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    Mediterranean & Latin American Recipes

    Welcome to my blog! Here you will find everyday food we cook at home, usually Mediterranean recipes, Latin American recipes and sometimes a fusion between both cultures. More specifically we cook a lot of traditional Albanian & Bolivian food at home since I was born in Albania and my husband in Bolivia. Hope you love these recipes like we do:)

    Popular Recipes

    These are our most trending recipes for the past month.

    • A casserole dish with baked pasta and cheese shown from above. There's a kitchen towel next to the dish and the dish itself is garnished with fresh parsley.
      Turkey Spinach Pasta Bake
    • A blue, round platter with stuffed grape leaves and lots of lemon slices.
      Stuffed Grape Leaves
    • 2 whole baked fish, Red Snapper on a platter with greens and lemons.
      Baked Whole Red Snapper
    • A blue, oval Dutch Oven showcasing a baked casserole with lamb and rice.
      Oven Baked Lamb and Rice Dish

    Mediterranean Recipes

    I grew up on the Albanian coast of the Mediterranean so naturally I love to cook a lot of Mediterranean food. Feel free to browse my recipes below:)

    • Piled up zucchini and corn fritters on a plate.
      Zucchini, Corn Fritters with Cottage Cheese
    • A baking dish showing a baked casserole made with spinach and rice and topped with eggs.
      Albanian Burani – Spinach, Rice and Eggs
    • A skillet with ground beef, peppers, tomato sauce and herb garnishes!
      Unstuffed Peppers with Ground Beef
    • A round blue bowl with cottage cheese and feta dip, topped with olive oil, olives and marinated red peppers.
      Whipped Cottage Cheese Dip with Feta

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    Latin American Recipes

    We cook a lot of Bolivian food at home as well as other Latin American inspired recipes. See our Latin American recipes below:)

    • A dinner plate showing a breaded steak, topped with tomatoes and onions, next to rice and lemon slices.
      Beef Milanesa Steak (Milanesa de Res)
    • A ceramic, oval bowl containing cilantro lime rice with garnishes around the bowl.
      Cilantro Lime Jasmine Rice
    • A plate with corvina ceviche, toasted corn, sweet potato slices and choclo corn, garnished with lime slices and cilantro.
      Corvina Ceviche
    • A glass jar filled to the top with salsa criolla and there's a spoon in the jar too.
      Argentinian Salsa Criolla

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    Sonila Zarate

    About Sonila

    Mom of 2, wife, engineer, food blogger & recipe creator! Sonila was born in Albania, her heritage inspires her Mediterranean recipes while that of her husband the Latin ones. Sonila has 2 degrees in Engineering from University of Miami.

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    A collage of pictures representing famous Albanian dishes.
    Albanian Recipes

    I’m very passionate about Albanian food since I grew up eating what my mom and grandparents cooked in a multigenerational household. Albanian cuisine is one of the hidden gems of the Mediterranean & Balkan regions and I hope to share a little bit of it through my blog.

    See Albanian Recipes →

    A collage of pictures representing Bolivian recipes from my blog.
    Bolivian Recipes

    My husband was born in Bolivia and throughout the years we have known each other, I have learned to cook or adapt some Bolivian recipes. I’m fascinated by this cuisine, not only the modern renditions but also the traditions that created the stepping stones for what Bolivian food is today.

    See Bolivian Recipes →

    Latest Recipes

    Here you’ll find my latest recipes and the ones I have updated with new pictures and videos. Enjoy!

    • A green deep in a round plate, surrounded by peppers, celery, toasted bread etc.
      Mediterranean Green Goddess Dip
    • An oval Dutch oven showing a cooked chicken and rice dish. The food seems to have lots of veggies in the picture peaking through the rice like peppers, onions, olives etc.
      Spanish Chicken and Rice in the Dutch Oven
    • A bowl of beans soup, garnished with parsley and onions.
      Pinto Beans Soup
    • A grocery spread of fruits, vegetables and herbs from Costco. Few of them are cucumber, tomatoes, olive oil, kalamata olives, beans, oranges, mandarins etc.
      My Favorite Costco Foods for Mediterranean Cooking
    • Roasted chicken and potatoes in a baking dish
      Roasted Cornish Hens and Potatoes
    • A casserole with baked chicken drumsticks and potatoes arranged in a circular shape.
      Roasted Chicken Drumsticks with Potatoes
    • Puff pastry tarts with mixed berries and cottage cheese, sprinkled with powdered sugar are served on a wood board. They seem to be garnished with a little mint leaf individually.
      Puff Pastry Tarts with Mixed Berries
    • Back to School Food Supplies - A list compiled by moms
      Best Food Supplies For Back To School (Moms’ Favorites)

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    Sonila Zarate
    Sonila Zarate

    Mom of 2, wife, engineer, food blogger & recipe creator! Sonila was born in Albania, her heritage inspires her Mediterranean recipes while that of her husband the Latin ones. Sonila has 2 degrees in Engineering from University of Miami.

    More about me →

    Trending Recipes

    • Chicken drumsticks and rice casserole
      Baked Chicken & Rice
    • Keto/Low Carb Creamy Spinach and Mushrooms Chicken
      Creamy Spinach and Mushrooms Chicken
    • Seared lamb chops in a cast iron
      Cast Iron Grilled Lamb Chops
    • A platter of potato salad, decorated with dill over a bed of green lettuce
      Mediterranean Potato Salad

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