A let’s-get-a-few-friends-together soiree begs for party snacks with a few surprise ingredients -- bite-size turnovers that have personality and that go down perfectly with either a glass of crisp, ...

Note: Adapted from a Border Grill recipe. The plantains should be mostly brown with only a little yellow; plantains with any green on them will not be sweet. 1 cup crema, crème fraîche or sour cream 1 ...

Place plantains in boiling water to cover 20 minutes or until very tender. Remove from water; refrigerate until cool, then peel. Use fingers to remove seeds from center. Combine in food processor ...

I was not sure what to expect as we pulled into the parking lot of Super Perros, at 2010 W. Tennessee St. The outside of the weather-beaten building is, to put it lightly, not the most inviting. Open ...

First things first: Decide if you need unripe or ripe plantains. If you want them to be sticky and caramelized when cooked—like maduros, which are sweet, ripe plantains fried in oil—you’ll need to buy ...

Argentines, Cubans, and Colombians, please accept my apologies. Your empanadas pale in comparison to Venezuela’s beef-, bean-, and sweet-plantain-filled empanadas de pabellón. Yes, your empanadas are ...

Plantain Empanadas Empanadas are corn masa turnovers, which can be filled with many different fillings. Empanada Dough Ingredients: 2 cups Maseca for tortillas (Maseca is a common brand name for ...

Laura Avery follows the scent of tuberose to the market stall of Linda Gallardo of Skyline Ranch, one of the biggest and most established flower growers in the market. For 25 years Skyline has been ...

This story was originally published in 2019 and has been updated. The empanada is the economical compact car of the fast-food universe — cheap, maneuverable, dependable, long-lasting. The baked or ...

Popular in areas including Latin America, Southern Europe and parts of Southeast Asia, empanadas are pockets of dough that are stuffed with various fillings and then baked or fried. The result is a ...

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut a lengthwise slit into each plantain and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until the flesh is thoroughly soft and oozing through the slit, 40 to 50 ...