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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...

"Unlike guacamole, everything is hand-chopped. I use it as a salsa for arepas, a chopped salad with meals, a chunky dip for corn chips."

Ingredients: cilantro leaves, hot sauce...

"I use this sauce with Doritos ;) or tostones (another recipe mine) Try it you will like it ;)"

Ingredients: pepper, coriander...

"I was looking for a recipe for cachapas one day so my husband could have some. He lived in Venezuela for a couple years and this was one of his favorite foods. He said they served these with a thick slice of either jack or mozzarella cheese. Anyway, I found this online and it's from Jimmy's Bronx Cafe."

Ingredients: coarse salt, fresh ground pepper...

"I love this dish in december ;)"

Ingredients: eggs, ham, milk...

"Tequenos is my favorit dish for dinner."

Ingredients: white cheese, eggs, salt...

"This recipe is from Venezuela. It is from recipes4us.co.uk. It is posted for ZWT4."

Ingredients: warm water, masa harina flour...

"This is like a relish that can be served with baked corn chips or sauteed plantains. This salsa has a touch of European flair from the Dijon. Please allow 3 hours to let the flavors marry before adding the final ingredients. From Cooking Light June 2008."

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, fresh ground black pepper...

"Hallacas [ay-YAH-kahs] are served as both an appetizer and main dish.
Hallacas, more than any other food, symbolize Christmas for Venezuelans. Delicious meaty morsals are surrounded by a tender dough, then steamed to perfection in colorful banana leaves.

If you are fortunate to have access to these large, beautiful banana leaves, plan..."

Ingredients: top round beef, dark brown sugar...

"Adapted from Chef Rafael Palomino's recipe, found on OChef.com. Posted by request. Arepas may be made in advance through step 8, covered with a damp towel and refrigerated up to 1 day before grilling."

Ingredients: corn kernels, cornmeal...

"I found this recipe online and assigned it to my 5th grade Spanish students. It was a big hit with the kids! Guasacaca is traditionally served with grilled meats, but it's also good with chips and crackers."

Ingredients: fresh cilantro, hard-boiled eggs...

"This is the best! From a novel by Marisol, from the main character's family recipes. Sure tastes authentic. Probably could be used for other things too..."

Ingredients: dry oregano, olive oil...

"Simply said in the name, I eat this often and once had to do a cooking project for class so I made mass quantities of these.
I got the original recipe off of this site, but then talked to a native Venezuelan who taught me how to really make them. Fill them with anything and they taste good!

updated 6/17/08 sorry about changing it to..."

Ingredients: salt, water, white cornmeal...

"I couldn't find arepa flour near me, so I decided to improvise and came up with this recipe. It still tastes just as good. I promise."

Ingredients: corn kernels, cornmeal...