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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

Whether you call it tambor, pastel or pastelón, the Latin version of shepherd's pie is comfort in a bowl. (Photo/Betty Cortina)

How to make: Latin shepherd’s pie

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In Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, it’s known as pastelón. In Colombia, it’s a molde de papa (o yuca) y carne. In Cuba, it’s a tambor. Just about … Read More

The most humble dish of the Latin American repertoire, picadillo is made in many different Hispanic countries each with its own regional variations. (Photo/Betty Cortina)

How to make: picadillo

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For all the fancy dishes I learned to make in culinary school, for all the perfectly constructed little towers of food I’ve tasted at celeb-chef restaurants, … Read More

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A healthy idea: turkey picadillo

By Betty Cortina

Popular throughout Latin American, especially in Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico, picadillo recipes vary not only from country to country but from household to … Read More