Recipes Index

Locro de Papa - Potato Soup with Cabbage and Cheese
Adding cabbage, eggs and cheese to a simple Ecuadorian traditional potato soup gives it added flavor and substance.

Locro de Papa - Potato Soup from Ecuador
This traditional Ecuadorian favorite is a simple, easy to prepare potato soup with a surprising twist - a slice of avocado.

Cucumber Soup
This is an updated low-fat version of a traditional favorite soup, and an excellent method to use cucumbers in a new way.

Recipes from South America - Sopa Criolla
Traditional South American criollo, or creole cooking, comes to us with simple directions. This rice and tomato dish is called a soup, but is more of a side dish, somewhat like Spanish rice.

Winter Squash Soup
This traditional South American winter soup adds a bit of spice to a winter menu.

Picadillo - Beef Stew
This simple stew with few ingredients is traditional family fare. Add crusty bread warm from the oven, a glass of wine and perhaps a salad, and dinner is ready.

Canja - Chicken and Rice Soup
This chicken and rice soup is flavored with tomato, garlic, onion and carrots, and is a favorite in Brazil.

Charquicán - Chilean Stew
This hearty Chilean stew is a good way to use leftover roasted meat, whatever fresh or frozen vegetables you have on hand. The stew is topped with a fried egg, a typically Chilean finish.