ají mirasol paste.

How to Make Ají Amarillo Paste

A rustic white wood bowl with carrots, dried fruit, scallions, cilantro, almonds, and feta.

Moroccan Carrot Salad With Lemon Dressing

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2 mango chamoy cocktails and lime wedges on a wood tray.

Mango Chamoy Cocktail

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If you’re tired of plain margaritas, try this Mango Chamoy Cocktail with tequila for a margarita-like cocktail with a twist – chamoy brings a sweet, salty heat, and orange bitters add depth to the orange liqueur. You’ll need a blanco or silver tequila, mango purée, orange liqueur, chamoy, fresh lime…
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Two stoneware bowls of Peruvian fish chowder with copper spoons, red napkin, cilantro, and scallions.

Chupe de Pescado | Peruvian Fish Chowder

A muffin pan with the prepared cheese stuffed meatballs before cooking.

Cheese Stuffed Bison Meatballs

A grey stoneware bowl with pasta and Peruvian yellow sauce with a garnish of parmesan and chopped cilantro.

Pasta a la Huancaína

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2 modern, angular martini glasses with the chocolate Manhattan variant garnished with orange twist.

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A single bowl of Peruvian beans with rice, salsa criolla, and avocado.

Peruvian Beans

A black plate with pollo saltado, french fries, and Peruvian rice with black flatware and garnishes.

Pollo Saltado

Peruvian ají sauce in a ceramic bowl, orange napking, and copper spoon.

Peruvian Yellow Sauce | Huancaína Sauce

A clear glass bowl with Homemade Low Sodium Tajín and a stainless steel measuring spoon.

Homemade Tajín Recipe (Copy Cat)

The Peruvian style rice feature image in an oval cast iron skillet with grey napkin.

Simple Peruvian Rice

A cast iron skillet with 4 portions of cod in a Mexican pan sauce with tomatoes and citrus.

Pan-Seared Mexican Fish

Two halves of a breakfast burrito with potatoes, sausage, eggs, avocado, etc. and a glass of orange juice.

Mexican Breakfast Burritos with Potatoes

A black stoneware bowl of roasted Peruvian potatoes, huancaina sauce, ají verde, and print napkin.

The Best Roasted Peruvian Potatoes

A clear glass bowl of salsa criolla (Peruvian red onion tomato salad) on a brown background with limes and cilantro.

Peruvian Salsa Criolla

Peruvian Chicken and Rice in a cast iron skillet with a bowl of aji amarillo.

Peruvian Chicken and Rice

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A grey shallow bowl with Mexican shrimp and citrus salad, copper fork, and orange wedges.

Mexican Grilled Shrimp Salad with Spicy Citrus Dressing

A copper tray with a filleted and grilled redfish on the half shell with cilantro and grilled lime.

Grilled Redfish on the Half Shell

Grilled Tajín Chicken in a cast iron skillet with cilantro.

Grilled Tajín Chicken

A white salad bowl of Grilled Mexican Panzanella Salad with chayote squash, corn, Mexican cheese, and cilantro lime vinaigrette with a copper serving spoon.

Grilled Mexican Panzanella Salad with Chayote

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Sea Bass with mango salsa on a white plate with copper fork and rust napkin.

Mexican Sea Bass with Mango Salsa

Giant Corn Peruvian Salad Solterito

Peruvian Solterito Salad

A close up of a white ceramic platter with Peruvian-inspired Nicoise Salad drizzled with the cilantro lime dressing and wood salad utensils.

Fresh Tuna Niçoise Salad

Gluten and dairy free Coconut Mango Custard topped with candied pepitas and toasted coconut on a yellow tray.

Coconut Mango Custard

Delicious Main Dishes

Main Dish Recipes
A muffin pan with the prepared cheese stuffed meatballs before cooking.

Cheese Stuffed Bison Meatballs

A grey stoneware bowl with pasta and Peruvian yellow sauce with a garnish of parmesan and chopped cilantro.

