This is going to make my Colombian husband very happy! Do you have any recipes for ajiaco and/or arepas? I am always looking for good ones.

Hello Nika… I came through ‘101 cookbooks’ site. I liked your presentation of recipe very much. and photos are breathtaking, just gorgeous.
I also need a help, could you please tell me how you did the flickr slideshow on your site? I’d greatly appreciate if you could guide me how to do it, like what code to use etc., I’ve a flickr account already.
Thanks somuch.

Nika, thank you so much for the prompt reply. I’ve just sent you an email.

Thank you for posting such wonderful pictures.

I appreciate your photography skills also…

beanfromex
Vhsa Tabasco Mexico

Thanks Nika.
Loved your photos, I will try your recipies. Thanks for making it look so clean and professional. Keep up the good work.
Diva

Would you have any Colombian tamales recipes?

I would love to surprise my mom with this recipe.

Thank you

Can you please help me find the recipe to make Holjandras (Colombian)… I need picture as well

thanks so much

My husband is Colombian and I am a very good cook. And I have made Empanadas from my “Taste of Colombia” cookbook. However, in this cookbook, they make the dough from real corn – takes way too much time! Didn’t even go there! I finally just started using Goya corn meal to make my dough. I have seen many pictures and recipes of Colombian Empanada recipes. None come as close to the real empanadas, as your complete recipe does. Especially the dough!! I knew it had to be made with some kind of yellow corn dough. I use Goya’s Masarepa (Yellow Corn Meal) precooked or Goya’s Harina de Maiz (Fine Yellow Corn Meal). I make a lot of Empanadas at once and individually freeze them on a cookie sheet and then Food Saver seal them for later consumption. I always deep fry them straight from the freezer.

Thank you for your recipe of the dough. Very authentic and looks just like Empanadas we buy at the Colombian restaurant we go too.

Can I use regular Quaker yellow cornmeal?