Hey, Alicia here again with another great Ecuadorian recipe from my husband; Pan de Yuca. I think that literally translates to "Yuca Bread" but in English we call it cheese bread.
As you can see it's not cheese bread like is normally thought of when one talks about cheese bread. Cheese is the main ingredient in these delicious little buns. So instead of just having cheese sprinkled on top of bread this is literally cheese bread.
This bread has an ingredient that isn't found in most grocery stores here in the USA. Yuca starch, yuca harina, or sometimes called tapioca starch, can be found at Latin markets (our local market is called Rancho Market). We like the Goya Brand tapioca starch. You can also get it on Amazon.
When my husband first started making his bread for us he used this recipe from Laylita's recipes. Over time he has changed the recipe to have the bread turn out as he likes them. Laylita has a lot of fun and delicious Ecuadorian dishes on her website so it's worth a gander to check out her site.
Click through the gallery below to see the process in action of making these. They are very easy to make. Usually he only uses one type of cheese but since he was making them for a large family this time, he had to use 4 different cheeses to have enough dough, and the results were very delicious and flavorful.
Click on the button below to get the recipe. I'll post a few tips below too.
As you can see from these ingredients, this is gluten free! So if you have celiac friends, this should be safe for them to have!
I hope you get to try these and enjoy them. We'll probably post soon about the yogurt drink that goes with them so stay tuned! Let us know if you have tried the recipe and what you think. Or if you have any questions, post it in the comments below!
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With the New Year underway, many of us are trying to eat healthier and to stay on a budget by preparing delicious food at home rather than eating out. Here is a delicious Chicken Cacciatore recipe that will help you do just that. It is hearty and delicious. I was having people over for dinner, so we were going to feed around 7 of us on Saturday night, so I decided to adapt the normal recipe for Chicken Cacciatore a little and make it crock pot friendly so everything could be cooking and ready while I cleaned the house! Click on the pictures in the gallery to see what I did. At this point, I removed the chicken to a dish and I put the sauce in a separate dish. I also prepared some fettuccine noodles to serve it all over. Then, I added a salad and some bread and we were set! Here is my version of the recipe: I served it up and we all enjoyed the dish and I realized that I hadn't taken a picture of the finished plate! But, I hope you can tell from all of the photos above that it was delicious. I made plenty, so we had leftovers the next day. It was so good. I was so happy with this recipe. I hope you will give it a try! Let me know if you do and how you like it.
Hey, Alicia here again. Today I'm going to talk about bolones and how you make them.
My husband is from Ecuador and lucky for me the food from Ecuador is really delicious and also luckily, he really enjoys making it for me. Ecuadorian food is full of flavor but not spicy hot.. Anyways, one of my favorite things he makes are these bolones. Basically it's fried plantain smashed and formed into a ball with some other ingredients. It's delicious to eat on its own or we like it with a fried egg on top too.
In Ecuador these are usually eaten for breakfast. And instead of bacon, it's more common to get them with chicharrones. Chicharrones in Ecuador are fried bits of really fatty pork. This is different than in other countries like Mexico or countries in Central America where chicharrones are essentially pork rinds. But we don't have chicharrones here in the USA, so we use bacon. Thick sliced bacon is the best we think because then you can make them into lardons basically and it's similar to chicharrones.
Also the cheese in Ecuador is not exactly the same as queso fresco, but similar enough that it is a good substitute. My husband says that Ecuadorian cheese is fresh like queso fresco, but saltier. For this reason, sometimes "a bit of feta is added to get the required saltiness that they yearn from their homeland." On a scale the saltiness of Ecuadorian cheese is somewhere between queso fresco and feta cheese. Ok on to how to make these delights! Click through the gallery below to see the process.
I'll post the recipe below, but these are really easy to make. Here's some tips:
*Also for baking the bacon, I just did it at 350 F until it looked crispy and smelled delicious. And to keep the bacon from being too greasy, I accordian folded the foil and placed the bacon across the top of that. It allowed the excess grease to go down into the pan and the bacon still got crispy. I did this because the first time I baked bacon it was swimming in grease and it wasn't as enjoyable. (I know that seems impossible). Or, to save time you could purchase the pan like the one below!
Yessirree! This is our Eagle Scout #3, who just passed his Eagle Board of Review! We are very proud of him. He has put in a lot of work throughout the years since he joined scouting as a Cub Scout. As a Boy Scout, he has completed 28 merit badges and he did a great service project for the Parks Service in Maricopa County, painting and cleaning ramadas, picnic tables and clearing trash and debris. I can't say enough good things about the BSA. They have helped to shape my boys into fine young men, along with our church teachings and fine leaders that have been in their lives. I am one proud mom.
Becoming an Eagle Scout is a major accomplishment. Only 3 or 4% boys who join Scouts achieves this award. It shows that they have learned responsibility, stick-to-itiveness, and many other leadership qualities. You may not realize that being an Eagle Scout is highly valued by businesses and even the government. When Eagle Scouts join the military, they are given one paygrade higher as an enlisted man. That means a little extra money! One of our sons was told when he was hired for a job that being a Eagle Scout is what made him stand out to his employer. Eagle Scouts are also eligible for College and Trade School Scholarships.
Jacob hasn't been awarded his Eagle yet. The box he is holding is just a prop. When he has his Court of Honor, then I will probably brag about him even more, so hold onto your hats.
In the meantime, having another Eagle Scout Son gives us something to celebrate! What is a celebration without a cake? Luckily, I have my new KitchenAid at the ready to whip up The Perfect Chocolate Cake!
When I was in college, my roommate, Dana gave me this recipe. She had gotten it from a co-worker and had fallen in love with it. It is a dense, rich chocolate cake that takes 1 full cup of cocoa to make, and 4 eggs! You can make it as a triple layer cake, but I made mine as a sheet cake.
After you take it out of the pan and cool it, you have to decide if you want chocolate or vanilla frosting. I like both, and I let Jacob decide since the cake is for him. He chose vanilla. You can find my recipe for buttercream frostinghere. But, just plain buttercream was boring. I don't know if you have ever seen what the Eagle patch looks like, but it has a lot of red.
I decided to chop up some chocolate in my chopper, as well as some red M & Ms to decorate the top. I added a few whole M & Ms as well. It came out looking and tasting delicious!
So, the take away from this is, if you have a young boy, get him into Scouting! And, there is always a reason to celebrate life's moments with chocolate cake!
Below you will see the same Tupperware rectangular cake taker that I have been using for over 37 years! You can still get it on Amazon!
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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