Spices

Apple empanadas {with cinnamon empanada dough}

Grilled chicken a la plancha with avocado salsa {Pollo a la plancha}

How to make aioli in the blender or food processor {Easy version}

Hominy sautéed in roasted pork gravy {Mote refrito en salsa de hornado}

Spiced caramelized pears

Beef empanadas

Hot spiced blood orange cocktail

Latin style rice with chicken or turkey {Arroz con pollo o pavo}

Shrimp and corn chowder {Locro de camarón y choclo}

Langostino and Andouille sausage empanadas

Caramelized plantains

Spiced ginger simple syrup

Orange chipotle ham

Creamy chipotle sauce

Traditional chimichurri sauce

Achiote and beer marinated grilled steak {Bistec asado}

Grilled passion fruit shrimp skewers

Latin style roasted turkey {Pavo a lo criollo} for Christmas or Thanksgiving

Ecuadorian Pristiños or Christmas fritters

Morocho or Ecuadorian spiced corn pudding drink

Pumpkin flan

Molo or Ecuadorian mashed potatoes

Gingerbread pear empanadas

{Fritada de gallina} Ecuadorian braised chicken in chicha

Pan de yuca or cassava cheese bread
Pan de yuca, also known as cheese bread or yuca bread, are yummy melt in your mouth warm breads made with cheese and yuca or …
Chaulafan de pollo {Ecuadorian chicken fried rice}
Chaulafan de pollo is an Ecuadorian chicken fried rice made with rice, chicken, bacon, onions, garlic, peppers, bell peppers, peas, carrots, scrambled eggs, raisins, spices …
Humitas or steamed fresh corn cakes
Humitas are savory steamed fresh corn cakes made from a mixture of freshly ground corn, onion, garlic, cheese, eggs, and cream, which is placed inside …