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"I love hispanic food and plantains are one of my favorite things to eat. Here is a unique soup for all you adventurous chefs:) Please do not let your plantains turn yellow-black because they will turn sweet. Must use green plantains."

Ingredients: cilantro, cumin...

"I only saw recipes for Venezuelan and Ecuadorean Arepas so I thought I'd share this one. It's from my Colombian friend."

Ingredients: colby-monterey jack cheese, cornmeal...

"This version is a little non-traditional, but very simple, easy, and of course, tasty!"

Ingredients: ground cumin, queso fresco...

"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...

"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...

"This is a pretty chicken and rice casserole that is made from chicken wing pieces. You can buy them already separated or cut them up yourself. This is how my husband remembers his Grandma made it back in Bogota (with a little tweaking from me, heh heh heh). DH likes it served with maduros and patacones. Feel free to substitute with brown rice,..."

Ingredients: pimento-stuffed green olives, dried oregano...

"A tasty, tangy, colorful potato salad I found in Bogotá. It’s a change from the mayonnaise based potato salads."

Ingredients: cilantro, fresh ground black pepper...

"A real "eye opener" here! Or you could use decaffeinated coffee."

Ingredients: cocoa powder, coconut flakes...

"This Colombian recipe is a very good hors d'oeuvres. Small, delicious and an excellent conversation starter. The dough is sweet and savory!"

Ingredients: pepper, ground cumin, corn...

"These are so tasty and work great as a side for just about anything. Be sure to use waxy new potatoes for this, though. Other potatoes will break down too much hile cooking. New potatoes will retain their firmness and shape."

Ingredients: heavy cream, mozzarella cheese...

"Sancocho means to parboil, but most often refers to a soup, usually made with chicken and yuca (cassava) and plantains. The reason it got the name Sancocho is that it is cook relatively fast and at a high temperature, or in a pressure cooker. This version is called Amarillo (yellow) because it includes ingredients (turmeric, annatto seeds) to make..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, ground turmeric...