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The variety of dosa, hailing from Southern India, is a good case to point the diversity in Indian cuisine. Dosa is a pancake-like food prepared from a batter made with rice and lentils. All varieties of dosa begin like that, but each adds a distinctive twist to this delightful dish.

Here is the recipe for plain dosa, the most simple, and a few examples of dosa variations...

Oatmeal is a great thickener, preferred over flour or pureed veggies. This leek and oatmeal soup is an Irish classic.

Serve cheese puffs warm, with butter.

Corn meal mush is something South Dakota settlers ate frequently.They added molasses and cream when available.

For a traditional American treat, bake some gingerbread.

This basic cake is a breeze to prepare with a food processor. If baked in a tin, the result is a cake that can be decorated any way you wish. If baked in a muffin pan or in individual cake paper cups, the outcome is a batch of cupcakes to decorate to suit any theme.

Warm weather does not mean we say good bye to healthy beans and pulses. Cooked beans make excellent salads.

Boiled potatoes Canary Islands style. Serve with mojo colorado, mojo verde, mojo picón, or a dip of your choice.

A red, thick, and flavorful sauce from the Canary Islands usually served with boiled potatoes or meats.