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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...

"White rice like the rice served at a good Chinese restaurant. Two variations are given, one fluffy version for eating with foods like stir frys, and another for making fried rice. I have met so many people who marvel at perfect white rice. It's very easy to make. Here's how..."

Ingredients: long grain white rice, fried rice...

"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...

"These beans over rice are a staple in my home. They are full of flavor and are super easy to make."

Ingredients: green bell peppers, olive oil...

"These beans cook down and creat a thick, rich sauce. Good to serve over rice or arepas. From Cooking Light."

Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh ground black pepper...

"Delicious Venezuelan version of a rice water drink. Thick, delicious and refreshing!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, evaporated milk...

"Similar to the popular Latin American drink from Quaker "Frescavena". This oatmeal based beverage is nutritious and refreshing. My 18 month old daughter loves it and after not finding it anywhere in stores I had to come up with a way to make it myself EASILY. I love this because I can keep it on hand and scoop it into a glass of milk and..."

Ingredients: granulated sugar, Gerber oatmeal cereal for baby...

"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...

"Arepas are made out of corn flour and water, they are very easy to make and with the same dough you can make countless recipes, among them, empanadas,pupusas,corn tortillas,etc,In Venezuela, arepas are the meal for excellence, we use to eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner the only thing that changes is the endless stuffing which goes from scrambled..."

Ingredients: cornflour, salt, water...

"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...

"This classic Venezuelan hors d'oeuvre can be made with different types of cheeses, as long as they are firm and good melting cheeses. They also freeze well and can go directly from the freezer into the hot oil. From "The South American Table". Frying time is per batch."

Ingredients: chihuahua cheese, egg yolks...

"This is a typical Venezuelan popular adult and kids drink. It's very easy to prepare and definitely quenches thirst. I have tried to simplify the preparation by doing lt my way.
In Venezuela the word ·"papelon" (written in Spanish as "papelón") means dark brown sugar pressed down.
If you combine it..."

Ingredients: ice cubes, ice water...

"I've had various tasty arepas before, usually the storebought kind, and I'd always get frustrated because the store by me only sells the ones that are just corn cakes with some cheese in the dough, not the kind I got in my freshman year of college that had the corny, cheesy dough but were chock full of real gooey cheese in the middle! So I..."

Ingredients: cornmeal, warm water...

"The way we make traditional Venezuelan arepas in our house. Every Venezuelan family has their own way of making it. You can skip the griddle/oven steps if you have a "Tostiarepa" (think panini press for arepas) but since my husband thinks it's sacrilegious, we do it this way. We'll start with the measurement recommendations on the..."

Ingredients: salt, sugar, water...