Good Salsa Recipes

(Family Features) - As temperatures drop and the days become shorter, families begin to crave hearty, flavorful autumn meals. Many fruits and vegetables, including apples, cranberries and squashes, are harvested in the fall, making it a great time to showcase the season's freshest tastes.This fall, put a twist on traditions by infusing Latin spice into a favorite seasonal dish. The Hispanic population is now over 40 million and it is increasing rapidly. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the percentage of Hispanic Americans will double by the year 2050. This population surge has resulted in a rise in the popularity of Latin cuisine, an increase in Mexican, Cuban and Latin restaurants and new, spicier ingredients."Authentic Latin flavors are enjoyed by all ethnicities," said Dan Hernandez, "Flavor Czar," Hormel Foods, who notes that the rise of Hispanic flavors has been sudden and sharp.

It's Saturday morning at Edwardsville's Land of Goshen Community Market. The 8 o'clock bell signaled its opening.

Pamela's booth sits on a striped crosswalk, next to Jill the jewelry maker, and across from the Mills Apple Farm stand with its sweet corn, homemade pies, cookies and lemonade.

Wearing a bright blue tie-dyed top, Pamela, 43, is framed by bundled and basketed parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, along with hearty sweet basil, mint and marjoram. Recipes, tied to the stand's latticework, are free for the asking.