Antonio Villagomez is head chef and owner of Cilantro's restaurant in Yuba City. He shares a new recipe each Wedneday.
Eat Around the World
Lamb and rice dish highlights Somalia
Comments | RecommendThis week we are visiting Somalia and cooking Skudahkharis, or Lamb and Rice....
Kenya's flavor shines in curry
Comments | RecommendThis 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....
African nation has flavor of Portugal
Comments | RecommendThis 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....
Try this South African stew
Comments | RecommendThis 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...
Taste an Angolan tradition
Comments | RecommendThis week, we are visiting Angola and cooking one of the country's most traditional dishes: Fish Calulu served with Corn and Rice Bread....
Yam stew is traditional dish in Nigeria
Comments | RecommendThis 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...
Soup has exotic flavor of West Africa
Comments | RecommendThis 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....
Lamb dish offers a fragrant taste of Morocco
Comments | RecommendThis 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....
Marinade is key to this roast recipe
Comments | RecommendThis week, we are visiting Portugal and cooking a delicious Portuguese Pork Roast....
Sample one of Spain's traditional dishes
Comments | RecommendPaella is quite possibly one of the most traditional dishes of Spain — especially in the country's Cataluña region on the northeastern coast....
Savor the bounty of the sea
Comments | RecommendThis week, we are visiting Italy — once again another beautiful country with world-famous cuisine....
Sample classic French cuisine
Comments | RecommendThis week, we are visiting France — a country that, to me, has one of the most complicated yet rewarding cuisines in the world....
Chef leads us on globetrotting journey in new weekly colum
Comments | RecommendFood — like love — is a many-splendored thing. It can define a culture almost as much as language....
