Recipe Index

Autumn Spice Mixture
Bechamel Sauce

Beverages
Cocona Juice
Creamy Green Plantain Drink
Peruvian Drinking Chocolate

Quickbreads & Muffins
Biscuit Muffins
Coconut Banana Bread
Coconut Cranberry Muffins
Cornbread Muffins
Grandma's Cornbread Stuffing
Lime Poppyseed Quick Bread
Maple Oatmeal Scones
Marbled Chocolate Banana Bread
Nun's Puffs
Pecan Sour Cream Biscuits (TWD)
Peruvian Lime Cake
Sweet Potato Streusel Quick Bread

Yeast Breads
Breadchick's No-Fail Egg Bread
Brioche Dough (TWD)
Brioche Raisin Snails (TWD)
Challah Bread
Challah Bread (BBB)
Cracked Pepper Seed Bread
Crocodile Bread (BBB)
Deep Dish Pizza Dough (BBB)
English Muffins
Garlic Knots
Genzano Potato Pizza (BBB)
Julia Child's French Bread (DB)
Lavash Crackers (DB)
Mini Panettones
No-Knead Brioche Dough
Pecan Honey Sticky Braid (TWD)
Pizza Dough
Reinhart's Basic Pizza Crust
Rosendal Crisp Bread (BBB)
Rye Sourdough Starter (BBB)
Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls
Whole Wheat Oat Bread

Fruits
Baked Plantains in Orange Sauce
Breadfruit Seeds
Cocona Chutney
Fried Green Plantains
Creamy Green Plantain Drink
Plantain Chips
Spiced Rum Glazed Plantains

Vegetables
Aji Amarillo Paste
Baby Brussel Sprouts with Pecans
Baked Parmesan Broccoli
Breakfast Acelga Squares
Broccoli with Red Pepper & Toasted Garlic
Butternut Squash Risotto
Caramelized Onions
Cocona Chutney
Creamy Scalloped Potatoes
Double Squash Gratin / Pastel de Zapallos
Peruvian Peanut Potatoes
Red Tomato Chutney
Roasted Plantains
Shredded Carrot Ginger Pancakes
Stuffed Caihua
Tree Tomato Hot Sauce
Zucchini Oven Chips

Beans, Grains & Legumes
Braised Lentils
Butternut Squash Risotto
Double Squash Rice Gratin
Fourth of July Baked Beans
Garbanzo Stew / Carapulcra de Garbanzos
Giant Lima Bean Stew / Pallarada
Mung Bean Brown Rice Meal
Peruvian Spiced Lentils
Spicy Black Beans
Split Pea Dal, Revised
White Bean Turkey Chili
Manjar de Garbanzos
Mushroom Barley Risotto

Soups & Stews
Andean Bean Soup / Shambar
Arugula & Pear Soup
Curried Pumpkin Soup
Country Bean Soup
Moroccan Garbanzo Soup
Plantain Dumpling Soup
Spicy Ginger Squash Soup
Tomato Lentil Soup

Salad
Breakfast Waldorf Salad
Chinese Cabbage Salad
Cucumber Salad / Ensalada de Pepino
Caprese Salad
Fresh Fava Bean Salad
Greek Rice Salad
Herbed Chicken Salad
Mushroom Ceviche
Onion Salad
Parmesan Parsley Dressing
Peanut Chicken Salad
Peruvian Ceviche
Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad
Radicchio Salad
Spinach & Apple Salad
Tabbouleh Salad
Yellow Rice & Black Bean Salad

Poultry
Belgian Turkey Ragout
Peruvian Chicken with Rice
Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
Chinese Chicken Curry
Chicken Chickpea Tagine
Peruvian Chicken Stew
Chicken Tagine with Olives
Chicken Tetrazzini
Chicken Tikka
Ginger Curry Chicken with Lentils
Hoisin Glazed Chicken Breasts
Honey Molasses Chicken
Indian Chicken Curry
Lager & Lemon Grilled Chicken
Moroccan Chicken
Olive Chicken Stew
Peanut Chicken Stew
Prune Sauce Chicken
Quick Chifa Chicken
Roasted Chicken with Herbs
Spiced Honey Brushed Chicken Thighs
Split Pea Dal with Cauliflower
Thai Braised Chicken in Red Sauce
Thai Style Stir Fried Chicken
Turkey Stew / Estofado de Pavita
White Wine Chicken Stew

