Here is a list of some of my favorite Spanish and Latin food blogs. I am very inspired by these bloggers and can relate to their passion for food and their food-related stories. The authors of these blogs are people who I wouldn’t mind having a cup of coffee with (or a glass of wine, margarita, mojito, capirinha, pisco sour, etc), while we talk about food. Most of these blogs are written in English or bilingual. I also have a list of favorite food blogs that are mainly in Spanish (and few in Portuguese) on the Spanish section of my site. I highly recommend checking all of them out, even for those where you might not understand the language, you will still be able to appreciate the photos (and some have online translation tools).
Latin food blogs in English and Spanish
Aromas & Sabores
Heidi Leon Monges is a Mexican expat living abroad, currently in Marrakech. A former chef, she currently teaches cooking classes. I love her photos! In addition, I recently found out that we’re both married to French men. Though, I’m slightly jealous that her husband is actually a pastry chef. Check out her flan tequila recipe.
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Aunt Clara’s Kitchen – Dominican Cooking
Written by Aunt Clara and Aunt Ilana, from the Dominican Republic. Their pollo guisado or braised chicken looks so comforting! Their recipes are also available in Spanish.
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El Invitado de Invierno / The Winter Guest
Written by Miriam Garcia, who lives in Spain, in both Spanish and English. The food and photos are beautiful, a couple of my personal favorites include the Garlic Soup Shots and the Turron Ice cream.
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En Mi Cocina Hoy
Written by Pilar Hernandez, originally from Chile and currently living in Texas. En Mi Cocina Hoy is written in both Spanish and English. My favorites include Ceviche de Machas or Razor Clam Ceviche and the Dulce de Leche mousse looks to die for.
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Michelle O. Fried – Toda una vida de sabor
Written by Michelle O. Fried, an ecological public health nutritionist and an advocate for the nutritional value of the traditional food and ingredients of Ecuador and the Andes. She is the author of the classic cookbook, Comidas del Ecuador: recetas tradicionales para la gente de hoy,and the new cookbook, Un mundo de comida con los ingredientes del Ecuador. She shares a way to eat, cook, and live that is delicious and healthy for you and for the planet. Try her recipes for chocolate cake with quinoa or the blackened fish with amaranth.
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My Colombian Recipes
Written by Erica, living in the US, but originally from Colombia. Her blog is inspired by her grandmother Mamita. One of my favorite Colombian dishes is bandeja paisa, she has a great recipe for this dish. Also, try her Colombian empanadas made with corn meal.
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Mommyhood’s Diary
Written by Oriana Romero, born and raised in Caracas, and currently living in the Washington DC area. Try her Venezuelan Shredded Beef (Carne Mechada) or her Mini Raspberry Cheesecakes . Recipes are available in English and Spanish.
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Sweet Life
Written by Vianney Rodriguez in Texas. Her site has delicious Tex-Mex recipes and some great Margarita recipes. Check out her grapefruit margarita and Chicharron en Salsa Verde.
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La cocina de Vero
Written by Verónica Cervera, originally from Cuba and living in Miami. You can’t miss these yummy empanadas filled with chocolate and chipotle or this coconut and cream cheese flan!
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Latin food blogs in English
Always Order Dessert
Written by Alejandra Ramos in NYC. Try her Sweet potato, caramelized onion, bacon empanadas or this refreshing Cilantro Daiquiri
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Lola’s Cocina
Written by Dolores Wiarco Dweck, also known as Lola. Her blog focuses on Mexican cooking and recipes. Try her Chilaquiles Verdes and her Guava agua fresca
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Hungry Food Love
Written by Melissa, currently living in the US, but originally from the Dominican Republic. Her peach flan looks amazing, and so do these Pasteles en Hoja/Dominican tamales
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Presley’s Pantry
Written by one of the most creative food bloggers I know, Nicole Presley is a Mexican-American living in LA. Check out her recipe for a mouthwatering mango upside-down cake or these refreshing melon raspberry paletas . Also, don’t miss her videos, they’re awesome!
