Sure, we could have gone with six, but at what cost? Lose the sour cream, or the zesty salsa, or the melted shredded cheese or....No. Seven layers. Get a little in each bite.
Maybe your choice of latitude isn't as hot and sultry as it could be. Get a taste of the tropics in your cheesecake, with a baked coconut flake crust and zesty lime filling.
While not nearly as sweet as bananas, plantains do have a sweet flavor. In this soup we keep that sweetness at bay by using firm plantains with green skins rather than riper brown-skinned ones--the sugars will have not yet developed, so the fruit will add starchy body to the soup without too much sweetness.
Check out this smart way to enjoy food that could be at home on the range: a big bowl of ham, black-eyed peas and vegetables pulled together with zesty dressing.
