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Butternut Squash with Cider and Spice Glaze





Yields 6 servings…



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Added by Jorge on October 24, 2012 at 10:28am — No Comments

Vegetable Tempura with Chile Verde Honey Dipping Sauce



Ingredients:



For chile verde and honey dip:

½ cup honey

4 cups tomatillos, coarsely chopped…

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Added by Jorge on October 3, 2012 at 5:19pm — 1 Comment

Mojito

This is the Cuban cocktail par excellence. It is traditionally made of five ingredients: rum, sugar (sugar cane juice), lime, carbonated water, and spearmint.



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Added by Jorge on June 10, 2012 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Red Punch

 

Ingredients:

1 bottle red wine

2 cups chopped ice

1 can of cranberry concentrate (6 oz)

½ cup orange juice

1 bottle lemon/lime soda

lemon wedges as garnish

sugar for glass




Mix and the…

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Added by Jorge on June 8, 2012 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Sauteed Shrimp Casa Pepe

Though this recipe is Moroccan, its ingredients are undoubtedly reflected in Spanish cuisine as well. The Moors had a long stay in the Iberian Peninsula and their influence is felt to this day in the food, architecture and the Spanish language itself.

 

Recipe from "The Food of Morocco" by Paula Wolfert (Ecco, 2011)

 

Makes 4 servings…



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Added by Jorge on June 7, 2012 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Legendary Flan



Yields 6-10 servings



Ingredients:


1 can evaporated milk

1 can condensed milk

1 condensed milk can's worth of cow milk (1% fat is OK, whole milk is better)

1.5 cups of…

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Added by Jorge on May 17, 2012 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Artichoke and Roasted Red Pepper Salad with Roasted Pepper Dressing

Yields 8 Servings



Salad ingredients:

8 medium artichokes, prepared and cooked as directed for whole artichokes

3 red bell peppers

lettuce leaves

½ cup sliced red onion

½ cup sliced black…

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Added by Jorge on May 16, 2012 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Coconut Rice Pudding With Caramelized Pineapple

Adapted from "Simple Honest Food: The Best of Bill Granger," by Bill Granger (Lyons Press, 2012)



Ingredients



For the pudding:



Butter, for greasing the baking dish

13 2/3 to 14 ounces coconut milk (from 1 can)

2 cups low-fat or whole milk…

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Added by Jorge on May 12, 2012 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Passionfruit Margarita by Rosa Mexicano

Ingredients

2 ounces 100% Agave Silver Tequila

1½ ounces passion fruit puree

¾ ounce orange liquor, such as Citronge or Cointreau

½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice

¾ to 1 ounce simple syrup* (to taste)…





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Added by Jorge on March 1, 2012 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Traditional Margarita by Rosa Mexicano



    * 1½ ounces 100% Agave Silver Tequila

    * ¾ ounce orange Liquor, such as Citronge or Cointreau

    * ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice

    * ¾ - 1 ounce simple syrup* (to taste)



*Simple Syrup recipe: dissolve 1 part sugar to 1 part water…

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Added by Jorge on March 1, 2012 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Sangria by Rosa Mexicano

 

    * 1½ ounces red or white wine (medium body, semi-dry wine)

    * 1½ ounces orange juice, fresh squeezed if possible

    * ½ ounce triple sec or orange liquor

    * ½ ounce flavored brandy

    * ½ ounce sparkling soda

    * Garnish with seasonal diced…

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Added by Jorge on March 1, 2012 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Batido de Fresa (Strawberry Milkshake)







Ingredients:



8 strawberries per person

1 glass of whole, skim or soy milk per person

2 teaspoons of sugar…



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Added by Jorge on January 7, 2012 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Southwestern Lasagna

Makes 6 servings



Ingredients:



1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 medium onion, thinly sliced

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 tablespoon paprika

¾ cup water

1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste

¼ cup honey

¼…

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Added by Jorge on June 8, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Salmon and Mango Ceviche

Salmon and Mango Ceviche



Ceviche is one of the most refreshing, delicious appetizers -- or meals if it's big enough -- that I can think of. Sometimes I just crave it. I do crave sushi, too, but I crave ceviche more. This dish most identified with Peruvian cuisine is often done with a white-flesh fish, but Cielito Rosado's recipe is distinctive. Salmon and mango -- a marriage of the cold…

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Added by Jorge on May 9, 2011 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes

Yields 4 servings



Ingredients:



2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

½ teaspoon kosher salt

1 chipotle chile pepper in adobo sauce, chopped

1 teaspoon adobo sauce, from…

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Added by Jorge on April 13, 2011 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Chili-Bathed Sweet Potatoes

This recipe is a variation of a Rick Bayless recipe by Martha Rose Shulman, the author of "The Very Best of Recipes for Health." Shulman makes a thinner glaze with canned chipotle and some of the adobo they’re packed in. The glaze makes a spicy contrast to the sweet potatoes.



Advance preparation: You can make this dish several hours ahead of serving and reheat in a medium oven. You can assemble the dish through Step 2 several hours before you bake…

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Added by Jorge on March 30, 2011 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Adobo Crusted Lamb Loin Chops



Recipe by Chef Allen Susser of Chef Allen's (Aventura, Florida)



Preparation time: 20 minutes

Marinating time: 1 hour

Cooking time: 25 minutes



Yields 4 servings



Ingredients:



8 American Lamb…

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Added by Jorge on March 3, 2011 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Spicy Sweet Potato Bisque

Sweet potatoes are a super tuber. It is rich in fiber, vitamin A and vitamin C and has more potassium than a banana. It's also less starchy than potatoes thanks to its low glycemic index. As if that weren't enough, sweet potatoes are also high in manganese, copper, vitamin B6, iron.…

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Added by Jorge on February 19, 2011 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

News Flash for Doritos Devotees

 

I couldn't believe it when I saw it. It was like seeing an old friend. An old friend I used to love to munch on.



This morning, I had gone to the grocery to get some sandwich stuff and went down the chip aisle expecting to get some potato chips, when this blast from the past, right at eye…

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Added by Jorge on January 25, 2011 at 2:57pm — 5 Comments

Tortilla de Plátano Maduro Frito (Sweet Plantain Omelet)

Photo by J. Gwendolynne Berry of The Palm Beach Post

 

I found this recipe today by my friend Liz Balmaseda at the Palm Beach Post and thought it worth sharing with you all. Do check out the…

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Added by Jorge on January 8, 2011 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

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