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Take the guesswork out of preparing plantains by following these four easy recipes.

Popular in Latin American, Caribbean and Asian cultures, plantains are becoming more popular around the world.

Two simple recipes for fried green plantains that are great as a snack, appetizer, or side to any Latin American and Caribbean dish.

Here are two simple and tasty recipes to fry or boil plantains, a staple food of the Caribbean. They can be served as a side dish or as a snack by themselves.

This traditional West African stew from Ghana uses red palm oil to give it its namesake color. Served with fried plantains or dodo, it makes a delicious and hearty dinner

Looking for a great recipe for those strange looking bananas in your local grocery store? Check out this fabulous, exotic recipe from Venezuela that's quick & easy!

Mofongo is a Puerto Rican dish made from fried plantains or fried yuca, and garlic. It can be served as a side or as the main dish with roasted vegetables.

Soup is a necessary part of almost every Ecuadorian meal. The following recipes are quick to make and use staples of a typical Ecuadorian diet.

A few tips and tricks on ensuring the best fruity bang for your buck along with some inspired ways to prepare your fruit (other than just for dessert).

Bring the tastes of the Caribbean into your kitchen. Sample a few Jamaican specialities served to guests at the Jamaican Inn in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Homemade drawing salve has been used for centuries to remove splinters, and to heal insect stings and boils.

This layered seafood dish, featuring a crunchy and hearty plantain base filled with fish or shrimp, is a healthy alternative to traditional meat and potato casseroles.

For a regular supper or large party, Griot is a must have. One would serve it with Fried Plaintains and a hot and spicy picklis on the side.

Over 95% of Canadian banana imports come from low-cost suppliers including Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.

Foraging, harvesting and using wild plants, or weeds, is the ultimate survival skill.

Plantain and comfrey mix with beeswax and lanolin to form a healing, creamy ointment that soothes irritated skin. Both of these plants came across the oceans to get here.

Hostas add leaf structure, bloom fragrance and plant contrast to flower gardens. A guide to planting and caring for plantain lilies will ensure successful hosta gardens.

Various ways to cook and enjoy Black-Eyed beans using traditional west-African methods and ingredients

A short look at some alternatives to traditional methods of smoking cessation from the view point of western herbalism.

Although painful to the touch, stinging nettle is a nourishing edible plant and an important component of the herbal medicine chest.

Plantain is a bronchitis herbal remedy that can relieve congestion.

In 1493, Christopher Columbus first encountered pineapples on the volcanic island of Guadaloupe.

The geographical regions of Ecuador are as distinct as can be, and each boasts its own local delicacies. Here is a guide to some of the most typical.

Eating in Colombia runs the gamut from cafeteria (café-style restaurants) to fine dining, to street vending, providing a wide range of delights to please most palates.

Stinging nettle, dandelion, ground-elder, fireweed, alchemilla and plantain - weeds? They are also nutritious wild greens that can be used in cooking similar to spinach.

Cuban cuisine is catching on all over the world! Here are some traditional favorites.

Hearty dish of minced or grilled steak, chorizo, fried pork belly (chicharron), red beans, rice, arepa, fried plantain, blood sausage, a small salad, and a fried egg.

Among all plantain lilies, there are blue leaved hostas for shade gardens, sun tolerant hostas, hostas for small space gardens and those with fragrant flowers.

Weeds are not the enemy. Rather, they provide solutions to global hunger, rising food costs, escalating malnutrition and other maladies of modern living.

Hostas are popular shade perennials because of their lovely form, foliage and colors. See how to care for hostas, use them in the garden and select popular choices.

Mouse-ear plant cultivars of miniature hosta varieties are popular in small space design gardening. Diminutive plantain lilies are easy to grow in themed landscapes.

Here are the secrets for organic control of common lawn weed plants such as Hawkweed, plantain, wood sorrel and the dreaded dandelion. No pesticides required.

Hostas or the Plantain Lily are shade loving plants with stunning multicolored foliage. Hostas are easy to grow and produce delicate lily-like flowers.

Hawkweed, plantain,and the dreaded dandelion: nuisance plants that people trying to cultivate a flawless lawn are constantly battling. Why are weeds so difficult to beat?

Swollen, itchy bug bites can be treated naturally and inexpensively using homeopathic remedies.

Sancocho is a Colombian soup that is not only great for quelling an appetite, but also for nurishing the soul.

Most people enjoy discovering natural remedies that can help common ailments - natural solutions for relief of cold symptoms, sore throat, and indigestion, for example.

Planning an adventurous dinner with wild greens is easy. With a little initiative, luck and a good field guide you can save money and eat healthy for less.

This incredibly simple dish is a fantastic way to feed a crowd, or to prepare in advance and have on hand for many other Latin dishes.

Like many South Americans, Colombians love their soup. Here are a few to try the next time you're there for a visit!

Years after a chance meeting with the owners of one of Little Havana's most beloved Cuban restaurants, I finally sit down to a lunch fit for a royal court.

Saltfish and Johnny Cake are two of the most popular dishes in the Caribbean. They are a favorite among nearly all West Indian islands.

Handling weeds in the vegetable garden can be a real challenge, but with the right knowledge and the willingness to deal with them, weeds can be overcome!

Fanesca, a pumpkin and fish based soup eaten during Lent in the South American country of Ecuador, combines assorted legumes and pumpkin for a satisfying meatless dinner.

The pigments contained in produce, the component that gives each item its color, actually helps the body in its own unique way.

Over the centuries, the Yanomamo and Cashinahua people who live deep in the Amazon Rain Forest have evolved their mourning practices in rare and emotional ways.

In St. Martin, one of the best meals is waiting for you in the form of the equivalent of roadside barbeque - celebrate St. Martin lolos.

Peas and rice is a delicacy in the Bahamas, eaten throughout the week with a variety of dishes.

Callaloo is a West Indian dish that needs very little attention while cooking. It is versatile and can be served alone as a tasty soup or with side dishes such as rice.

Cambodia is surrounded by Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, its cuisine taking snatches from its neighbours but remaining unique.