Sergio Varela

[Colombia] Pandebonos | European Version

Have you ever wonder what heaven on breakfast and/or cold day tastes like? the answer is Cheese bread. This bun is made all throughout South America and even France, know with different names such as Almojábana (whole Sout America), Chipa (Paraguay and North Argentina), Pandequeso (Colombian region of Antioquía), Pandeyuca...

January 12, 2021

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Apple Pie Tatin Influenced

Cooking Time: 110 min

French

Tarte Tatin is one of the easiest and most delicious pies ever. The recipe consists of few ingredients and requires little skills (maybe the sense of smell and taste). This pie was invented in France by the Tatin sisters and its origin is not certain 100%, the origin I know...

Sergio Varela

March 11, 2020

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Carrot Cake V1

Cooking Time: 70 minutes

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I came to the conclusion that “Carrot Cake” is one of those cakes received with a great amount of prejudice. How can a carrot accomplish that golden position of vanilla, strawberries, and chocolate? How can a vegetable be in a dessert? According to 2020 and it’s predecessor 2019, there is...

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February 4, 2020

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Rice Pudding

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This dessert can be found in all its variants from Asia to the Middle East and North Africa to America and they all rely on or trust their success in the combination of rice, milk, some sweetener, spices and some fat to add creaminess. Being one of my childhood memories...

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September 13, 2019

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Another one bites the cake

This cake is inspired/based on my rawish cake, this time we’ll try to make a recipe that takes less time, just bear in mind that treating nuts is not an easy task neither is short in the way we are going to prepare. Raw cakes base their consistency in freezing...

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July 12, 2019

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Salmorejo | Cherry Version

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Spanish

In Spain, temperatures can raise up to 50 degrees in the south and it’s inevitable to refresh yourself in as many ways as possible. I know many of you like as the guy next door a good plate of lentils with sausage and veggies, however, Summertime is not an ideal...

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July 11, 2019

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Tortilla de Patatas | Spanish Potato Omelette

Cooking Time: 40 min

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Spanish

If you ever think about a dish in Croatia that every family makes and eats, independently of the social status and/or the will for innovation, is a sort of minced meat/soja flakes with rice that fills a certain vegetable such as bell pepper or a fermented cabbage leave (Punjena paprika...

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June 2, 2019

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Vegan Raw-ish Cake

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Nowadays, many grandmas would be very much in an “awkward” situation if they wanted to cook to their grandkids, millennials, generation X (Generation X? What?), generation Z, among many others want the latest trend! They want it gluten-free or vegan or raw or healthy or fair trade or if the...

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May 13, 2019

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Tiramisu

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Italian

This dessert, great for its taste, however, has quite an unclear origin. First thing in common in all the stories is the name of the dessert, tiramisu, which translates “Pick me up” thanks to the energy value provided by its ingredients, second thing in common is the location, all the...

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April 29, 2019

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Lignje s Bobom

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

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Croatian

In the area of Diocletian Palace, the old town of Split, it’s easy to find places to eat some fancy in appearance and very oriented to tourist food, however, it’s difficult to find something homemade or “domaće”. Luckily I found one of those recipes cooked by grandma at lunch and...

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April 23, 2019

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