Many people know of the Andean origins of the potato and so it might not be surprising that there are many dishes using the tuber as...

When I think of this Peruvian chicken soup, I always think of my little sister Courtney and her wife. Not only is my sister insanely good...

This year (yesterday, in fact!) was the Bicentennial of Peru on July 28th. To honor this special occasion I decided I wanted to share a...

Chefmama Krysia discusses olluco, a tuber from Peru, and shares a recipe for guise de olluquito con carne.

In my last post, I reflected on my fear-based shopping and hoarding practices due to the pandemic. Over the last ten years, I have...

This was not a post I had planned to write. I realized recently, after trying to work up the energy to create and test out another...

Having been born in the U.S. my references for Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, were most often with the customs of Mexico. As a young...

I do not have much of a sweet tooth. There are few sweets that really grab my attention. The ones that do often incorporate nuts or seeds...

Last year Kahlo and I started growing a few things on our deck. Here are some of the lessons we learned this year.

As I continue my journey considering what Peruvian foods might have looked like before colonization I consider the tea, emoliente de quinua.