My name is Layla Pujol, my family and friends call me Laylita. I was born in Vilcabamba, Ecuador and currently live in Luxembourg. I spent several years in the US, both in Austin and in Seattle, and our family recently moved to Europe. My recipes are inspired mainly by traditional Ecuadorian dishes that I grew up eating in Ecuador. However, my love of food – and therefore the recipes posted here – go beyond Ecuador and include anything from Latin America, my mom’s spicy New Mexican cooking, my grandmother’s homemade Southwestern dishes and Texas style BBQ, my husband’s (and his family’s) delicious French food, new dishes introduced by my amazing group of international friends, and of course the great variety of seafood, vegetables and fruits available in the Pacific Northwest.
I am currently working on my first cookbook, which will focus on delicious Ecuadorian recipes (adapted to my style, of course!).
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If you have any questions or comments you can leave them in the comment section, or you can email me directly layla at laylita dot com
Thank you for sharing such fantastic Ecuadorian recipes!!! They remind me so much of my grandmother’s cooking which I have been trying to figure out for years! I am so excited to make these recipes with my son now and pass down a taste of our Ecuadorian heritage:) One request if you have it… the recipe for quimbolitos. They are the best!!! Thanks again!
Dear genius in the kitchen-
I love love love this website! Especially all the pictures! I can’t wait to start cooking, the problem is I can’t decided what I want to try first!
Thank you!
I’ve missed my mother’s guatita for so long that I cannot wait anymore. I decided to make my own. Thank you for the recipe. You’re a life saver (for my 43-y.o. tummy).
Dear Layla,
Thank you so much for your recipies! I am from Ecuador but never cooked before! Have you ever thought of taping (ala cooking show) your recipies and uploading them on youtube?
¡Hola!
Soy puertorriqueña pero llevo 26 años viviendo en los Estados Unidos. Actualmente vivo en Fort Smith, Arkansas y te cuento que el mejor restaurante de la ciudad se llama “Rolando’s” . El dueño y cheff es Rolando Cuzco y es ecuatoriano. ¡La comida es divina! Estoy muy contenta de haber encontrado tu página pues asà puedo experimentar con recetas del Ecuador … y ahorrarme el dinero comiendo rico en casa:-D. ¡Me encantan tus recetas, y qué fáciles son de hacer! El jueves preparé el salmón con salsa de aguacate. Lo servà con arroz blanco y patacones como Dios manda y quedó riquÃsimo. Gracias por compartir tus suculentas recetas con nosotros, y como dicen por acá: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!
wow, this is one great piece of work. or art! thanks for this website, thanks for inspiration. yesterday i cooked the encocado de pescado according to your recipe and my ecuadorian boyfriend was in heaven!:) i’ve never been to e. but i am falling in love with bf, with the country and obviously with this amazing food! thanks again! all the best, k.
HI! Was searching the web to see if anyone had found Naranjilla anywhere in Seattle (I live in Everett) and your site came up. Anyways I’m subscribed to your site now for all the recipes and 10 minutes ago I just ordered 2 packets of Naranjilla seeds (10 seeds each) and I’m going to try and grow them indoors to see what happens.
I might have to make a stop in Bellevue though to check out the frozen ones you mentioned.
Anyways, keep up the good work, and maybe I’ll have a small harvest of them in the future.
Laylita,
i truly love your website and everything on it :]
i am from Ecuador and you can’t imagine how happy it made me to see easy to follow recipes of the foods i ate as a little girl :]
THANK YOU !!!
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Laylita,
I just found your blog as I was searching Google for “sturgeon recpies”. Made it immediately. Could be the best fish I ever made (and I eat a lot of fish). Also made your curtido and served it (sans tomatoes) with avocado slices. A baked yam completed the menu.
The site is delightful. I took a leisurely walk through it. The recipes look terrific; I’m so glad to be finding new and better ways to use herbs and seasonings. As lots of people have noted, the photographs are beautiful and useful. I love that you suggest side dishes or accompaniments.
Thank you for effort and your willingness to share the bounty.
Judy
Layla, ¡buenÃsimo tu blog! Ya estás “bookmarked” y te pido permiso para poner un link desde el mÃo. Tengo algunas recetas venezolanas, por si te interesa experimentar.
¡Se me hizo agua la boca con los llapingachos! Ya mismo los voy a preparar…
Saludos desde DublÃn,
Ceci