Get the latest Hispanic recipes from Group Recipes. http://www.grouprecipes.com/tag/hispanic Sometimes, one csan cover dry beans with boiling water and let stand a few hours instead of overnight soaking. No matter this is a very easy and tasty recipe and goes well over white or brown rice http://www.grouprecipes.com/95182/easy-cuban-black-beans-and-rice.html This is my original recipe for a differently delicous cornbread, moist and cake type cornbread Hope you like it! It uses lime treated flour for such recipes as tortillas, tamales, arepas etc.. http://www.grouprecipes.com/87469/hispanic-corn-bread.html Simple authentic arepas don't have eggs, baking powder or garlic in them. But after tasting them at a street fair, I came up with this recipe for a spongier texture and our family loves them made this way. I also posted a recent plain "venuzuelan cheese arepa " recipe, also great and authentic- plus photo too You will have to try both ways to see which you like the best.!!! http://www.grouprecipes.com/49517/modern-arepas.html