I've been meaning to post about these cookies or biscuits for a while now. In fact, it may be because of them that I started blogging. I wanted to start a conversation on little known foods outside of Latin America that are close to the heart to some of us living elsewhere around the world now. These cookies are dear to me not only because they are 'muy ricos' but because every bite reminds me of a childhood in Lima where I would get to roam around on a bicycle or a skateboard in order to hel...

The August 2010 Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by LizG of Bits n’ Bites and Anula of Anula’s Kitchen. They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make pierogi from scratch and an optional challenge to provide one filling that best represents their locale.

Timing is everything. As the deadline for this challenge loomed I was still undecided as to which type of pierogi to make. My experiences eating pierogi haven't been numerous but I still wanted to prepare something eminently edible if n...