Spinach artichoke dip. Three soups. Tamales.

Recipe: Off-the-hook spinach artichoke dip.

The recipe comes from a Florida restaurant called Off The Hook Grill.

Article/Recipe: Pots of Gold.

Three different soups: lamb, barley and winter vegetable; white bean and garlic with grilled ciabatta; and New England clam chowder.

Blog Post/Recipe: Vegetarian banana leaf tamales.

Most tamales that we have the occasion to eat here in the US are wrapped in corn husks, the method typical of central and Northern Mexico. In the more tropical areas of Mexico and Central America, you'll commonly find tamales wrapped in banana leaves or plantain leaves, which have their own unique and subtle flavor.