My kitchen is, along with the rest of my house, freakishly small cozy and cottage-like. There's barely enough room for one person to turn around in. Having two people in there trying to get a hot meal on the table necessitates some intricate choreography.
I'm truly not complaining. I am glad it's not very big. If it were, I know the messes I make while cooking would be proportional to the space I have, so I'm grateful I have my little kitchen.
I haven't quite yet mastered the art of 'cleaning up as you go.' I must have skipped that particular life skill class, but that's not important right now.
I (boldly) chose to paint my freakishly small cozy and cottage-like kitchen a Tiffany blue, which has a lovely Caribbean feel to it and my accents are black, red, and white. And I had the cabinet doors removed because being easily distracted I like to see what is where at all times.
Anyway, I wanted to put up my own Comida Cubana Cuban Poster in subway art style in the kitchen, but lack of wall space made it quite impossible. What to do?
I came to the realization, kind of in a slow-motion-hey-wait-a-minute moment, that I could just have the same Cuban poster printed a little smaller. In fact, a 16 x 20 size would be ideal for that one corner. (By the way, mine is not framed, although it is very suitable for framing. It is "plaqued." A process that mounts it flush to a stiff wooden backing and covers it with a UV coating, hence the use of the name "plaque." Ask your local frame shop if they offer this.)
Then I thought that maybe those of you who would want to display this type of Cuban poster in your kitchens may have the same that-20×30-size-is-too-big-for-my-kitchen problem. I apologize that it took me so long to realize this.
As my mom would say, "Las cosas del palacio van despacio." (Loosely translated, "you sure took a long time to figure this out for yourself.")
Feeling contrite and generous all at once, I've decided to host my own giveaway today.
If you've been putting off buying this Cuban poster because the 20 x 30 size is a little too big for your kitchen, today's your lucky day. (Well, it's someone's lucky day…)
I'll be giving away three of these 16 x 20 Comida Cubana Subway Art Cuban posters this weekend.
To enter this giveaway, please leave a comment on this post and answer this question:
- What's your favorite Cuban food?
How easy is that? I'll pick all 3 winners on Monday, July 21st, 2014 at 8pm PST.
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However, if you're impatient (like me) and just want to order your own or send some out as gifts, here's a link for you to do just that. Gracias!
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I love it–hope I win :)I love it all so its hard to pick….I would have to say Ropa Vieja…I love when my mom starts by making a huge pot of garbanzos. From there she gets the meat for the ropa vieja & the best stock to make a delicious soup with “fideos”….I don’t even know the name of it but it is delicious ! 🙂
My favorite cuban food is Picadillo a Caballo, nothing like a huevo frito on top of picadillo, white rice and tostones….yummmmm, una ensalada de aguacate on the side would seal the deal….love and blessings Marta,Lusa and the rest of the family from Davie Fl…Mi casa es su casa también…
Hi Marta!! I love this poster and it would look so wonderful in my (lack of wall space) kitchen! My favorite cuban dish growing up and as an adult is Tasajo with boniato, y arroz blanco. And I love me some tostones. So delicious!!!!!!!!!
Hi Marta! You always bring a smile to my day! I have to say my favorite Cuban food is Ropa Vieja con Arroz Blanco y Maduros- yummy! I always loved that dish since my Grandmother used to make it for me and I learned what the translation to English meant- it fascinated me as a kid LOL. Now I’m happy to say that I make it for my own family (after making a yummy sopita of course) and they love it as well 🙂 thanks again for your blog and website!!:)
Hola Marta!My favorite Cuban food has to be Ropa Vieja, not any old ropa vieja either (see what I did there lol) but my mom’s. She makes the most amazing ropa vieja, a little sweet and with lots of sauce, con arrocito blanco y platanitos! Yum!
So hard to pick just one. Bistek empanizado! No wait,frituras de malanga! Mariquitas, yuca frita, lechon, frjoles
colorados o negros, fricase de pollo, Marta’s pastelitos,
Malta con leche condensada! Well, I blew that one favorite
food rule! Hope I win this for my little spot. 🙂
Croquetas! Croquetas y croquetas. De jam on por supuesto
My favorite Cuban dish would be Quimbombo served over white rice. I remember my mother making this for me when I was a little girl and it has always filled me with warmth and comfort.
Too many favorites to list but my go to every time we eat at Cuaban restaurants is Vaca Frita.
My favorite Cuban “comfort food” is ropa vieja and my Cuban Irish daughters crave it too;!
Potaje de garbanzos con un side de ropa viejaPernil y congri con frijoles Colorado.
