Go-to recipes for items not readily available here in Cuenca.
As a British expat, living in Ecuador, I occasionally get a craving for baked beans on toast. Sadly, our local supermarket doesn’t stock much in the way of British produce. Undeterred, I set about trying to find a recipe that would give me a taste of home, comfort food for those times when I get
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Mangoes are in season just before Christmas here in Ecuador, those lovely rosey red, sweet fruits that remind me of sunset back home. Besides loving them in salads, I also love making a chutney with them, great with cheese and cold meats over the Christmas holiday. I hope you like it too. Ingredients 6 x
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Juicy pineapples are available all year round here in Cuenca, so when shopping in our local market one day, I decided to buy a couple and try my hand at making a deliciously tangy pineapple and ginger chutney to go with the scrummy curries I’d made and frozen. On this occasion, I didn’t add any
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I love cheese and now that I’ve found a wonderful Manchego goat cheese here in Cuenca, I wanted Branston pickle to go with it! Sadly Supermaxi, our local supermarket, doesn’t stock UK produce, so I set about trying to make a chutney that would go well with the creamy, tangy Manchego. I hope you like
Autumn Chutney – great with cheese! Read More »