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Entertaining: Sylvia's Mexican Punch

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This traditional Mexican Punch is a fixture in many homes during the holiday season. Served warm or cold, you might consider treating your guests to the warm version. Made with cinnamon, dried hibiscus flowers, and tamarind...this delightful…
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Sweet Mexico! New Mexican Dessert Classics

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I love the bold, freewheeling creativity of Mexican cuisine, the kind of imagination that combines chicken with chocolate, or Coca Cola with shredded pork. And yet in many Mexican restaurants, the creativity seems to run out at dessert, which…
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It's Time for Delicious Apple Recipes!

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Everything You Need to Know about America’s Favorite Fruit Its undeniable: the days are getting shorter, the grasses are going to seed,  the beginning of autumn is here! Sure, you’ll have to pack away the beach gear and pull out the…
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Healthy Drinks: Smoothies, Shakes & Infusions

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Easy Ways to Drink Your Fruit All Year Round Growing up, healthy drinks like cool, refreshing shakes and smoothies were (and still are) some of my best nutritious friends and allies. They would help me get my daily quota of fruit and dairy…
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Passion Fruit Mousse

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Throughout South America, passion fruit vines are as abundant as the many ways to use them. In countries like Brazil and Venezuela, the sweet, mouth-puckering fruit pulp is stirred into juices, blended into smoothies and made into gelatin and…
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Red Raspberry & Rhubarb Soup

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This dessert soup is absolutely one of my favorite soups. I have had it as a starter too. RED RASPBERRY & RHUBARB SOUP Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 pint raspberries, rinsed (you can also add some strawberries if you like) 1 lb…
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Peruvian Purple Corn Tea (Chicha Morada)

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Chicha Morada is an ancient Incan beverage made from brewing native purple corn. The corn, which can be found dried and still attached to the cob, is boiled with pineapple rind and spices for about an hour and finished with a squeeze of lime.…

Lucuma Ice Cream Recipe: No Ice Cream Machine Required!

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No Ice Cream Machine Required! Lúcuma—a popular fruit in South America, especially in Peru, Chile and Argentina—has a round, baseball shape, bright orange-yellow flesh and a thick, sweet taste that some say tastes like pumpkin. frozen…

Caribbean Fruit Skewers: Easy Grilled Fruit

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Grilling for dessert? Yes! For a fun, tasty end to your grilled meal, thread pieces of fruit onto skewers, and cook on clean, greased grill grates. The direct heat from the grill concentrates the natural sweetness of the fruit and creates…