very easy

This is a great lean marinade for steak and lamb. Choose reasonably lean beef and lamb to keep the spirit.

For extra taste you can marinade the meat beforehand. This simple recipe works great with pork, chicken or turkey.

A high fiber option for a salsa or dip. This recipe yields 8 to 10 servings. A serving is 1/3 cup.

This combination is lovely on its own. It becomes stunning when served with pancakes, crepes, tulipes, or on a cake base.

This is a basic frittata recipe that you can enhance to your taste. The combinations are endless but sometimes just a quick and basic recipe like this one hits the spot.

Brazilian cook bananas in many ways although frying them in vegetable oil or butter is the probably the most popular. The bananas can be served just the way they come out of the pan as a side dish, as you would find in Cuba, or sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar for a sweet dessert.

A French garlic vinaigrette is an ideal dressing for a green leaf salad.

This is a Mexican drink you can prepared at home by mashing watermelon and adding a little water and sugar, if the watermelon was not ripe enough. The mint and sparkling water are a modern twist to a traditional recipe.

This chicken recipe is great to serve as a main dish, with Mexican rice on the side, or incorporated into other recipes like chicken tamales.