Pilar's Chilean Food & Garden
A recipe blog by a Chilean living in the USA
Versión en español This Cinnamon Sorbet is very popular in Chile, old-fashioned nowadays, but perfect for hot summer afternoons. Cinnamon is a spice derived from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum. It is commonly used in sweet and savory dishes, drinks, and desserts. Cinnamon is warm, sweet, and slightly spicy, …
Versión en español It’s probably one of my favorite flavors, lucuma ice cream, and now that the heat is oppressive in Houston, I have to have it. I adapted the recipe for vanilla ice cream from David Lebovitz, an authority on ice cream. The lucuma has specific properties that emulsify and theoretically make it possible …
Versión en español Once again, #PaletaWeek invites us to make Paletas or ice pops. I made Vampiro Paletas: Beet, Carrot and Orange juice. This year, I am inspired by the memories of visiting the Naturista or other vegetarian restaurants in Santiago, Chile, and asking for the vitamin (juice) of beet, carrot, and orange, a favorite …
Versión en español This Chocolate Milk Ice Cream with Apple Streusel recipe is sponsored by America’s Dairy Farm Families and Importers, in collaboration with the Innovation Center for U.S.Dairy. All opinions are mine.Houston undoubtedly has a unique weather. Summer is very long and semi-tropical, with lots of rain during Spring and then humid and warm …
Versión en español Recipe sponsored and part of a campaign with The National Hispanic Milk Life. All the opinions are mine. Although in central Chile, where I grew up, is never as hot as the Summers in Houston, iced drinks are very popular and my grandmother used to indulge us with this Chocolate Dulce de …
Versión en español Summer has now really started in Houston! We have already had a few days with a thermal sensation of over 40 degrees celsius and you only crave ice cream and cold things. These huevo mol paletas or popsicles are perfect. I had set out to use all our frozen food before moving, so I decided to use some huevo mol that was in my …
