Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
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Anticuchos
Juicy beef heart skewers in a fiery marinade of aji panca paste, garlic, cumin and dark beer — a legendary Peruvian street food dish, grilled and served with roasted potatoes and corn.
Appam (Palappam)
Traditional Kerala rice pancakes with lacy, crisp edges and a soft, spongy center, served hot with coconut curries.
Appa (Sri Lankan Hoppers)
Thin, bowl-shaped rice pancakes with a crisp, lacy edge and a soft coconut centre, traditionally served hot.
Beef Arayes
Crispy pieces of pita with juicy, spiced beef — a popular Levantine appetizer cooked on a grill or in a skillet.
Arancini
Crispy golden rice balls with molten mozzarella inside — a classic Sicilian appetizer made with saffron rice and a crunchy double-breaded crust.
Argentine Alfajores de Maicena
Delicate cornstarch shortbread cookies, generously layered with thick dulce de leche and rolled in coconut.
Argentine Empanadas
Crispy Argentine empanadas with a juicy filling of ground beef, sautéed onion, boiled egg and green olives, baked until golden.
Arepa "Reina Pepiada"
Golden Venezuelan arepas with a tender filling of shredded chicken breast, ripe avocado, mayonnaise, lime and cilantro.
Arepas with Chicken and Avocado
Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, these Venezuelan corn arepas are filled with a juicy chicken filling made with avocado, lime, and cilantro — the classic "reina pepiada."
Arroz de Marisco
A hearty Portuguese seafood rice with shrimp, mussels and squid in a tomato-garlic sauce with white wine and fresh coriander — served moist, almost like a thick stew, following a recipe from the fishing village of Vieira de Leiria.
Arroz Carreteiro
A hearty southern Brazilian rice dish with salted beef charque, bacon, garlic and parsley — a simple, richly meaty one-pot recipe.
Arroz Congrí
A hearty eastern Cuban rice dish with red beans, pork and a fragrant sofrito, all cooked together in a rich bean broth.
Colombian Arroz con Coco
Fluffy coconut rice with caramelized titoté — a traditional Caribbean side dish served with fried fish.
Arroz con Pollo — Spanish Rice with Chicken
Hearty Spanish rice with browned chicken, vegetable sofrito and a saffron aroma, cooked all in one wide pan.
Arroz Chaufa
Arroz chaufa is a Peruvian take on Chinese fried rice: light, chilled cooked rice, chicken, egg and plenty of scallion are stir-fried in a wok with soy sauce and ginger until lightly caramelized.
Arroz con Leche
A creamy Spanish rice pudding, slowly simmered in milk with cinnamon and lemon zest.
Arroz con Mariscos
Peruvian rice with shrimp, mussels and squid in a rich aderezo of ají, tomatoes and cilantro.
Asado Negro
A festive Venezuelan beef roast cooked whole: the meat is seared in caramelized cane sugar until it develops an almost black crust, then slow-braised in a spiced red wine sauce until incredibly tender.
Asa Tibs
Ethiopian fried white fish with fiery berbere, caramelized onion, garlic and chili — a vibrant street food dish with a fresh citrus lift from lime.
Shrimp Açorda
A traditional Portuguese açorda with shrimp from the Alentejo region — a thick, hearty porridge made from stale bread soaked in shrimp stock, garlic, olive oil and plenty of cilantro, enriched with egg at the end.
Atkilt Wat
A delicate Ethiopian vegetable dish of cabbage, potato and carrot sautéed with onion, ginger, garlic, turmeric and cumin.
Vanilla Atole
A thick Mexican corn drink made with milk, vanilla, and piloncillo — warming, with a silky, creamy texture.
Attiéké with Fish
An Ivorian dish featuring lightly tangy fermented cassava couscous, crispy pan-fried tuna, and a fresh vegetable topping.
Pork Afelia
Tender Cypriot pork marinated in dry red wine with crushed coriander seeds and slow-braised to a thick, fragrant sauce.
Espresso Affogato
This Italian dessert features scoops of creamy vanilla ice cream drowned in hot espresso, creating a delicate contrast between cold sweetness and coffee bitterness.
Ajiaco
Ajiaco is a traditional thick soup from Bogotá made with chicken broth, three varieties of potato, corn and the aromatic herb guascas, served with cream, capers and avocado.
Ajiaco Santafereño
A hearty Bogotá-style chicken soup with three kinds of potatoes, corn and fragrant guascas, served with cream and capers.
Ají de Gallina
A creamy Peruvian chicken stew in a golden sauce made with ají amarillo pepper, walnuts and parmesan — served with rice, potatoes, egg and olives.
Achma
Traditional Georgian achma — a golden-brown pie made of thin boiled layers of dough, sulguni, imeretian cheese, and plenty of butter.
Turkish-Style Achma
Soft, layered Turkish yeast rings with a buttery aroma and a golden sesame crust.