Antonio Villagomez is head chef and owner of Cilantro's restaurant in Yuba City. He shares a new recipe each Wedneday.
Antonio Villagomez is head chef and owner of Cilantro's restaurant in Yuba City. He shares a new recipe each Wedneday.
This week we are visiting Somalia and cooking Skudahkharis, or Lamb and Rice....
This week we are visiting the beautiful country of Kenya. Kenya is a nation with several different culinary influences, including Indian, English and Portuguese. With a rich culture of its own, Kenya's cuisine has become one of the most complex in Africa....
This week we are visiting Mozambique, a country that for many years was under the influence of Portugal. The Portuguese influence is much in evidence in Mozambican cuisine, particularly in the use of wine....
This week we are visiting South Africa and cooking potjiekos. Potjiekos is basically a stew in which the meat and seasonings are cooked with very little liquid, with vegetables added in layers on top of the meat. It has been cooked in South Africa since...
This week, we are visiting Angola and cooking one of the country's most traditional dishes: Fish Calulu served with Corn and Rice Bread....
This week we are visiting the coastal African country of Nigeria. It is generally the women in Nigeria who do most of the work related to food. Typically, Nigerian women do the planting, weeding and harvesting work on the plantations, or "shambas." Women...
This week, we are visiting Ghana and preparing Groundnut Soup. This is one of Ghana's most traditional dishes, which is why I selected it to share with you....
This week we are visiting Morocco. I selected a very simple yet very delicious lamb dish, Mechoui, which I like to eat with couscous. Mechoui is cooked outdoors on a barbecue grill....
This week, we are visiting Portugal and cooking a delicious Portuguese Pork Roast....
Paella is quite possibly one of the most traditional dishes of Spain — especially in the country's Cataluña region on the northeastern coast....
This week, we are visiting Italy — once again another beautiful country with world-famous cuisine....
This week, we are visiting France — a country that, to me, has one of the most complicated yet rewarding cuisines in the world....
Food — like love — is a many-splendored thing. It can define a culture almost as much as language....