A bubbling pot of chicken stew with potatoes is a hearty, comforting thing. But substitute sweet plantains for the tubers, and suddenly dinner leaps from familiar and predictable to unexpected and a ...

Chef Jos Gonzlez of Restaurante Al Mercat is whipping up a Costa Rican dessert staple: platanitos con natilla, or sweet ...

In this episode of In the Kitchen with Matt, I will show you how to eat plantains. This easy baked plantain recipe is one way ...

Ever had sweet plantains, platanos, banana peze, or plantain chips? This sometimes sweet, yet often savory food can be found in a variety of common dishes or as a snack. But many are unfamiliar with ...

First things first: Decide if you need unripe or ripe plantains. If you want them to be sticky and caramelized when cooked—like maduros, which are sweet, ripe plantains fried in oil—you’ll need to buy ...

Google is not your friend when searching for "authentic" plantain recipes and reliable information. But your retired Spanish-teacher mom and Colombian exchange sister definitely rank at the top of the ...

In her guest recipe, TGIFood’s American intern Naomi Campbell shares her family recipe for ackee and saltfish (dried and ...

Recently I rediscovered this one…originally published in Calypso Coolers and "brought it back" for a Caribbean-themed cooking class. I had forgotten how lovely the sweetness of the roasted ripe ...