Category Archives: South American

Tilapia, rice, and carrots in leche de tigre sauce. 11/13/24

Last week we made leche de tigre not as a marinade for ceviche but as a sauce to put over our fish. We had a bunch of it left and I thought I could improve on it and use it … Continue reading

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Baked Chilean sea bass with leche de tigre sauce, and coconut rice. 11/8/24

This is a dinner that Jonathan and I kind of cobbled together from various cooking sites. The coconut rice was a cup of rice, 3/4 cup coconut milk, 3/4 cup water, and some salt. We sprinkle some lime zest and … Continue reading

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Meatloaf with rice and broccoli 4/6/24

Apparently having the flu has made me lose my appetite for anything other than comfort food from my youth. Usually I want vegetable or seafood based dinners but this week I am all about lamb chops and ground beef. Since … Continue reading

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Polenta with cheese, black and white beans, salsa. 9/12/23

Easy dinner with polenta, beans, and a homemade salsa. John made his regular recipe of 1/2 cup of polenta and three cups of water. He added some cheese near the end of cooking. The beans were both white and black … Continue reading

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Seared tuna in tiger’s milk with edamame salad and rice. 8/3/21

A couple of times when we have been out to dinner we have ordered some fish that was in a Peruvian ceviche of tiger’s milk. Tiger’s milk is a spicy lime marinade which if you make it according to the … Continue reading

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Weekly winner – Brazil! Shrimp Moqueca 3/19/21

First, thank you to all the Brazilians who happened upon my site while looking for something else! We had fun reading Brazilian recipes and deciding on this moqueca to make. Moqueca is a Brazilian seafood stew. …Moqueca can be made … Continue reading

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Weekly Menu – March 15 – 21, 2021

This week’s winner of the most blog views is Brazil! Actually it was India again but according to the rules, “Any country who wins the coveted country of the week and has one of their favorite dishes showcased is ineligible … Continue reading

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