Bolivian quinoa p’esque is a light porridge or stew, but loaded with protein enjoyed early in the morning in the streets of La Paz. Friday! We are back with another Bolivian dish. This time chef Valentina from What’s Cooking Valentina, shares a dish with Bolivia’s golden grain, quinoa. She shared with us an article about […]
Category: Breakfast
Breakfast recipes. Quick breads, muffins, baked oatmeal and sometimes ice cream.
Chipa cuatro quesos (four cheese chipa) is a Paraguayan bread made with cassava starch which is naturally gluten-free. {this recipe was first posted on Curious Cuisiniere} Easter is just around the corner. People are starting to make plans for the long holiday coming up. The ones in the big cities plan to visit relatives in […]
{edited post from May, 2014} This vanilla coffee cake is tender and moist, with a delicious gooey cinnamon swirl in the middle. I have been making this cinnamon coffee cake for more than 10 years now, and every time I serve it, everybody asks for the recipe. So, get ready to share the recipe before […]
Crispy, chewy, cheesy waffles made with cassava flour which is naturally gluten-free. If you’ve been browsing around this blog, you’ve seen lots of recipes made with cassava root, or cassava flour. Cassava is a root with a thick, brown skin. Inside has a white fibrous white flesh. Cassava is grown all over South America and […]
These cinnamon rolls are ready in less than 40 minutes! No, they are not like cinnamon rolls made with yeast. But they are delicious nonetheless! A few years ago while visiting a friend who lived in the countryside, she served us these easy cinnamon rolls. She said that because they lived far from supermarkets, and […]
{recipe updated from August 2015} This Raspberry Lemon Bread is so easy to make. Crispy edges, and very moist inside. Every bite with a delicious berry. We have so many raspberry bushes at the moment, and they are bursting with fruits. Berries are not very common here in Paraguay, so it is a joy to […]
Sonso, a peculiar name for a delicious dish from eastern Bolivia. Made with cassava and lots of cheese. A few weeks ago I shared a recipe called, Sonso de Yuca Frito (Cheesy and Fluffy Bolivian Pancake). Where the main ingredient is cassava. This recipe is very similar. But baked instead of cooked in a frying pan. […]
This pan de arroz (rice bread) is made with rice flour and mashed cassava. Cheesy and naturally gluten-free. Bolivian food is so diverse. Each department/state has dishes with flavors and ingredients unique to their location. I am from Santa Cruz, a department where the land is fertile, hot and has delicious food. Cassava/yuca is a […]
Sonso is a cheesy Bolivian pancake made with yuca or cassava. Sonso is enjoyed with a cup of coffee in many Bolivian houses. Sonso (which means foolish in Spanish) is a dish from the east of Bolivia where yuca or cassava abounds. There are 3 varieties of sonso, fried, baked or grilled. Whichever you choose […]
This rollo de queso is spicy, cheesy, crumbly. Goes great with a cup of coffee. This is how my mom makes this delicious rollo de queso. I was looking at the other recipes online and the difference between the other recipes and this one is that the dough has some egg whites incorporated into it. I […]
