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Weekend cocktail: muddled fruit meets its tequila match

by 1:00 pm on 05/17/2013

Summer is just around the corner and chilled fruity cocktails – sipped by the pool or patio – are just begging to be mixed up by the pitcher. And there’s … Read More

Cookbooks we love: “Vegan Eats World”

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Latin cooking often brings to mind hulking platters of fried pork chuletas, crisp-breaded bistec empanizado and sancocho thick with juicy beef ribs, but whether … Read More

Celebrate National Garlic Month with classic cuban mojo

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Weekend Cocktail: Dominican mamajuana gets a mojito makeover

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Chef Spotlight: Ingrid Hoffmann shares tips for cooking light and eating healthy

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Ready to take a bite of Natalie Morales' delicious coconut flan

Cooking with TODAY Show’s Natalie Morales: Flan

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Video by: Ignacio Torres In our second installment of Cooking With Natalie, the Today Show anchor who secretly loves to cook at home shares a sacred recipe: … Read More

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A healthy idea: Latin-style salads

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