Pasta a la Huancaína

A platter of air fryer Baja shrimp tacos with toppings in colorful bowls.

Air Fryer Baja Shrimp Tacos

A white oval baker with Peruvian fish escabeche with garnishes.

Peruvian Fish Escabeche

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Tacos and Tostadas

Tacos and Tostadas
A platter of air fryer Baja shrimp tacos with toppings in colorful bowls.

Air Fryer Baja Shrimp Tacos

An oval cast iron plate with 3 Mexican shrimp tacos with toppings.

Healthy Mexican Shrimp Tacos

5 spicy air fryer tofu tacos on a copper tray with avocado, queso fresco, and salsa.

Spicy Air Fryer Tofu Tacos

Delightful Drinks

Drink Recipes
2 mango chamoy cocktails and lime wedges on a wood tray.

Mango Chamoy Cocktail

A beautiful whiskey and amaro Montenegro cocktail in a cocktail glass with bar ware.

Whiskey and Amaro Montenegro Cocktail

A wood cutting board, and 2 martinis with preserved lemon garnish.

Preserved Lemon Martini

2 coupe glasses with whiskey fernet sours.

Whiskey Fernet Sour

Desserts

Dessert Recipes
A small glass dish with a scoop of mango chamoy ice cream and a silver spoon.

Custard-Style Mango Chamoy Ice Cream

2 frozen custard ice cream cones in glass jars on a rustic wood tray.

Dulce le Leche Ice Cream

A coupe glass with a scoop of mascarpone chocolate mousse on a white ceramic plate.

Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse Without Eggs

A stack of 3 Peruvian alfajores cookies with chocolate ganach, passion fruit curd, and manjar blanco.

Peruvian Alfajores Cookies

Side Dishes

Side Dish Recipes
A white plate with rustic bread, cheese, and spicy tomato confit.

Spicy Tomato Confit

A white Dutch oven with the completed Peruvian Christmas rice garnished with pomegranate arils and fresh herbs.

Peruvian Christmas Rice (Arroz Árabe)

A copper tray with Mexican grilled zucchini ribbon skewers.

Mexican Grilled Zucchini Ribbon Skewers

A white bowl with Mexican breakfast potatoes, a copper spoon, and linen napkin.

Easy Mexican Breakfast Potatoes

Salads

Salad Recipes
A rustic white wood bowl with carrots, dried fruit, scallions, cilantro, almonds, and feta.

Moroccan Carrot Salad With Lemon Dressing

Roasted brussels sprouts salad in a wood bowl with copper fork.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad

Giant Corn Peruvian Salad Solterito

Peruvian Solterito Salad

A glass bottle of homemade fresh strawberry/fresas frescas vinaigrette with 2 bowls of salad.

Homemade Peruvian Salad Dressing

Appetizers

Appetizer Recipes
A grey platter of scallop tiradito with garnishes in white bowls.

Scallop Tiradito Nikkei Style

A wood cutting board with salsa de rocoto, a rocoto pepper, and cilantro.

Salsa de Rocoto | Rocoto Salsa

A copper tray with spicy peach salsa surrounded by baked corn tortilla chips.

Spicy Peach Salsa Recipe

A wood cutting board with several pieces of pork belly, watermelon salsa, and avocado.

Air Fryer Pork Belly

Soups and Stews

Soups and Stews
A white cast iron Dutch oven filled with Mexican Dutch oven beef stew on a striped placemat.

Mexican Dutch Oven Beef Stew

A black stoneware bowl of Peruvian beef stew with salsa criolla.

Peruvian Beef Stew (Seco de Carne)

A white ceramic bowl of creamy green chile chicken soup with fresh toppings.

Creamy Green Chile Chicken Soup

A bird's eye view of homemade albondigas soup in a terra cotta stoneware bowl.

Spicy Albóndigas Soup