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Avocado, Orange & Hearts of Palm Salad

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This simple salad is loaded with flavor and color. The presentation of the orange in the avocado “bowls” makes this a perfect accompaniment or first course to any celebration. Read Related: Fast & Fabulous! Beautiful Beet Salad AVOCADO,…
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Peruvian Green Spaghetti: Tallarines Verdes de Allegra

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 The cocina peruana includes not only Chinese influence but also reflects the cuisine of Peru’s Italian immigrant community. A number of traditional Italian recipes have been fused into the Peruvian palette such…
Red Chile Enchiladas, Street-Style

Street-Style Red Chile Enchiladas: Enchiladas Rojas

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  RED CHILE ENCHILADAS, STREET-STYLE Serves: 4 Ingredients 5 medium (2½ oz total) dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded 2 garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped Salt ½ c grated Mexican queso afiejo or other dry grating…
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Roasted Tomato-Poblano Salsa with Fresh Thyme

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Though this salsa is a close cousin of the Roasted Jalapeno-Poblano- Tomato  Salsa, its flavors are more mellow (more roasted chiles but ones a richer, less bitey flavor), and its consistency is saucier (you'll notice the addition of…

Three Empanadas: 1 Dough, 3 Fillings, Endless Possibilities

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Empanadas are like meatballs: everyone’s got their recipe. Master the dough (or pick a perfect store-bought substitute) and your imagination is the only limit to the possibilities. Served hot, warm, room temperature or cold, empanadas…
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Portuguese Dessert: Orange-Olive Oil Cake

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Imagine a delicious dessert you can make in advance since it only gets better with age! This Portuguese treat from David Leite is what you are looking for... This orange-olive oil cake was, without a doubt, the hardest recipe to develop…
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Mar Jennings' Black Bean Salad

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TV host and lifestyle expert Mar Jennings sure knows his way around Latino-flavored food. Here is his summer salad that combines a staple of Latino cuisine—black beans—with cilantro, lime juice, and an array of other warm weather favorites.…

A Portuguese Dinner Party with Seafood

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A delicious white crab gazpacho and a steaming flavorful seafood stew make the perfect Portuguese dinner party. Crab is a favorite shellfish of the Portuguese, and one of the most famous dishes is santola no carro–a creamy crab salad served…
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Clams & Sausage in a Cataplana

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A cataplana, a fixture in the Algarve, is kind of a spiritual cousin to the pressure cooker. Shaped like a giant clam, the hinged pan clamps down during cooking, locking in the juices of its contents. When carried to the table and popped open,…