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Colada de avena con naranjilla or Ecuadorian oatmeal drink

31 January 2009

Colada de avena is a typical drink from Ecuador made with oats, naranjilla fruit, panela or brown sugar, water and cinnamon.

Platanos asados con queso or baked ripe plantains with cheese

3 December 2008

Ripe plantains baked and stuffed with cheese.

Arroz con pollo or chicken rice

18 November 2008

Arroz con pollo is a delicious Latin and South American dish of chicken and rice cooked with onions, tomatoes, peppers, celery, garlic, achiote, cumin, cilantro, among other ingredients.

Tomato appetizer platter

29 September 2008

Tomato and cheese platter with fresh basil, oregano and thyme served with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and bread.

Dulce de higos or fig preserves in syrup

23 September 2008

Dulce de higos are fig preserves cooked slowly in a syrup of panela or brown cane sugar and spices.

Humitas or steamed fresh corn cakes

5 September 2008

Humitas are savory cakes made from a mixture of freshly ground corn, onion, garlic, cheese, eggs, and cream, which is placed inside corn husks and steamed.