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New Mexico Hatch Chile Enchiladas

Pork and Hatch Chile with rice in a white bowl with black flatware and grey napkin.

Pork and Hatch Green Chile Stew

A clear glass bowl of Hatch green chile salsa verde with a copper spoon and chips.

Hatch Green Chile Salsa

A close up of a terra cotta bowl full of picadillo with a tortilla, a copper spoon, and rust-colored napkin.

Mexican Picadillo with Hatch Chile


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A black stoneware plate with Peruvian fried seafood, yuca fries, and salsa criolla.

Jalea de Mariscos

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Peruvian Jalea de Mariscos – Peruvian fried seafood – features a light and crispy battered coating not unlike Japanese tempura or British fish and chips. My version incorporates beer-battered goodness with quality seafood – fish, Gulf shrimp, and calamari, and is served alongside fried yuca and salsa criolla. 👩🏻‍🍳 Tamara…
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A cheese ball with a wedge cut out, cheese knife, and accompaniments.

Mexican Cheese Ball

A single crema volteada with orange and basil garnish with yellow striped napkin and copper spoon.

Spiced Crema Volteada

A rustic tray with 2 ginger manhattans garnished with orange slice and cherry.

Ginger Manhattan


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 Arroz con Pollo | Chicken and Rice


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Grilling Favorites

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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A cast iron skillet with ground turkey picadillo and beans and rice.

Cuban-Style Healthy Picadillo

Curried Okra and Eggplant in a cast iron skillet with a wooden spoon.

Curried Okra and Eggplant

A cast iron plate with stuffed Hatch pepper, cilantro rice, wood flatware, and garnishes.

Healthy Stuffed Hatch Peppers

Moroccan Shepherd's Pie in 2 white ramekins with striped napkin, and copper flatware.

Moroccan Shepherd’s Pie


Delicious Main Dishes

A black stoneware plate with Peruvian fried seafood, yuca fries, and salsa criolla.

Jalea de Mariscos

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

Cheese Stuffed Bison Meatballs

2 blue and white plates with the finished Peruvian fried-rice with chicken.

Arroz Chaufa con Pollo

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

Air Fryer Baja Shrimp Tacos



Tacos and Tostadas


Delightful Drinks

A rustic tray with 2 ginger manhattans garnished with orange slice and cherry.

Ginger Manhattan


Desserts

A single crema volteada with orange and basil garnish with yellow striped napkin and copper spoon.

Spiced Crema Volteada

A white tray with 3 bowls of mango tajín sorbet, small gold spoons, and striped napkin.

Mango Tajín Sorbet

A tub of coconut tamarind ice cream and a waffle cone with 2 scoops.

Coconut Tamarind Ice Cream

7 tamarillo/tree tomato tarts on a yellow plate topped with whipped cream and fresh mint.

Tamarillo Curd Mini Tarts


Side Dishes

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

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

A cheese ball with a wedge cut out, cheese knife, and accompaniments.

Mexican Cheese Ball

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

Scallop Tiradito Nikkei Style

Fresh kumquat salsa with tomatoes and peppers in a turquoise stoneware bowl with tortilla chips.

Kumquat Salsa

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

Spicy Peach Salsa Recipe

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

Fish and Seafood

Two stoneware bowls of Peruvian fish chowder with copper spoons, red napkin, cilantro, and scallions.

Chupe de Pescado | Peruvian Fish Chowder

A white oval baker with Peruvian fish escabeche with garnishes.

Peruvian Fish Escabeche

A cast iron skillet with skillet salmon with tamarillo sauce.

Mexican Salmon with Savory Tamarillo Sauce

A cast iron dish with sous vide frozen salmon with chipotle orange sauce and cilantro rice.

Sous Vide Frozen Salmon with Chipotle Orange Sauce