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Flanboyant Eats
Written by Bren Herrera, a Cuban girl living in both DC and Atlanta. I would recommend starting with her recipe for Citrus Mojo-Infused Latin Grilled Chicken With Mango-Jalapeño Relish and finishing the meal with any of her amazing flan recipes (I couldn’t choose just one).
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Mind Over Batter
Written by Angela Sanchez-Robles, aka Bosslady. I dare you to try and resist her Guava Cheese Itty Bitty Pie Bites or this chocolate banana upside down skillet cake
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The Other Side of the Tortilla
Written by Maura Hernandez in Los Angeles, her husband is from Mexico. Try her atole de fresa or strawberry corn drink and her homemade chorizo.
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Adriana’s Best Recipes
Written by Adriana Martin, originally from Mexico and living in the US. Try her Spicy Mango Margarita or her Strawberry Jalapeño Salsa
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La Piña en la Cocina
Written by Sonia Mendez Garcia, she currently lives in central New York, but is originally from California. Sonia’s food photos always look so warm and comforting, for example don’t these Mexican style tamales make you wish she was your neighbor? Or how about these mouthwatering chiles rellenos de pollo?
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Cooking with Books
Written by Marnely, a pastry chef originally from the Dominican Republic and currently living on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. I would love to try her Dominican Chimi Burger or her Vanilla Rumchata Flan
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The Noshery
Written by Meseidy, a Puerto Rican living in the US. For an ultimate comfort food dish try her Risotto Criollo with ripe plantains and steak or her asopao de camarones
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Hola Jalapeño
Written by Kate Ramos, a nueva Latina cooking her way through Mexico, Central America, and beyond. Try her Pecan and Pineapple Capriotada {Mexican Bread Pudding} and/or these Papas Bravas with Chamoy Aioli
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From Brazil to You
Written by Denise Browning, originally from Pernambuco, Brazil and currently living in Texas. Try her recipe for Brazilian Chicken Fritters (Coxinha de Frango) or the Brazilian Chocolate Fudge Truffles (Brigadeiros)
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This is by no means a comprehensive list; the blogs included here are some that have been around for a while, as well as some new ones that I have recently discovered. I would love to keep adding more Latin American and Spanish food blogs to this list. Suggestions are welcome.
For more food blogs that I follow, check out my blogroll of that includes the rest of my favorite food bloggers.
Hola Laylita! Gracias por publicar este post. Estoy haciendo un proyecto con mis estudiantes de español y tienen que preparar una comida de un país hispanohablante que están estudiando/investigando. Me aburro de las mismas comidas especialmente cuando no son comidas tradicionales de los países (traen cosas como nachos y queso y me dicen que es mexicano ;-). Entonces estoy haciendo una lista de bloggers que publican recetas de todo Latinoamerica para que haya un poco de diversidad este año, jeje. Vamos a ver como sale. Muchísimas gracias por compartir estos bloggers.
Hi Laylita!
Thanks for including Peru Delights in your list! It´s an honor!
Muchísimas gracias, Laylita, por incluirme! Apenas tengo tiempo ahora para traducir las recetas al inglés, una pena…
THANK YOU for including my blog. YAY! I hope to someday meet you. Your photography is fabulous. Such an inspiration. Abrazos!
Hola Laylita, llegué a tu blog por Pinterest! Amo las empanadas igual que tu. Tengo un blog bilingüe que me encantaría que conocieras, creo que es bien único porque tienen un enfoque en recetas con Super Alimentos en su mayoría con un toque latino-chileno. Me encanta tu blog!
Layla mil gracias por considerar mi sitio uno de tus favoritos. Admiro mucho to trabajo y sin duda tus recetas son unas de mis favoritas. Tambien he aprendido mucho de fotografia gracias a ti. Feliz 2015 bendiciones para ti y tu familia!
Very honored to be part of your list your recipes and photography are my favorite too Layla. Happy new year!
Thank you for including me, Laylita! I would be quite happy to chat with you about food while sipping a caipirinha. :)