Savory yet sweet rice, with lots of toasted coconut flavor.

Bolivian salteña – a special kind of empanada.

Roasted butternut squash soup – simple and delicious.

Corn salad with lime, queso fresco, and cilantro.

Cheese Tamale – a great portable food that’s fun to make.

Holiday Alfajor Cookies

Quinoa Oatmeal Granola Bars

Dulce de leche whoopie pies. Whoopie!!

Delicious keitt mangoes from California are in season now.

Nature’s bounty from the South American rainforest…threatened?

Chocolate alfajor cookies filled with dulce de leche ice cream and fudge sauce.

Passionfruit cheesecake topped with dark chocolate ganache.

Rich chocolate brownies with dulce de leche and pecan topping.

Brazilian chocolate fudge truffles – kids love these and love to help make them.

Rich chocolate ice cream, sweetened with creamy caramel dulce de leche.

Roasted pecans make a salty contrast to sweet caramel dulce de leche in this easy (no ice cream maker needed) ice cream.

Luscious lime and passionfruit filling on a graham cracker cookie crust.

Peruvian-style potatoes (seasoned with lime and aji chile peppers) surround hidden center of chicken salad.

Seasoned chicken, goat cheese, and caramelized onions fill these little empanadas.

All the wonderful flavors of ceviche, with mozzarella cheese replacing the seafood.

Shrimp, sweet onions, nutty andean corn, and cilantro tossed with a refreshing tomato-lime dressing.

Egg-shaped dulce de leche alfajor cookies.