Category for Latin America Cuisine

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Mexican Chorizo

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When I am in Texas, it is possible to purchase some really good quality Mexican Chorizo in the grocery. However, most other places offer up products whose ingredient lists are scary! And, that is

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Pasole II

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Have you ever eaten hominy? It is dried corn that has been treated with lye (calcium hydroxide).  This causes all sorts of chemical changes, but of importance to us, is that it causes the

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Plantain, Beef and Tomato Casserole

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Recently, Ramon, our Panamanian helper, brought us a bunch of plantains from trees on our property.  It is always a challenge to use all of a pile of a single ingredient, so I began cooking

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Chayote Salad

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Yesterday, Grace the Black Lab and I were taking a walk around the neighborhood.  Labrador Retrievers make wonderful sporting dogs as well as companions.  So it is when we walk, Grace likes to make

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Enchiladas Suizas

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Austin, Texas is a fabulous city.  In addition to being “The Live Music Capital of the World”, it has a zillion wonderful restaurants, among them several stand out Mexican eateries.  Since 1978, one of my favorites has been “Fonda

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Plantains Dulce

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Having a couple of plantain trees is a unique blessing for a boy raised in Dallas, Texas … at least in my family.  My Mother never placed a batch on the large lazy susan

Mexican Corn

Tex-Mex Corn

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Tired of the same old rice and beans with your Mexican meals made at home?  While I love Mexican rice, yes, I enjoy a bit of change of pace every now and then.  If

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Dulce de Leche Ice Cream

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A neighbor introduced me to his favorite locally available ice cream flavor, Dulce de Leche.  Perhaps it is available in the U.S., but I had never seen or tasted it before.  Oh my goodness!

Ropa Vieja

Ropa Vieja

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In Panama. elsewhere in Latin America and the Caribbean, a hearty beef and vegetable stew is made from a tough, but flavorful cut called Ropa Vieja.  Akin to the American cuts of skirt and

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Guacamole Real

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The tree in the first  picture is a “Mountain Avocado”,  a wild variety found here in the mountains of Panama and elsewhere at altitude.  It is about thirty feet tall, and from the looks