Notes about Recipes in this book

• Annatto-infused oil (Aciete de achiote)

  • KateS27 on March 20, 2026

    Super easy and turned out great! Used in her yellow rice recipe!

• Steamed red seitan

  • Pandan on February 17, 2024

    It was too soft for my taste. Would omit the chickpea flour next time and only use gluten flour as I prefer seitan that has a little more bite to it.

• "Any noche" romaine and fruit salad with candied chile peanuts

  • curtisca on January 01, 2022

    This was delicious and definitely feeds a crowd! The peanut topping is very addictive and the salad is like a meal with all the fruit and veggies in it. Took it to a potluck and everyone loved it, it was a perfect, festive winter/holiday salad and a great complement to the chili that it was served with.

• Peruvian red chile-corn salad with limas and cherry tomatoes

  • Ajammies on June 29, 2023

    Variation posted by Author on no meat athlete: 2 cups fresh corn kernels (frozen is okay in a pinch) 1 1/2 cups cooked white lima beans, if using canned drain and rinse well 1/2 lb. red ripe tomatoes (cherry tomatoes look cute here) 1 small red onion, thinly sliced 3 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro 3 tablespoons lime juice 1 1/2 teaspoons chile powder or hot smoked paprika 2 tablespoons good quality olive oil 2 teaspoons agave nectar 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste freshly ground pepper to taste

• Home-style refried beans

  • jenburkholder on April 12, 2021

    These were decent, but didn't really taste like refried beans to me. Too many spices, too busy.

• Venezuelan-style black bean (Caraotas)

  • Alwaysautumn on January 10, 2016

    I love these beans. Complex flavours an a hint of sweetness.

  • Ajammies on November 10, 2023

    I made with Salvadorian red beans (oops thought I had black beans) and so good!

  • Ajammies on November 10, 2023

    Everyone liked - cook like refried beans. Used Salvadorian red beans (Domingo rojo, small red beans). Forgot to add the tomatoes and papelon. Doubled the cumin, added corn and peas at end.

• Yellow rice with garlic

  • KateS27 on March 20, 2026

    Delicious! Made in my pressure cooker and turned out great!

• Latin baked tofu

  • jenburkholder on April 12, 2021

    This smelled absolutely incredible while it was baking. Although it didn't quite live up to that promise, still very good, and will probably make again. I used stock, since I didn't have any wine or beer in the house. Either of those probably would have been an improvement...!

  • deeweis on January 11, 2026

    Since recipe header mentioned it could be used to fill tacos, crumbled tofu and cooked it over the stove top instead of in the oven. Turned out good and crumbles were well-seasoned.

• Swiss chard with raisins and capers

  • jenburkholder on September 06, 2022

    Pleasant, simple side of Swiss chard. Watch the salt - the capers leached more into the olive oil than I was expecting.

• Arroz con seitan

  • Alwaysautumn on January 13, 2016

    Deceptively easy to make and full of flavour. Great for a weeknight meal.

• Cuban black bean soup

  • jenburkholder on February 21, 2022

    Good, nothing earth-shattering, but a perfectly nice black bean soup. Made a very pleasant lunch with some corn tortillas. The smoky base note is very nice.

• Sweet potato-chipotle bisque

  • Carolynhaack on January 05, 2020

    Needs two chipotles to add enough flavor. Used coconut cream as the heavy cream substitute.

• Venezuelan-and Colombian style "tortillas" (Arepas)

  • saveur on February 24, 2013

    Once you locate masarepa, this is a quick dish to throw together. I like the Venezuelan-style since it is thicker but baked (after pan-frying). I usually pair this with a tofu scramble but I think one of her bean dishes could work really well, too.

• Sweet coconut corn pudding (Majarete)

  • Ajammies on November 15, 2020

    Super good. Made with homemade cashew coconut milk (1/4 cashew 3/4 coconut) for all the nondairy milk. Very sweet.

• Vanilla-coconut flan

  • patioweather on April 09, 2018

    My latino omnivore partner approves!