My Big Fat Cuban Family

My Big Fat Cuban Family

Cuban recipes, family, heritage, and culture.

Archives for November 2009

Operation Christmas Child

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I often refer to my family as being "rich." And I know that I lead a charmed life. In Cuba, before we left, our family was wealthy by any standard. We had a big sprawling house (yes, it could be called a "mansion") in the city of Havana. We kids went to private school (El Instituto Edison). We spent Christmases on our family ...

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The Dam City

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Eric and I were privileged to spend last weekend among friends in Historic Boulder City, Nevada. Boulder City was built to house the workers who built the Hoover Dam, also known as the Boulder Dam. Either way, let's just call it what it is: The Dam City. (This is where the fun begins...)   We loved staying in the Dam Hotel. The Hotel has ...

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Thanksgiving with the Cubans

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My family loves Thanksgiving. (My family loves any excuse to get together, but that's not important right now.) We send out invitations... (Yes, I did those. I know. Creative one. *Takes bow*)   We love setting beautiful tables... (Yes, my centerpieces. Creative One again. *Takes bow again.*)   And making an amazing variety and ...

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Thankful – November 25

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Today I am grateful... to my parents for having made the difficult decision to leave everything and everyone they knew behind in order for their children to have a better life in this incredible country. I'm a proud Cuban American. And trust me...my life is good. ...

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Thankful – November 24

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Today I am thankful for... my kitchen. Okay, so the truth is that I am constantly complaining about how small it is and how I don't have enough counter space and how I wish I had a sub-zero and sharper knives and....insert kitchen-complaint-of-the-day here. But honestly, it is in my impossibly small kitchen that I create meals and experiment ...

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