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"Eating Well newsletter, April 2007. A nice finish to a summer meal or a delicious breakfast! You can use pineapples, grapefruit, papaya, or even melon slices."

Ingredients: limes, mangoes, orange juice...

"This is a wonderful marinade. I loved it. This is good for up to 1 or 2 lbs of meat but I always make more. I like to have extra just incase."

Ingredients: fresh ginger, garlic, rum...

"This recipe was found in the "Cooking Light" magazine. If you enjoy tomatillos, you will enjoy this."

Ingredients: fresh cilantro, garlic...

"POTENT, but great flavor. From ElBoricua.com, a Puerto Rican cooking site. The morning after I tried this, it took me an hour to find my glasses."

Ingredients: coconut rum, key lime juice...

"This is perfect for a college student---cheap, fast, delicious, and nutritious"

Ingredients: chunky salsa, cilantro, cumin...

"Actually my mother used this recipe (except for the vodka--my contribution). Pennsylvania women have used it for years (except for the vodka)."

Ingredients: cider vinegar, cornstarch...

"Weekend mornings are very busy at local bakeries, everyone is looking for either freshly made Pan de Agua or Pan de Manteca. This bread is good by itself, with some butter or to make a loaded ham,cheese and egg sandwish. This recipe is from elboricua.com"

Ingredients: dry yeast, salt, water...

"Yummy and pretty sweet. The prep time includes the hour to chill."

Ingredients: carbonated lemon-lime beverage, fresh lemon juice...

"A rice that is almost a meal in itself! A nice mixture of rice and beans, you are whisked away to Puerto Rico with this one. This is excellent with any grilled steak or chicken. Enjoy!"

Ingredients: cilantro, extra virgin olive oil...

"This recipe is used in conjunction with my Puerto Rican Arroz Con Pollo (Rice and Chicken). This mixture is used in almost every savory dish that leaves a Pueto Rican kitchen. It is similar to the 'Holy Trinity' mix used in New Orleans. Store extra Sofrito in an airtight container in the fridge. Sofrito also freezes very well."

Ingredients: fresh cilantro, fresh parsley...

"This is a strong yet delicious drink. It's a sipper for me now, but in the old days I could slam 'em down!! (ha,ha). Very simple drink to make."

Ingredients: dark rum, orange juice...

"This is one of the few Cuban dishes that is a little spicy, rather, it is redolent with garlic and tomatoes and the succulent flavor of fresh-caught shrimp. As all Cuban favorites, it is served with white rice and either ripe or green plantains. Add a green salad and garnish with some cilantro and you're good to go. Delicious!"

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, dry white wine...

"Very simple drink to make and delicious! I recommend Bacardi Black Rum..."

Ingredients: grenadine, pineapple-orange juice...

"The key to this salsa is that all ingredients are grilled. They don't need to necessarily be grilled on a BBQ grill. In the winter months, if I want some Caribbean flavor, I use my George Foreman or similar countertop grill. The fruit and veggies caramelize beautifully!
Serve this on salmon or porkchops. You can also mix it with some BBQ sauce..."

Ingredients: fresh cilantro, jalapeno peppers...