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"Picadillo is one of the Cuban dishes I discovered while living in Miami. This version is always a hit with my family and friends.

I serve picadillo over white or yellow rice. Black beans and garlic bread make a nice accompaniment."

Ingredients: frozen green peas, diced pimentos...

"This dish is best served over white rice with sweet plantains on the side (I use the frozen package of sweet plantains) Also great as left-overs! My house always smells so good when i make this...makes mouths water as you inhale it! Note: when I make this I pour about 5 tablespoons of Kirby mojo criollo in the hamburger meat, it just adds a tiny bit..."

Ingredients: garlic, olive oil, onions...

Ingredients: cider vinegar, dried oregano...

"Serve Piccadillo over yellow or white rice, or carry it to a tailgate party before the football game and stuff into pita bread pockets. Serve with an avocado salad and black beans for a full meal."

Ingredients: dried basil, dried oregano...

"I got the basics for this recipe from a friend who makes a lot of Cuban dishes for international themes. I adjusted a few things to my taste.
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Ingredients: pepper, garlic powder...

"Bobby Flay"

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, salt & freshly ground black pepper...

"Cuban/Mexican taco/burrito filling, or great on potato wedges."

Ingredients: coarse salt, ground cumin...

"This is a combination of a few recipes I found online. I actually made two very big burgers out of this and grilled them but the origional recipes said this makes 6. There are supose to be smaller than your average restaurant hamburger. I did not take into account the time it sits in the fridge. So please account for this when you make it yourself."

Ingredients: eggs, ketchup, lime juice...

"This is a recipe that I went out on a limb and tried for the first time with some friends over. It was a huge hit. My kids even enjoyed it. This is definitely not the crunchy meatloaf you remember from bad potluck dinners as a kid!

The jerk spice was a little hard to find, but our local Whole Foods had a great Hot Jerk Spice paste that..."

Ingredients: ground buffalo meat, eggs...

"My husband is an empanada freak, and his mom used to make them occasionally, but not often enough for his liking. Once we got together and he tried mine, he fell in love all over again and now has me making these at least once or twice a month. My son thinks these are fantastic too and they are big enough to fill him up at dinner time with just one..."

Ingredients: sofrito sauce, fresh garlic...

"Sweet, salty, spicy, tangy... this Hispanic ground beef dish is a complex medley of flavors. It is likely a predecessor of (and much better than) sloppy joes; serve on rolls, over cornbread or over rice. Adapted from http://bit.ly/bs6gOW"

Ingredients: ground cumin, pimento-stuffed green olives...

"This Cuban recipe came from the Tampa Times newspaper many many years ago (probably around 1990??). I think there are as many variations of picadillo as there are cooks that make it. This, however, is our favorite."

Ingredients: green olives, green peppers...