Cuban Sandwich con batido de mamey
You are my Cuban guru!! Many blessings to you and your family! My favorite cuban food is tamal en cazuela 🙂
My first instinct was Arroz con Huevos Frito, but when I go to Morro castle, my go-to meal is bistec Palomilla with lots of onions, arroz blanco, frijoles negros, y papas fritas. Comfort food.
Marta, my favorite all time favorite Cuban food is…arroz con picadillo y platanitos maduro!I have many many more Cuban favorites and most of them are on that awesome Cuban subway art! What a great idea! I love DIY projects!
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I also take pictures every single day! mostly of my kids 3 & 6 , any yummy food & my diy projects!
I would love a pot full of Ajiaco with pan yummy
Hi Marta! My favorite Cuban food is arroz y picadillo, “coronado”, of course with platanitos maduros y aguacate! Ay, Dios Mio, que hambre! I would be honored to have your poster in my kitchen. Thank you for entering me in the drawing. Keep singing your song….
Hello! My absolute favorite Cuban meal – which I would pick as my last meal is bistec empanizado, black beans and rice, yuca con mojo – extra garlic, and maduros. My late Abuela made the best food. I love and miss you Abuela!
Hi Marta,My favorite Cuban food, hands down has to be bistek empanizado con frjoles negros y arroz blanco. Can’t forget pastelitos de guayaba y queso.. How I miss my Cuban food…. Sigh….Keeping my fingers crossed (and toes lol)
Love arroz con pollo; make it for my German husband and he loves it. With maduros of course. Congri another favorite but can only get when in Miami. The taste is just not the same when I make it.Tostones, Yes!!!
Con el hambre que tengo you want me to pick one thing? Si tengo que escojer un plato solamente seria vaca frita con arroz blanco y frijoles negros con maduros on the side. I could kill for that right now. Unnnnf!
Hi Marta! My favorite cuban food has to be Vaca Frita with Moros y maduros. I use your crockpot recipe at least once a month! Love the subway art too!
Cuban food is just too good to be eaten one single dish at a time. My favorite Cuban MEAL must start off with some Cuban pastries, specifically croquetas and pastelitos de carne, and then the main course must consist of: bistec empanizado (my mouth started watering as I typed that out), white rice with a side of frijoles negros, yuca frita, tostones, and, my all-time personal favorite, platanitos! Throwing in some slices of Cuban bread wouldn’t hurt either!You just had to ask this particular question, didn’t you? Now, I’m craving all of the delicious food I listed! Thanks a lot, Marta 😉 By the way, that’s an awesome poster!
Picadillo is comfort food for me. Served with black beans and yellow rice, with a side of plantains.
My favorite is Boleche with Morro and yucca. But honestly I love it all. I would love to win. It would look amazing in my newly painted kitchen!
Arroz con pollo 🙂
Hands down, no doubt about it, my mom’s very own Cuban tamales. The rest pale in comparison. 🙂
Hola! It’s difficult to choose one favorite since I have four (Carne con papas, filletillo salteado, arroz imperial y vaca frita) but for the sake of this response, I’ll say My favorite Cuban dish is Carne con Papa con arroz, maduros y ensalada de aguacate, y arroz con leche for dessert. Woah! I just gained like 5lbs writing this! But it was all with it! Lo que no mata engorda. This would look awesome next to my cafetera cuadrito 🙂 .. Jackie from Miami
Rabo Ensendido, arroz blanco, tachinos!!! Eso es comida mi gente!
OMG, I have to pick one favorite? How about if I break it down by meal?Breakfast – Pastelitos de guayaba y queso
Lunch – Cuban Sandwich
Dinner – Vaca Frita with moros y maduros
Dessert – Pastelitos de queso
My favorite Cuban food is Ropa Vieja con arroz blanco y platanitos maduros…also my other all time favorite is tasajo, arroz, boniato y frijoles negros and to top it off with Pudin de Pan, so yummy!
Love, love, love the frijoles negros con arroz blanco…so delicious. My first Sanish teacher was from Cuba and she was a brilliant college instructor. She made the classes such fun. Her attitude was always joyful and upbeat. Her love of cooking and teaching was a lesson in itself. You, too, have that same precious spirit. Enjoying your site and family! Blessings…
My favorite Cuban food is my mother’s black beans. I still have the last batch of black beans she made before passing away in 2009 in my freezer. When Hurricane Sandy came and we lost power I was sure to transfer those beans to my aunt’s freezer in the interim. It is a nosralgic memory of mamá and although I will never eat those smooth and tasty beans, it’s just comforting to know that her spirit lives on in the kitchen with me. Alexandra, N.J.
My favorite cuban food is picadillo, rice, black beans and maduros!!!
