Savory Archives - Jenny is baking

Cottage Pie

Have you heard of cottage pie? This is a British casserole dish containing one layer of minced beef with some veggies and one layer of mashed potatoes. It is baked with some melted cheddar on top. Typically it is served with peas. I already have the so called shepherd’s pie on the blog. This is a similar dish, however, it contains lamb instead of beef. Since it has been very popular among my readers, I decided to add cottage pie. I personally like cottage pie a lot, probably more than shepherd’s pie. Probably because I was born in Uruguay, which is known for exporting a lot of beef. I find this pie perfect in fall and winter, it is such a comfy dish. May I interest you in making it?

21/11/2025

Huevos Pericos – Colombian Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoe and Spring Onion

I will never forget the first time I was asked in a hotel in Colombia what I wanted for breakfast. I replied: “arepas“, a flatbread made from corn, which there are millions of variations of. The person looked at me in disgust, clearly, there were going to be arepas, duh, the question was how I wanted my eggs. Whether I wanted regular scrambled eggs, or scrambled eggs with sausage, or with tomatoes and spring onions, which is the “huevos pericos.” I had never tried this version and therefore asked for “huevos pericos.” Below I introduce you to the recipe and also outline how a typical breakfast in Colombia looks like and what is going to be served.

A typcial Colombian breakfast: arepa con queso with scrambled eggs and freshly pressed juice

Continue Reading…

12/09/2025

Tomatoe Tart with Fresh Tomatoes

Today you will get a homemade tomatoe tart with homemade red pesto and a thick layer of tomatoes! If you are going to make the pesto as well, you will need more than a kilo of tomatoes. I introduced my red pesto with fresh tomatoes on the blog last year. It has become pretty popular among my readers. This year I finally managed to also introduce you to my beloved tomatoe tart, which contains the red pesto as well. Think a pie crust with a layer of red pesto, a layer of fresh tomatoes and cheese and pine nuts on the top. I really enjoy this tart a lot and make it each year several times. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

02/09/2025

Colombian Arroz Paisa (Rice Stew)

“Arroz paisa” or “arroz antioqueño” comes from the region Antioquia in Colombia. It is related to the national dish bandeja paisa. The main difference between these two dishes is that in this case all ingredients are mixed together. Some components are also missing here, but I believe this dish is just as delicious. Arroz paisa contains fried meat, yellow plantain that is also fried, and the sauce named “hogao” or “guiso”. For this sauce you will fry onions with tomatoe and use some typical herbs. The dish is rounded off with rice, black beans, avocado, and lots and lots of cilantro.
Continue Reading…

29/08/2025

Bavarian Potato Salad

This Bavarian potato salad is made with broth and vinegar instead of mayonnaise. Since I grew up in the north of Germany, this was unusual for me, but I have to say, it is so good as it makes you focus even more on the potatoes. Are you interested in making this super German potato salad?

18/07/2025

Panchos Uruguayos or Urugayan Hot Dogs

Have you ever eaten a Uruguayan hot dog? Funnily enough, it is not similar to the Argentinian choripán, but has more resemblance with the New York hot dog as the same type of sausage is used. However, the toppings are completely different. You will find chips in the shape of fries and different sauces. Below I will also give you a recipe for homemade buns. Typically in Uruguay hot dogs are not literally translated as “perros calientes”, but are called “panchos”. I hope you enjoy this version of it.

27/06/2025

Empanadas with Chicken Filling

Guys, we need more empanadas in our lives! Today I am presenting these turnovers very popular in all of Latin America with a chicken filling to you. My love for empanadas is pretty visible on my blog, I have a lot of recipes on here, for an overview, check out these eight empanada recipes in this blog post. Just a warning, yes, empanadas do require a bit of time. You will need to make the dough, you will need to make the filling, and then you need to make each empanada separately before baking them. However, what I do love about empanadas is the fact that you can do everything in advance. You may make the dough as well as the filling two days in advance. For me filling each empanada is better than yoga, it really calms me down. Once you get to the baking part, you will be awarded some delicious food!

23/05/2025

Classic Shepherd’s Pie

Have you heard of shepherd’s pie? This dish originates from Great Britain. It contains two layers, originally lamb (hence the reference to the shepherd) mixed with a few veggies and a layer of mashed potatoes. This is then baked in the oven and some cheddar melted and browned on the top. I have now also the version with beef available, which is called cottage pie. This is definitely comfort food and not only delicious in winter. We ate this pie for Easter, I did use minced lamb and mixed it with a bit of minced beef. However, if you make the pie entirely with beef, this would be considered a cottage pie. This pie can easily be made in advance and also freezes nicely. If you freeze it, it will need much longer when baked. I truely enjoy making this in advance all stress-free.

18/04/2025

Pan de bonos from Colombia (gluten-free)

Wow, guys, really? 85% of you said on Insta that you want another pan de bono recipe on the blog. So I will happily oblige. Below version is made with Russian tvorog, which is a cream cheese also available here in Germany. My Colombian hubby says this is the closest I have gotten to the Colombian original, so I will take this as a huge win. Believe me, I have made probably thousands of pan de bonos by now, I have tried so many different cheeses, I have used mozzarella, and feta, I used queso de Burgos in Spain and a cheese called “Schichtkäse” here in Germany. Now we will turn to tvorog as this seems to be pretty close to the Colombian “queso costeño”, which is used originally.

25/02/2025

Tyrolean Leftovers

Tyrolean fried leftovers or in German “Tiroler Geröstl” is something we came across by accident. He had ordered something on one of these alpine huts, he was served, it didn’t look like the dish he had ordered, he ate anyway and then he ate and ate and stated it was so much better than what he had ordered. So we inquired what it actually was and learned about this dish. The hut we were at definitely saw this as an opportunity for leftovers, the version of my hubby also had some cut dumplings included. My husband wouldn’t stop talking about this dish, so I knew what I wanted to make for him soon: Tiroler Gröstl.

24/01/2025

Older Posts