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"They serve these at a local restaurant here in TX. This is NOT a casserole! These guys are dressed for dinner in their best jackets! The WHOLE potato, baked and split like a white baked potato. You just gotta try these to believe how simple and delish they really are! Enjoy!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, salt, sweet potatoes...

"This is a very simple and yummy way to get even the fussiest eater to enjoy the sweet potato."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, sweet potatoes...

"I first had plantains when I moved to the UK and to an area that has a large Caribbean and Nigerian population. They are yummy and sort of like a banana but not exactly as they need to be cooked. This is a really easy way of trying out plantains without being afraid of what to do with them. You don't really need the cooking spray but it wouldn't..."

Ingredients: cooking spray, plantains...

"This is a fab recipe I came across whilst looking for someone else! The recipe and text below are reprinted with permission from Sweet Hands: Island Cooking from Trinidad and Tobago by Ramin Ganeshram (2006 Hippocrene Books)."

Ingredients: ground cumin, ground turmeric...

"From my Jenn-Aire cookbook and posted for ZWT3."

Ingredients: ground cumin, dried oregano...

"Oooh, I just love mango and this combo is luscious!"

Ingredients: sparkling water, ice cubes...

"This is a side dish, not a dessert. It is delicious with a roast and fluffy white rice. Choose plantains that are VERY ripe. By this I mean so ripe that most people would be tempted to throw them away! The blacker they are the sweeter the plantain. This recipe courtesy of Cocina Cubana/Sonia Martinez/Pascual Perez/Nitza Villapol Criolla cookbook."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, dry white wine...

"These are the Best cookies you'll ever eat. They are a tradition in our family, and are made every chance we get. Very soft, chewy, and delicious. Just like the kind sold for a $1.50 at coffee shops."

Ingredients: chocolate chips, eggs...

"These fritters, of West African origin, are popular throughout the West Indies and Caribbean and are called "Stamp-and-Go" in Jamaica. These are also made during Ramadan for Iftar or Eid by Muslims of the Caribbean."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, eggs...