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"The peas in this aren't really peas at all, but red beans. It is customary in the Caribbean to refer to beans as "peas". This recipe uses coconut cream, but the flavor is mild and not overpowering--just enough to give a hint of island flavor. The scotch bonnet is not as fiery as you'd think as well, since it is added whole and not..."

Ingredients: dried red beans, ground allspice...

"An interesting meld of Indian and Chinese cooking. My husband's cousin always makes this yummy rice for family gatherings. This is her recipe as told to me over the phone. Amounts in the ingredients are our best guesses since she doesn't measure the ingredients. I omitted the salt in the recipe because I cook low salt. You can add salt to..."

Ingredients: peas and carrots, long grain rice...

"Refreshing Caribbean Dish that is quick and easy! Great for lunch or as a side dish to accompany Jerk Chicken. Pair with a fruity and berry filled Australian Shiraz! Enjoy!"

Ingredients: fresh Italian parsley, cooking oil...

"Ginger Coconut Rice is a great alternative to plain white rice. It pairs very well with Spicy Shrimp Stir-Fry. This recipe comes from Out of the Frying Pan."

Ingredients: coconut extract, fresh cilantro...

"Filled with Latin flavors gives this dish complexity and depth. Found in Cooking Light, March 2006. Prepare the night before, cool at room temperature, and refrigerate; reheat single servings in the microwave the next day."

Ingredients: red beans, cumin...

"Peas in this recipe refers to beans. This island staple is also known as 'Jamaican coat of arms.' You can add chili to make it spicy if you prefer. No need to soak the kidney beans before cooking in this recipe"

Ingredients: dried red kidney beans, salt & freshly ground black pepper...

"I created this rice to accompany a Cuban pork roast. It's well-seasoned with chile powder and serrano peppers, plus green onions, oregano, lime juice and a healthy heaping of cilantro. It's not particularly "green", but a lot of good green ingredients go in it!"

Ingredients: cilantro, green onions...

"Another staple of Haitian cooking, this is from islandflave.com. They ususally serve this with any meat or chicken dish. Have tasted this with their "Griots" #148369. Did not include the cooking time for the beans which is approximatley 2 hours."

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, dried kidney beans...

"This Cuban recipe has a curious name that harks back to the era in Spain when black Muslims and white Christians, along with Jews, lived side-by-side on the Iberian Peninsula. But by the time Christopher Columbus discovered Cuba the great genocide known as the Inquisition was well underway. Black beans are native to the Americas and Spain introduced..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, green peppers...

"A nice combination and nice-for-a-change side dish. It is very easy! I tried it for the first time with Lazaro, a friend who is into vegetarian dieting. Then we prepared it and it has become a much wanted dish from all! F&W Magazine. I used vegetable broth instead of water."

Ingredients: cooking oil, ground cumin...

"This is a recipe that I created by trying different recipes and combining them and changing it every time I make it. You can vary this by not adding any beef at all, or you can add sauteed mushrooms, any variety of peppers (sweet peppers, jalapenos, banana peppers) or any variety of meat. You can also vary the flavour by substituting chicken broth,..."

Ingredients: green chilies, long grain rice...

"Almost every ethnicity includes a rice-and-beans dish as part of its cooking tradition. In Jamaica and throughout much of the Caribbean, the favored dish is known as "rice and peas," and is remarkable for its use of savory spices and coconut milk."

Ingredients: dried red beans, garlic cloves...

"A very nice combination of flavors. I usually don't like using canned beans, but this is an exception."

Ingredients: pepper, red beans...

"I found this on a OAMC website, which credits Healthy Meals in Minutes for this recipe. This was pretty easy, and nummy. This could also probably be made in a rice cooker (especially after thawing a frozen batch). I did the stovetop cooking for my two batches separately, since I was baking one batch for dinner and freezing the second. This worked..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, green bell peppers...