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"An appetizer, salad or light entree. Think spring and summer!"

Ingredients: sweet pickles, green onions...

"Canelazo is a drink that will warm you up on a cold night high in the Ecuadorian mountains. It's made from brown sugar, cinnamon and cloves, orange and lime juice, and the fiery concoction known as aguardiente (or "fire water"). Aguardiente is a broad term for high alcohol content beverages distilled from different things. The kind they..."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, dark brown sugar...

"I rub it all over 3-4 pounds of chicken pieces, leave it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours to marinate and then grill it. You could probably bake it, but I haven't tried that. You can substitute cumin for the oregano, but leave out the rosemary. You can add 2-3 serrano peppers, chopped finely, or the jarred yellow peppers from South America,..."

Ingredients: dried oregano leaves, dried rosemary...

"Plan ahead for your Easter feast! I read an article in The New Yorker magazine regarding a letter from Ecuador by Calvin Trillin about a Spanish soup that he adores called Fanesca, a thick and hearty soup heavy on the beans, which is only available during holy week. Well, the article didn't come with a recipe but I found several on-line, all..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh ground pepper...

"While studying in Ecuador, my host mom taught me to make hot chocolate their way. It's a very rich, filling dessert perfect for cold nights! I used the ingredients on hand; you can certainly substitute cocoa powder for the bittersweet or vice versa. Traditionally enjoyed with bread. Cinnamon is not traditional, but I like it. Let me know if you..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cocoa powder...

"This is a great diabetic recipe mainly because you wouldn't think it was anything but a really good recipe, but also just because it is just a really good recipe. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 3 carbohydrate (3 bread/starch), 1 vegetable"

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, angel hair pasta...