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Small pastries filled with Swiss chard, ricotta, onion, and oregano, wrapped in thin, golden dough. The recipe makes about 20 pastries, approximately 5 per serving; times and servings are estimates.
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Cooked rice and black beans are sautéed with onion, sweet pepper, and Salsa Lizano to make this traditional Costa Rican dish.
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A one-pot rice dish with bacon, vegetables and curry, serving 4. Preparation time and servings are practical estimates.
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Thin blini made from a simple batter, cooked in a pan and suited to sweet or savory toppings. Makes 4 servings; times are approximate.
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White rice and red beans are cooked separately, then combined with onion, garlic, sweet pepper, and oil. Serves 6; preparation amounts and times are estimates.
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A warm baked banana dish with coconut, butter, and citrus, served as breakfast or dessert.
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Oval yeasted bread topped with pork seasoned with paprika and garlic. This version serves four and is baked until the meat is thoroughly cooked.
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Sticky rice balls coated in grated coconut, a simple side dish. Makes 12 balls, about 3 per person when served as a side for 4.
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Dried pigeon peas cooked with rice, thyme and lime. Makes approximately four servings as a side; servings and times are estimates.
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A Ugandan stew of matoke—green cooking bananas—with black beans, tomato, and mild spices. Makes 4 servings.
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Casing-free Romanian sausages made with pork, beef and lamb, seasoned with thyme, garlic, pepper and baking soda. Makes about 4 servings; hands-on preparation time and servings are estimates. Allow about 10 minutes to prepare, 15 minutes to rest and about 6 minutes to grill.
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A Chamorro kelaguen of blanched shrimp marinated with lemon and mixed with fresh coconut, scallions, and chile. Serves 4; times are estimates.
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A Creole chicken stew with Colombo spices, vegetables, and coconut milk. Makes about 4 servings; times are estimates.
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Dried, cracked maize is slowly cooked with water and salt until tender. Serve it hot as a side dish or main meal.
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Browned bratwurst sausages, sliced and covered with a curry-spiced tomato sauce.
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Taro-leaf parcels filled with corned beef and onion, slowly cooked with coconut milk. Makes approximately 4 servings.
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Venezuelan sweet-corn pancakes made with milk, egg, precooked corn flour, and butter. Makes 4 servings.
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Chicken stew with a creamy peanut and palm-oil sauce, tomatoes, spices, and okra. Serves 4; preparation times are estimates.
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A cold Bulgarian soup of yogurt, cucumber, garlic, dill and walnuts, thinned with water and olive oil.
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Belizean rolls made with flour and coconut milk, baked until golden. Makes about 20.
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