Saltenas in Canada!  Dear BoliviaBella,
I recently posted a bit of my saltena-making adventures in Canada, and you replied that you might soon need photo confirmation. Well,...

Rita's Bolivian Beef and Cheese Empanadas  I made the cheese empanadas at my Aunt Rita's house and she said they were just like the ones she had growing up in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. She also gave ...

saltena recipe  For the dough (masa):
1 pound of flour
1/2 pound of shortening
2 tablespoons of sugar
1/2 cup of water with 1/2 tsp. salt dissolved
2 tablespoon of ...

bolivian chocolate dipped strawberries  6 ounces of semi sweet white chocolate
container of strawberries
2 cups of shredded coconut

1.melt the chocolate in a bowl
2.add the coconut shreds ...

Bolivian Silpanchos  SILPANCHO:
2 pounds beef cut VERY thin (your butcher can do this for you) (should be about 6 large, thin slices)
6 large potatoes
6 eggs
2 cups bread ...

Llajua  This is Chef Noly's recipe for llajua, a spicy tomato-based hot sauce Bolivians use on almost everything! Chef Noly contributed this recipe to BoliviaBella....

fried llama  Dear Readers: I'm sure this recipe submission was meant as a joke. However, I should let you know that all recipe submissions are MANUALLY APPROVED by ...

what is quinoa  Author: Kenh Jones
Quinoa has been enjoyed in its home country of South America for over 3000 years. It is still grown mainly in Bolivia and Ecuador ...

papas a la huancaina potatoes in creamy peanut sauce  PAPAS A LA HUANCAINA (POTATOES IN CREAMY PEANUT SAUCE) The peanuts provide the protein you would otherwise get from meat, as does the egg. Take a look:...

Bolivian Recipes  Just wanted to mention that one of the books advertised on your site "Sabor Andino" by M. Dupleich is a great investment if you'd like to learn Bolivian ...

Pastel de Quinua - Quinoa Quiche  Para 5 porciones / Makes 5 portions
INGREDIENTES / INGREDIENTS
300g quinua en grano / 300 grams quinoa grains
100g queso rallado / 100 grams shredded ...

Cunape (cheese balls)  In English and in Spanish (below). I've tried this so many times and it works! It's also tasty too.

1 Cup Yucca Starch (you can get these in latin mkts)...

Bolivian Majao  This recipe serves 8
1 pound of charque (beef) (see note below)
2 cups of rice
1 large red onion, chopped fine
1 large tomato, diced
2 teaspoons ...

Bolivian Arroz con Queso  2 cups of rice (short grain rice or pearl rice work well)
1 ½ cups shredded kolla cheese (see note below)
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 tbsp. minced red onion ...