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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 a personal recipe -- tried and true -- made time and time again. I use this in the good ol summa' time, but can be used during the rest of the year as well. Normally, I buy "cold steamed blue crabs" from our local fish market, that are bursting with flavor after resting in the unique Maryland seasoning. I pick the meat, and make..."

Ingredients: dry mustard, garlic powder...

"The best guacamole you will ever eat. Caution...addictive."

Ingredients: fresh cilantro, jalapenos...

"I was lucky enough to spend part of the summer in Costa Rica. This is the traditional dish that every Tico eats for breakfast, lunch, and probably dinner. I never got used to it for breakfast, but this is what I've come up with to imitate my travels there."

Ingredients: fresh coriander, heavy cream...

"Another imitation from my trip to Costa Rica. A very typical side dish- potatoes cooked and served on corn tortillas, called "gallitos" in Costa Rica. ("Papas" are potatoes)."

Ingredients: coriander, corn tortillas...

"This is one good rice & beans recipe - if you wish you can use kidney or other beans, still good"

Ingredients: coriander, sweet bell peppers...

"This is an Authentic Costa Rican dish that my girlfriend's mother used to make us. She just passed in October and we got this recipe just in time. I thought I would put it out there for everyone to enjoy as much as we do."

Ingredients: cilantro, pepper...

"These are a delicious snack I enjoyed while spending a semester in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. One of my profesores there taught me to make these. They go really well with frijoles molidos (refried beans, basically).

Plantains can be purchased at most grocery store in the produce section...they look like bananas, but DO NOT try to eat them..."

Ingredients: green plantains, salt...

"This is another family recipe along with Cheeseball 1. This is also very good. Cook time includes the chill time. Hope you enjoy."

Ingredients: crushed pineapple, cream cheese...

"This recipe was actually posted by TheMom51 in her reply to Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican Rice and Beans). I thought I'd post it as a searchable recipe. Her original comment was: Just thought I'd add my Costa Rican daughter-in-law's recipe. It uses the traditional Salsa Lizano (you can order it over the Internet) which is probably why Matoszinho didn't think this..."

Ingredients: coriander, oil, onions...

"This is delicious as a first course for a BBQ, great for a picnic or anytime you want a cool refreshing appetizer, The 20 minutes does not include the cooling time of apprx 1 hour"

Ingredients: pepper, mangoes, mustard...

"This is a fairly typical Costa Rican recipe for beet salad using the holy trinity of Costa Rican cooking: Onions, cilantro, and sweet red pepper. Please don't use anything other than fresh beets, it just wont compare."

Ingredients: fresh cilantro, mayonnaise...

Ingredients: ground cumin, garlic powder...

"I encountered this dish on a vacation to Costa Rica. They served it all over the country at breakfast. There is a sauce that they put on it that is very good. It is called Lizano. You can find it in a Latin American grocery."

Ingredients: green chili sauce, fresh cilantro...