Guatemalan Dinner Party Recipes

"This is an easy tropical dish that is full of flavor! I like to serve it with chips, or as a side dish. It would be easy to try slightly different versions by adding lime juice, ginger, pineapple, or jalapenos, depending on your personal taste. If you have any other suggestions, I would love to hear them! Thanks!"

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Ingredients: garlic salt, mangoes...

"This spicy Salvadoreno coleslaw is the traditional zesty topping for pupusas (thick corn tortillas stuffed with cheese). You can also try serving it with fish or black beans, inside burritos or on top of quesadillas."

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Ingredients: cumin, distilled white vinegar...

"One of our favorite ways to spice up chicken for almost 15 yrs now, and it smells sooo good while it cooks! I wouldn't normally put tomatoes and pineapple together, but it sure works in this recipe from "Betty Crocker's New Int'l Cookbook." It's not as much work as it might appear; most of the cook time is just stove-top simmering."

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Ingredients: pepper, dry sherry, garlic...

"This is another family recipe along with Cheeseball 1. This is also very good. Cook time includes the chill time. Hope you enjoy."

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Ingredients: crushed pineapple, cream cheese...

"I am a a stickler for using fresh ingredients so when my boyfriend from 5 years ago made this up for the first time I cringed! Pardon me for saying so, but if I hadn't have been living with him I never would have eaten it! Hahahaha!!!! The boyfriend is long gone but this is the only salsa I'll eat! If you aren't used to cilantro it may take a few minutes..."

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Ingredients: cilantro, Hunts tomato sauce...

"These Quesadillas can be cut into wedges and served as appetizers or can be used whole as a light lunch served with a salad."

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Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, eggs...

"I spent some time in Guatemala many years ago and we had a lovely vegetarian dinner at a local woman's house on New Year's Eve. Oh, it was so good! There were these tamales with raisins and we were served a tea that tasted of apples and chamomile. Here is my attempt to duplicate that recipe! I wish I could remember more about the tamales.......Outside,..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, chamomile flowers...

"This is the way they do Beans and Rice in Belize. The recipe is from a native Belizean. It is a wonderful addition to Caribbean chicken and fish."

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Ingredients: coconut milk, onions...

"A friend made this at a Christmas party and it was so good. I had to get the recipe--now I am sharing it with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.:)"

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Ingredients: French vanilla ice cream, Grand Marnier...

"Found online; posting for ZWT 7-Central America (Guatemala). Recipe states: Pair it with a side of rice and fresh corn tortillas for a full meal."

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Ingredients: cilantro, guajillo chilies...