seared tofu with yuca cake & strawberry

Seared marinated tofu with braised kale, sauteed fresh strawberries, crimini mushrooms and a crispy yucca cake in a strawberry vinaigrette, from A Bistro in Brooklyn.

mushroom ceviche, potatoes & guacamole, yuca fries

Mushroom ceviche and mashed potatoes with mustard seeds, topped with guacamole, with yuca fries and roasted red peppers on the side. From Entre Indyas in Salta, Argentina.

yuca con mojo

Yuca with garlic and onion sauce, from Julie's Cuban restaurant, in Toronto.

coconut sweets

Colombian coconut treats, from Cartagena's Portal de los Dulces (Hallway of Sweets). On the left is a cassava/yuca patty stuffed with candied shredded coconut. On the middle is a pineapple and coconut ball, and on the right is a fig, sesame, and coconut ball.

yuca & garlic, rice & peas

yuca in garlic sauce (garlic, oil, onion, bay leaves, whole black pepper, vinegar) with caribbean rice and peas (adapted from Moosewood Cooks at Home cookbook, with black-eyed peas, corn, cabbage, tumeric, garlic, onion)