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Teri Davis Newman

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Spanish/Cuban cooking. I am a former restaurant owner and I studied 2 years at Le Cordon Bleu in Tokyo. I started cooking for my family at age 10, so I have 30 years of experience in the kitchen.

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2009-05-12 Tortillas:

Masa is corn flour sold under the name Masa Harina and you can find it in any Spainish grocery. Shortening is solid vegetable oil but you can use lard for a better tortilla. American recipes like to

2009-04-22 Churros:

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2009-03-27 Chilean recipe - Pastel de Choclo:

I'm astonished that you don't know the Spanish words for common spices when you are allegedly teaching the language. This leads me to believe that either this is a homework question or you are the most

2008-05-05 Panamanian Rice:

Here's a similar recipe: 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice 1 teaspoon garlic salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup tomato sauce 2 cups strong

2001-06-08 ethnic nuances of food name:

To me, the word bistec means beefsteak which can be prepared any number of ways. I would be delighted to try your recipe if you were good enough to share it, and I would share my input for a name. Are

 

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