[2 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 26,006 views]
Gallo Pinto (Rice and Beans)

When I was travelling in Costa Rica with my girlfriend a couple of years ago I realy fell in love with this dish. This is a typical Costa Rican dish you can eat as breakfust, lunch or diner. Well to be honest, it didn’t matter what time of the day it was, I just ate it.

Back home I thought this would be a nice dish to complement empanadas. So now, when serving empanadas on parties, I also serve some Gallo Pinto as a side dish. As an extra you can even serve some fried plantains with it.

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[16 Aug 2011 | No Comment | 744 views]
Chile Relleno (Stuffed Bell Pepper)

Chile relleno, or stuffed pepper, is a dish that originated in the Mexican city of Puebla. It is a roasted fresh poblana pepper stuffed with melted cheese or with a meat filling. Chile relleno is often served in a tomato sauce.
This is a simple variation that uses bell peppers.

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[10 Jul 2011 | No Comment | 1,220 views]
How to make empanadas, a pictorial guide

Making empanadas is not that difficult once you have made them a couple of times. For those people who want to know to make empanadas we made a step by step guide.
The dough used is a basic empanada dough The filling is a tuna filling that is made of onions, garlic, bell pepper, parsley, tuna, salt, pepper and pimenton.

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[24 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 4,629 views]
Empanadas de Manzana (Apple Empanadas)

Last weekend suddenly I wanted some Empanadas de Manzana or Apple Empanadas.

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[9 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 4,101 views]
Sealing empanadas using the repulgue-technique

Sealing empanadas can be done in a number of ways. You can use an empanada press or you can crimp the edges with a fork.

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[8 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 2,045 views]
Shakira, She Wolf

With her new album Shakira took it in another direction. Whether you like it or not, you will have to get used to it. I got used to it remarkably fast I must say.

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