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Try one of our crowd-pleasing recipes this Memorial Day Weekend.

Latin-inspired Memorial Day recipes

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Culture dictates that Latinos love to party and when Memorial Day weekend rolls around, it’s the perfect opportunity to invite friends and family over for … Read More

Classic, Cuban-style picadillo (Photo/Betty Cortina)

How to make…30-minute Latin dinners!

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You’ve already heard the reports that say home-cooked, fresh meals are the key to a healthier diet. But at the end of the long work-day, its easy to succumb … Read More

Whole cumin seeds and malanga are two great ingredients chefs use to amp up Latin flavors. (Photo/Betty Cortina)

4 secret ingredients Latin chefs love

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They're nothing fancy, but the ingredients that follow are ones Hispanic chefs and great cooks love to have on hand to amp up culinary results. They can turn a … Read More

A new generation of Mexican American chefs, like Antique Taco's Rick Ortiz, in Chicago, is firing up ktichens across the country. (Photo/Courtesy Antique Taco)

In honor of Cinco de mayo, a new generation of Mexican-American chef (Part 1)

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In honor of Cinco de Mayo—the day in 1862 when a small Mexican militia defeated a French army attach in the Battle of Puebla—we’re devoting an entire week … Read More

In honor of National Garlic Month, make the most garlicky of all sauces—Cuban mojo. Start with lots—and lots!—of fresh garlic. (Photo/Betty Cortina)

Celebrate National Garlic Month with classic cuban mojo

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We dare say there’s no better way to celebrate National Garlic Month than by making that most garlicky of garlic recipes, the intensely flavorful sauce that … Read More

In honor of Earth Day, how about whipping up something green in the kitchen, like this Mexican style calabacitas dish? (Photo/BettyCortina)

3 “green” recipes for Earth Day!

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If you’re looking for ways go green on Earth Day, here are three delicious ideas: Make one—or all!—of the following and you’ll not only be savoring … Read More

During Holy Week throughout Mexico, classic dishes are transformed with seafood substitutes. A red seafood pozole is a perfect example. (Photo/Betty Cortina)

Holy Week Recipes: Mexican seafood pozole

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In Mexico, Holy Week (the week that precedes Easter Sunday) might as well be called Seafood Week. “Everywhere you go,” says Mexico City-born Chef Oscar del … Read More

A restaurateur for more than two decades, singer Gloria Estefan's Cuban eateries (Lario's and Bongo's) will participate in this weekend's South Beach Wine & Food Festival. (Photo/Courtesy Gloria Estefan)

SOBE Food Fest 2013: Gloria Estefan on her beloved Cuban cooking

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She may be best known as a queen of Cuban music—and surely as the first woman to wear an authentic bata cubana and dance a conga on American prime time … Read More

Venezuelan-born Chef Lorena Garcia is one of many Hispanic chefs participating in this year's South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami Beach. (Photo/Courtesty Lorena Garcia)

SOBE Food Fest 2013: Celeb Chef Lorena Garcia

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Tomorrow, the country’s eyes and taste buds—not to mention just about every famous chef ever to flip a tortilla—will begin to descend on Miami Beach for … Read More

Golfeados are Venezuela's take on sticky buns. Fluffy, flavored with anise, drizzled with sugar cane syrup and topped with fresh queso, they make a sexy Valentine's breakfast.

Valentine’s Day Recipes: golfeados (Venezuelan sticky buns)

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If you’re looking for something special to do for your honey on Valentine’s morning, here’s an idea: wake him or her up with a sexy little something … Read More