Title: Cherry Flan
Cook Time: 1 hour
Level: Easy
Serving: 6

The following dessert is very colorful, I like to prepare for Christmas.  Cherry bush is a species native to Europe and western Asia, which derive the majority of cherry cultivates. It is a popular fruit in the Mediterranean since ancient times, Greeks and Romans spread widely. Today it is cultivated in most temperate regions of the world.

Ingredients:

• 4 1/2 eggs
• 4 egg yolks
• 225 g sugar blond
• 200 g cherries
• 375 cm3 of milk
• 150 g cream cheese
• lemon zest

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Title: Rice with Mango and Black Beans
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Level: Easy
Serving: 4

The Cuban cuisine is surprising for the variety of dishes, as well seasoned and the amount served. If you’re throwing a Cuban dinner or party, or you’re looking for an easy traditional Cuban appetizer, try the next rice recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup “chorizo”, crumbled
• 1/2 cup red pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (15oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tsp dried oregano, crushed
• salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
• 2 cups cooked white rice
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh mango

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Title: Smoked Salmon Sandwich
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Level: Easy
Serving: 2

The smoked salmon is a byproduct of smoked salmon, which is in the form of large fillets. There  are two types; cold smoked “Slice” and smoking hot, the cold smoked is smoked at low temperatures. Frequent used in the kitchens of northern United States, northern Europe and Canada.

Ingredients:
4 slices of bread mold
2 type Philadelphia cheese spreads
4 fresh lettuce leaves
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Title: Coquito
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Level: Easy
Serving: 1 bottle

If you are the people you like sweet cocktails the following recipe is perfect for you.  “Coquito” is a typical Christmas liquor in Puerto Rico. Its basic ingredients are coconut cream, white rum, evaporated milk, condensed milk, cinnamon and vanilla. Although it is possible to find recipes with other ingredients such as brandy and eggs (with these two ingredients is also known as punch).

Ingredients:

• 1 cup white rum
• 6 egg yolks
• 2 cans evaporated milk
• 1 can condensed milk
• 1 can coconut milk

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Title: Eggs with mushroom sauce
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Level: Easy
Serving: 4

The egg is a food rich in proteins of high biological value. The most commonly used in food is is the egg of the chicken, but today it is marketed in other species like quail and ostrich. It is an excellent food considering the benefits. As a food of high nutritional value, easy to chew and digest, we highly recommend their use especially in childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, lactation and in the elderly.

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms,sliced
• 2 Tbsp flour
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 3 Tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 Tbsp dried parsley
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 Tbsp melted butter
• 3/4 cup Mozarella cheese

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Title: Potato  and yogurt salad
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Level: Easy
Serving: 6

The potato is a tuber of Andean origin. There are many varieties of potatoes in the world, for example, in Peru there are more than three thousand varieties discovered so far, what makes the potato a food very interesting to study. Potatoes are, as we all know, a very rich and perfect food to join thousands of dishes. Even not only as complement, but as the main basis of the richest culinary feast.

Ingredients:

1/2 kg small potatoes
2 cucumbers
2 yogurts
2 onions
1 garlic cloves
Vinegar
Salt and Pepper to taste

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Title: Mojito Cubano
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Level: Easy
Serving: 1

The “Mojito” is a cocktail from Cuba, who in recent years has fashion throughout the world. It was created in “La Bodeguita del Medio“, one of the bars frequented by tourists in the heart of the Colonial Zone, near the Cathedral of Havana. The mojito is also well known for being one of the favorite drinks of Ernest Hemingway. During his long stay in Cuba, provided the writer commented: “My mojito in La Bodeguita and my daiquiri in la Floridita.”

Ingredients:

• 4 or 5 mint leavesJ
• uice of half lemon
• 2 or 3 tablespoons sugar
• Sparkling water or soda
• White rum
• Crushed ice

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Title: Cold tuna cannelloni
Cook Time: 30  minutes
Level: Easy
Serving: 4

The most important book on Italian pasta was written by Gustavo Traglia, entitled “Il Lunario asciutto della pasta”. He Wrote about the cannelloni: “It’s certainly one of the first and oldest known pastas. Could not know who invented the cannelloni; is a mystery as the invention of pasta. But we think that this is an popular idea, product of the genius that has managed simultaneously in Sicily, in Naples, Tuscany and Liguria.  Formerly the pasta is manufactured at home and filling. Today, the paste can be purchased from any retailer and sold it for stuffing fact industrially”.

Ingredients:

• 2 packages of pasta
• 3 cans of tuna
• 1 can of olives stuffed
• 1 can of red peppers
• 3 hard boiled eggs
• 1/2 jar of tomato (fried)
• 1 cup mayonnaise
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Title: Cheese souffle
Cook Time: minutes
Level: Easy
Serving: 2

The following recipe is a basic model for any type of souffle. Cup of cheese could be substituted for some cooked spinach, finely chopped, well drained with a few tablespoons of grated Parmesan and the appropriate condiments. Or a cup of canned tuna or salmon mashed with some onions. Or puree a cup of broccoli or asparagus seasoned to taste. Or a cup of cooked meat and / or mashed potatoes.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 3 Tbs Flour
• 1 cup milk
• 3 eggs, yolks separated clear, plus 1 extra egg white
• 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• 1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce

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