PHOENIX — When Andrés Cano bakes bread from his home in Laveen, he relives his childhood days helping his mother in the kitchen, preparing Colombian dishes that today inspire his business.

Since he started his bakery, Andres Candough DoughVine Bread , Cano knew he wanted to include flavors that would connect him with the growing Colombian community in the Valley.

“What I can do is take Colombian recipes,” he recalls thinking when his business was only a plan. “Different recipes I grew up with … and make different kinds of bread that reflect my culture and truly incorporate Colombian culture.”

Some dishes he most enjoyed cooking with his mother, originally from Barranquilla, were fried mojarra with coconut rice, avocado salad with lime and stewed beef with beans. Those flavors of h

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