Beef & Pork
Chili con Carne
Chinese Beef & Mushroom Stew
Cilantro Beef Stew / Seco de Res
Curried Beef Stew
Empanada Pot Pie
Giant Meatballs
Lasagna
Mini Meat Loaves
Rocoto Relleno
South American Flank Steak
Peruvian Peanut Pork / Chancho con Mani
Spicy Pulled Pork
Sri Lankan Beef Dinner
Szechuan Green Beans with Ground Pork

Pancakes & Porridges
Amaranth Buttermilk Pancakes
Barley Porridge
Blueberry Morning Granola
Breakfast Acelga Squares
Brown Rice Pancakes
Millet Porridge
Peanut Butter Pancakes
Polenta Pancakes
Puffy Oven Pancake
Pumpkin Pie Porridge
Quinoa Pancakes
Strawberry Banana Pancakes

Last Updated: 2 January 2009

Peruvian Cuisine

Entradas (Appetizers)
Breadfruit Seeds
Chifles (Plantain Chips)
Peruvian Peanut Potatoes
Roasted Plantains
Rocoto Relleno (Stuffed HOT Peppers)

Sopas (Soups)
Shambar (Andean Bean Soup)

Ensaladas (Salads)
Ensalada de Pepino (Cucumber Salad)
Peruvian Ceviche
Mushroom Ceviche
Onion Salad

Segundos (Main Dishes)
Arroz con Pollo (Chicken with Rice)
Caihua Rellena (Stuffed Caigua)
Carapulcra de Garbanzos (Garbanzo Bean Stew)
Chancho con Mani (Peanut Pork Stew)
Estofado de Pavita (Turkey Stew)
Estofado de Pollo (Chicken Stew)
Pallarada (Giant Lima Bean Stew)
Pollo con Guindones (Prune Sauce Chicken)
Seco de Res (Cilantro Beef Stew)
White Wine Chicken Stew

Postres (Desserts)
Alfajores
Arroz con Leche (Rice Pudding)
Lime Cake
Manjar de Garbanzos (Dessert Hummus)
Peanut Manjar Balls

Para Tomar (To Drink)
Cocona Juice
Peruvian Drinking Chocolate

DIY (Do-It-Yourself)
Aji Amarillo Paste (Peruvian Yellow Pepper Paste)

Last Updated: 2 January 2009

About Me

Many years ago, I realized that my method of stress relief included cooking and baking. On difficult days, I found myself in the kitchen with a large pot of Chicken Chipotle Stew, loaves of Banana Bread and Apple Pies...all at once! Some people paint and some garden; I cook and bake.

Looking back, I remember always standing upon a stool "helping" my grandmother make French Pancakes, fruit salad, les petit pommes de terre (little fried potato balls) and so many other things. I think cooking was a part of me long before I realized how much I love it.

I have lived in Peru since the beginning of 2003 as a missionary. My experiences here in Peru have taken me to 19 of the 24 departments, including the heights of the Andes mountains and the depths of the jungle. I love the variety of cultures within Peru and I find that variety so often represented in the foods of the different regions.

My passion for cooking and baking has only grown, but now includes the incredible dishes of Peruvian Cuisine. The stews are so flavorful, the fruit so fresh, the vegetables are in such variety and the hot peppers are unforgettable. After only a few days visiting another country, I long for a plate of Seco de Res and do my best to find ingredients wherever I am to find ingredients to satisfy my craving.

Through Canela & Comino, I hope to take you on an adventure through Peru, showing you the many delicious foods found here as well as all the creative things you can do with them. Thank you for your visit and please enjoy the stories, the recipes, and the photos. Please feel free to leave me a comment, a suggestion or even a recipe request.