Veronica Stoddart is a multiple-award-winning travel editor and writer who has visited more than 110 countries on seven continents, reporting from many of them. She has covered everything from New ...

Ajiaco is a cilantro-scented chicken and potato soup that's virtually Colombia's national dish. We stir in brown rice to turn it into a satisfying one-pot meal. Ajiaco is popular in Colombia, Cuba, ...

Colombian ajiaco – featured in SOUP, a book of immigrant recipes in Ireland – is comforting, with chicken, potatoes, corn and fresh herbs, topped with cream, capers and avocado. Soup has a dialogue of ...

Chock-full of smoked meats and native vegetables like corn, plantains, and squash, ajiaco is a mainstay of Cuban cooking. Ellen Silverman “Is there ajiaco today?” That was the first question my ...

New recipe of the day or for the weekend in case you are looking for a simple dish. This is the potato ajiaco, known for centuries where the Spaniards brought onions, garlic and the necessary ...

Ajiaco is a hearty Colombia stew made with three kinds of potatoes—russet, red and yellow—and each adds a special property to the dish. The russet melts in and thickens the soup; the red and the ...

Soup is a national tradition for Colombians, it’s almost impossible to avoid when you order a set meal. It’s usually clear with vegetables and an obligatory bone floating about with a liberal ...

More than the weather, more than the deer, the No. 1 gardener's complaint in my neighborhood this summer was a weed called galinsoga. Ever since it settled in about a dozen years ago, it has irked us ...