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GOYA® Jambalaya
Family Night Faves, MenusJambalaya, the classic Louisiana Creole dish of rice cooked with meat, seafood and vegetables comes alive with GOYA® Yellow Rice. With just the right blend of spices, GOYA® Yellow Rice is cooked with sausage, ham, shrimp, peppers, onions,…
Almond Crescent Cookies: Cuernitos de Almendras
Desserts, Recipes
These Almond Crescent Cookies were the very first recipe that my beloved Tía María taught me to make when I was a little girl. Years later, I taught it to my daughters. It's perfectly suited to make with children, who can roll them into…
Marcela Valladolid's Burgers al Pastor
Family Night Faves, Menus
BURGERS AL PASTOR
Ingredients
6 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed, seeded, and soaked
2 teaspoons crumbled dried marjoram
2 teaspoons crumbled dried oregano
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1 small white onion, chopped
¾ cup sweetened pineapple…
Peruvian Green Spaghetti: Tallarines Verdes de Allegra
Quick & Easy, Recipes
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…
Street-Style Red Chile Enchiladas: Enchiladas Rojas
Lunch, Recipes
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…
Portuguese White Gazpacho with Crab
Recipes, Soups & Salads
Crab is a favorite shellfish of the Portuguese, and one of the most famous dishes is santola no carro–a creamy crab salad served in its shell. This gazpacho recipe, from my friend and chef Fausto Airoldi, takes all those flavors and plunks…
Viandas Soup (Vegetable Soup) with Boricua Sofriti
Recipes, Soups & Salads
This soup was my favorite when I was young, and it still is. In my country, we call the root vegetables verduras or viandas, and the best part is that if you can’t find all the roots, you can make the soup with the ones you find, or even…
Spicy Orange-Cilantro Guacamole
Appetizers, Recipes
SPICY ORANGE-CILANTRO GUACAMOLE
Ingredients
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1 fresh orange, peeled and segmented
1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and chopped
1 c fresh cilantro, finely chopped
1 small garlic clove, finely chopped
1/3 c white onion,…
Sweet & Spicy Plantain Chips
Appetizers, Recipes
SWEET & SPICY PLANTAIN CHIPS
Ingredients
2 green plantains
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 TSP chili powder
1 TSP cinnamon
1 TSP cumin
½ TSP sugar
Instructions
Slice ends of each plantains; peel and discard skin.
Cut plantains…