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"Eating Well newsletter, April 2007. A nice finish to a summer meal or a delicious breakfast! You can use pineapples, grapefruit, papaya, or even melon slices."

Ingredients: limes, mangoes, orange juice...

"This recipes comes from Pischke's in Scottsdale -- a one of a kind restaurant!
Simple yet very tasty!"

Ingredients: dark rum, eggs, sugar...

"A refreshing cocktail for an armchair visit to the Caribbean."

Ingredients: Bacardi light rum, ice...

"This is a Cuban recipe from Three Guys from Miami Cook Cuban. Make sure to use an extra virgin olive oil and don't forget to salt and pepper the dressing. This salad gets its sweetness from pineapple and a bit of sour flavor from the oil and vinegar"

Ingredients: limes, olive oil, orange juice...

"This is a staple of Cuba and of course, now of Miami. When you are preparing this recipe be sure to remove any "woody" parts from the center. You can use the frozen yucca or cassava, in place of the fresh. Just follow the package directions but add salt and lime juice to either."

Ingredients: yucca root, fresh lemon juice...

"While this originates in Cuba it's typical of latin cusines throughout Mexico and South America."

Ingredients: Hass avocadoes, olive oil...

"A tasty marinade to use on meats, chicken, tempeh, and fish!"

Ingredients: ground cumin, dried thyme...

"My favorite version. The rum and orange juice tweak the flavor just right. I prefer it with brown rather than white rice."

Ingredients: ground cumin, cooking spray...

"Growing up, my aunt ChaCha cooked 6 nights a week for 6-8 people. She used traditional Cuban recipes, made EVERYTHING from scratch and bought everything fresh. This is my all time favorite dish."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, lemon zest...

"I came about these not just tasty but pretty cubes when I was making mojitos. I went overboard squeezing limes and had 1 1/2 cups of juice left over so I tossed in lime and mint and walla! If you skip the sugar it will be very tangy the way I enjoy it.
Do use these in lemonade, juice, punch, ice teas, cocktails of choice........."

Ingredients: fresh lime juice, lime wedges...

"Along with her husband, Douglas Fairbanks, the golden-haired Mary Pickford was at the pinnacle of the first generation of movie royalty. This 1920s Cuban concoction does her honor. http://www.prohibitionrepeal.com/history/cocktails.asp"

Ingredients: grenadine, pineapple juice...

"Victor's Cafe 52 is a reknowned Cuban restaurant that has been in Manhattan since 1963. I found this recipe in the newspaper about 20 years ago, when Cuban cuisine was quite novel to me. It was a great introduction!"

Ingredients: green peppers, olive oil...

"VERY INEXPENSIVE.... AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS....PREPARES IN 20 MINUTES!
My sister makes this amazing recipe for large and small crowds. For such a simple dish, it always impresses. My husband does not like black beans... but he ate this to be polite and LOVES it now! My children were forced to try it and now ask for it by name."

Ingredients: corn tortillas, dried basil...

"Recipe is courtesy of a brochure for La Zaragozana Restuarant in Old San Juan, PR. We were there years ago and everything was delicious. (If you go, try their Castillan Garlic Soup also)"

Ingredients: cumin, garlic, green peppers...