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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...

"This is IT! Family favorite... :) In my family we eat this at least once a week. Makes a nice Sunday dinner. I prepare the marinade on Saturday and let it sit until we're ready to BBQ on Sunday. I was absolutely honored when Bobby Flay did a show with this recipe slightly modified of course! Easy....Delicious and the most tender flavor you'll..."

Ingredients: dried onions, fresh lemon juice...

"This is my first recipe post. Made this for a school project and was a real crowd pleaser. I had it with fresh squeezed lemonade, even though everybody love both, this one was preferred. Very healthy, too. It's a Belizean recipe."

Ingredients: fresh lime juice, mangoes...

"We have an avocado tree and I make these sandwiches for myself all the time. My 16 month old does not like avocados and this is the only way he'll eat them. There is a variety that tastes very buttery and my grandmother used to call the avocado "poor man's butter" because she would use it on bread instead of butter when times were..."

Ingredients: limes, salt, avocados...

"one of my favorite dishes when in jamaica. and this from someone who doesn't normally like hot cereals."

Ingredients: cinnamon, condensed milk, milk...

"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...

"A typical Trinidadian side dish that is quick and easy to prepare for those busy week nights. You can't mess this up it's so easy. The measurements given are just guidelines, adjust to your preference."

Ingredients: ketchup, oil, onions...

"You can peel the potatoes or leave the skins on in this recipe. I think the skins add something to the flavour and texture of this dish."

Ingredients: curry powder, ghee...

"A robust flavoured Trinidadian side dish or vegetarian spread for flatbreads. I don't usually add pepper to this as I think the flavour is intense enough. If not using a non- stick pan increase the oil to 2 tablespoons."

Ingredients: eggplants, scotch bonnet peppers...

"This dish is often eaten with roti ( a local flatbread) but it will make a great vegetable side dish to any meal. What West Indians call pumpkin is actually calabaza squash."

Ingredients: cumin seeds, calabaza squash...

"I can never find Cubano Bread like you get in Miami with the famous Cuban Sandwich. It's virtually impossible to find outside of Southern Florida. You have not lived until you've had one of those babies! I have included three methods below- Manual, Mixer, and Bread Machine methods. Please enjoy my research efforts for this recipe and don't..."

Ingredients: salt, sugar, water...

"The Mango cream is key to these, so don't forget to dunk them! Be careful not to cut the pieces too large, it is raw chicken and must be cooked through, so if you cut them to large the coating will burn."

Ingredients: coconut extract, mangoes, milk...

"Used in soups and stews. Dumplings have two basic shapes round and flat or rolled and long. The latter shaped dumplings are called spinners. Omit the baking powder and dumplings are then called sinkers because they do not float."

Ingredients: salt, flour, baking powder...

"My mom Jacky, who sometimes goes by her old nickname Chaqueta, makes this fruit salad in the summer that nobody can resist! I ate a giant bowl of it by myself when I was pregnant with my first son because it's just so good. This is a truly refreshing summertime treat with a tropical twist and a touch of sweet that any kid or adult can appreciate...."

Ingredients: Coco Lopez, honeydews...