1. In a small saucepan, heat olive oil. 2. Add achiote seeds and heat until seeds have sizzled for about a minute and oil turns orange. Careful not to burn. • In a large deep skillet, heat achiote oil ...

If you grew up in the south, then you know that these little snacks were a must-have for any bridal or baby shower. In this video, Ivy shows you how to easily make iconic homemade pastel butter mints.

This South American specialty is easy and sure to please a crowd without the hassle of preparing individual tamales. Try it this Three Kings Day. Serves 6-8. 1. In a large pot, bring pork, water, ...

Pasteles are wrapped green banana stuffed meat pastries, traditionally served during the Christmas season in Puerto Rico. Keep the banana and yautîa chunks in a large pot of cold water mixed with the ...

Note: No-cook cream cheese mints are one of the easiest candies to make at home. Roll these into thin straws or press into round mints. Twist or marble the colors for even more variation, if you like.

As with many recipes handed down through the generations, measurements are almost non-existent, and amounts of ingredients are discerned by the cook by an internal scale. Furthermore, when it is made ...

In one way of looking at it, a cuisine’s simplest dish sometimes is its most difficult to cook. When I was a restaurant critic, for example, and if the place that I was reviewing prepared it, I always ...

Note: Use the smaller amount of flour for drop cookies, the larger amount for pressed cookies. 3 1/2 to 4 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened 1 cup sugar 2 ...