Green bean casserole/11 recipes

Everyone loves this dish, even those who don't particularly like egg plant. The flavor virtually explodes with a lively combination of sweet, spicy, tart and savory followed by the refreshing crunch of fresh water chestnuts. Serve as a side dish or first course for Western menus.

Cuban Black Bean Ham Soup recipe

Ham and Bean Soup recipe

A succulent and scrumptious dish made with juicy tomatoes, zucchini and chickpeas.

Steak with Green Peppers and Water Chestnuts recipe

*When you buy carambola, also called star fruit, look for ones that are uniformly yellow to orange and have a subtle perfume. If they are green, they aren't ripe and won't yield a great deal of flavor. At their ripest, their flavor is an unmistakably tropical combination of apple, banana and lychee.