Colombian Low Fat Recipes

"Found on Allrecipes.com. This looked interesting to me because I've never cooked with either cassava root or plantain, but all of the other ingredients are things I like."

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Ingredients: cooking oil, ground cumin...

"This is a Columbian recipe from Ingrid Hoffmann.These saucy beans are hearty and homey. If you don't feel like chopping the veggies, just pulse the onion, scalliions, carrots and garlic in a food processor until they are finely chopped, then add the tomatoes and pulse two or three times until chopped. Also, if you opt to use canned beans, simply add..."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, dried red kidney beans...

"This is a super-easy recipe, from the former Food Network host, for a savory rice dish. In spite of the cola it is not a sweet rice. This rice, says Hoffman, is a classic recipe in Columbia where she is from. The rice pairs well with pork loin or chicken or spicy whole fish. She gives an important hint for success: During cooking, when the liquid..."

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Ingredients: Coca-Cola, long-grain rice...

"A vegetarian main or side dish from Columbia, South America. You can serve with warm tortillas, or, if you like, serve with tortilla chips."

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Ingredients: pepper, kidney beans, onions...

"Elegant and very easy to make. A perfect ending to any dinner party."

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Ingredients: eggs, fresh lime juice...

"This is a hot, spicy salsa typically served with empanadas and other foods as a condiment. It has more liquid than, say, a Mexican salsa. Prep time does not include 1 hour "marinating" time."

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Ingredients: fresh cilantro, fresh lemon juice...

"A very easy to prepare recipe, a easy recipe to prepare a delicious and nutritious lunch."

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Ingredients: pepper, eggs, onions...

"Papas Chorreadas (PAH-pahss choh-ray-AH-dahss) is a hearty, Colombian dish from "Extending the Table". Posted for WZT4"

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Ingredients: ground cumin, cream...

"I used this on grilled tofu and it was lovely."

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Ingredients: cornstarch, soy sauce...

"From Colombia and/or Argentina but sold throughout Latin America, very good. The filling is arequipe (recipe follows)or may be replaced by store-bought cajeta (dulce de leche, caramel)"

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Ingredients: milk, salt, sugar...

"A simple and delicious dessert from South American Food and Cooking. When I made this it did set, but was not really firm, so it would be best to invert these into a small bowl. This also is not a creamy type of custard - has some of the pineapple texture to it."

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Ingredients: eggs, fresh pineapple, sugar...