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"MMMM! I love plantains, especially sweet ones. This is a lower fat method of making "maduros" without the use of oil and frying in a pan."

Ingredients: cooking spray, plantains...

"Recipe courtesy of Ben Silviera. I have not tried this yet but plan to soon! Prep time is an estimate."

Ingredients: collard greens, garlic...

"We love rice and this rice came from a friend who keeps a container of it in her fridge. She serves it with every meal."

Ingredients: pepper, long grain white rice...

"A delicious Brazilian rice. From the cookbook "World of Cooking - The PBS Series.""

Ingredients: cilantro, Italian plum tomatoes...

"This one came from my mother-in-law. We eat lots of rice here in Brazil, and this recipe is an easy and tasty variation on the Brazilian pilaf."

Ingredients: long grain rice, salt...

"Wonderful main dish 'salad' to be served cold, but it's wonderful eaten warm too. A good Mexican rice and fresh cilantro are musts. So easy - this is my favorite thing to eat for any meal! It would be good for a side dish (omitting the chicken in lieu of grilled chicken) or can be adapted for a vegetarian diet."

Ingredients: corn, pitted black olives...

"A delicious side dish from Brazil."

Ingredients: corn oil, fresh basil leaves...

"*THIS IS AN ADOPTED RECIPE AS OF 16 AUGUST 2006.* Pronounced "mayonais-ie" this is one of my favorite food discoveries as a wife of a Brazilian. I have had this served to me at many Brasilian cook-outs, called "churrasco" in Brazil, and have had it in restaurants both in the U.S. and Brazil - This version comes from the kitchen of..."

Ingredients: pimento-stuffed green olives, frozen corn kernels...

"Browning the rice gives this dish so much more extra flavor --- the garlic amount may be adjusted to taste."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, hot water...

"This recipe was given to me by my best friend who lived in Brazil for a while. Its a great barbecue side dish or potluck dish. *Measurements are approximate and are to taste* I personally like more lemon than stated below. This salad is supposed to be a little tart."

Ingredients: green onions, lemons, limes...

"This is a very versatile Brazilian side dish. If serving with chicken, use chicken broth, if serving with beef, use beef broth. This isn't spicy, just a nice colorful side dish."

Ingredients: cooking oil, onions...

"My friend lived in Brazil for a few years and ate these tasty crock pot beans all the time. They are quite easy as the crock pot does most the work! Great served with rice and chicken."

Ingredients: onions, garlic cloves, salt...

"This is delicious when you want a nutty, garlicky rice side dish. It complements chicken, pork, and fish very nicely and is traditionally served with a sprinkling of hot sauce. If you can find authentic molho apimentado (hot sauce madde with bird chiles), all the better!"

Ingredients: garlic, hot sauce...

"This is a favorite with fish or chicken, an easy, mild rice with a unique flavor. You can use chopped Brazil nuts to be authentic, but since I really don't like them, I use pine nuts."

Ingredients: garlic powder, brown basmati rice...