Vegetables, Beans & Grains

As kids, we loved the cranberry sauce from a can, sliced into rings. It took a few years to convince

Yuca with Mojo de Ajo

Abuela insisted on making boiled yuca for the Christmas table. It just tasted like stringy potatoes to us kids, because

You don’t really need a recipe to make plátanos maduros, but there are definitely some things to know to get

Once upon a time, this was my go-to restaurant quality dish for the vegetarian set. I often substituted fresh diced

I owe my Abuela an apology. Every year, she made Congri for Thanksgiving, and I never even tasted it. There

This is a basic sauce that can be adjusted based on what kind of fresh mushrooms you have and what

Abuela would make ‘frituritas’ of just about anything. A quick batter could coat anything from plain vegetables to leftover bacalao

My friend Kelly Louis made this dip every Thanksgiving in for about 20 years. It is decadent and dangerous, and

Beans are a great alternative starch to serve with the protein of your choice instead of rice, pasta or potatoes.

The first tapas bar Susan and Jason went to in Sevilla went above and beyond the complimentary tapas in Madrid,

In 1998, Susan and Jason trekked the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, a 100-mile, two-week village-to-village hike through the Himalayas to