Hi Marta! Love the poster :)My favorite Cuban food is my mom’s bistec frito(pan fried steak) with onions, arroz blanco, frijoles negros (white rice & black beans) & her tostones(double fried green plantains) that are perfect – always!
Comfort/energy food, all rolled into one! I eat that & I can conquer anything!
Oh, and a little bite of Conchita brand guayaba(guava) & queso crema (cream cheese) for dessert….with a piping hot cortadito (macchiato). Boom!
All Cuban food is my favorite! Dale!!
Rabo encendido arroz blanco y platanitos maduros
I’m getting hungry now!
Hola Marta,Me encanta el picadillo un poquito mojadito con arroz blanco, maduros y ensalada con limón y aceite español. Que rico! Me hace pensar en mami. 🙂
My favorite is arroz con pollo y platanos maduros! Heck, I love all Cuban!! I love your subway poster. I’ve loved it from the 1st time I saw it.
I love it! Lo quiero en mi cosina!
Oh my gosh, Marta! I love all kinds of Cuban dishes and antojitos Cubanos. I have to say Carne con papas y sanaoria and boliche stuffed with Spanish chorizo and potatoes along with white rice and blackbeans..I especially love my mother’s congri and spreading some of the boliche’s sauce over it accompanied by some maduros and a side salad of greens, tomatoes, cucumbers and avocados. ….Hay que ricoooo! So I hope I will win to show-off my Cuban heritage cuisine!! Have a great day Marta!!
My favorite Cuban food is Ropa Vieja. Add a mojito and I’m happy!
Ayyy mmartica.its so difficult to pick ONE dish since I love mi comidita casera! I would have to say that my fav dish is un congri con masitas de puerco frita y con platano maduro frito (my mouth is watering!) And we cant leave out the aguacate. Yummyyy. Y para terminar la comidita sone casquitos d guayaba con queso crema! Ayy mama que rico!!
Ropa Vieja, Natilla, Pan Cubano…
ROPA VIEJA AND PAN CUBANO! Oh i would love this for my tiny kitchen too 🙂 luly-miami
It is so hard to pick but my favorite comfort Cuban dish is arroz con pollo but it sometimes flips spots with bistec de palomilla con arroz blanco y frijoles negros. My abuela made it the best! Yum, yum, yum!
Easy…My mothers pernil, yucca, black beans and rice and maduros. Finish it with cafe Cubano and flan.
Masitas de puerco. No one makes them like my dad!
FLAN. That’s the best Cuban food hands down.
You are SO talented. And charmed:) My favorite Cuban food is Picadillo over rice with a big old fried egg (or two) laying right on top. Add a sweet banana or maduro on the side and I am in Cuban Foodie heaven!!
Arroz con pollo a la chorrera is my favorite Cuban dish. I don’t make it very often because my husband is not crazy about chicken, but when I do have it I am ecstatic. LOL… Arroz con pollo, THE BEST CUBAN DISH
I love all the contest that you do! Thanks for sharing our wonderful heritage with the rest of the world!!My fav Cuban food is, masitas fritas de puerco , arroz blanco, frijoles negros, y platanos fritos!! YUMMM!! Y el batido de mamey!! Que rico!! Ana 🙂
Hi Marta. My fave is bistec empanizado con maduros! Yum!
Tamales con macitas de puerco. I love how much fun you have doing the giveaways.Generosa tu!
Oy! I have got to say, hands down my moms arroz con pollo! I sure miss it :/
So hard to pick just one but because of the memories of making them with my mom, I’ll pick tamales :)Thank you!
Maria
Love your blog ! It’s one of the best …I love picadillo con arroz !
Piccadilly and tostones!
Good ol’ bistek de palomilla with onions and rice/frijoles colorados y tostones AND maduros. Y pan con mantequilla. And then some homemade arroz con leche. YUM!
yum!!
Love Picadillo, Ropa Vieja, empanadas, platanos, etc. It is very hard to pick just one.
I absolutely love my Mami and Abuela’s arroz con pollo and yuca fritas! A few years ago, I got married and moved to Washington, D.C. Sadly, I find myself far away from Miami – home – and easy access to Mami and her delicious Cuban cooking. I Skype with my mom to help walk me through Cuban recipes for so many of those delicious foods on the poster! Working hard to maintain a great Cuban kitchen with delicious Cuban food up here in Washington, D.C. Thanks for having a great blog and the opportunity to win such a unique prize!
Ropa vieja- my husband’s family is cuban. I had my mother inlaw over for dinner. I made ropa vieja, arroz and platanos maduros. She was eating and told me my food was delicious ad that it reminded her of ropa vieja! I laughed so hard!
Hmm Definitely bistec empanizado arroz, frijoles negros, yuca and tostones!!
My favorite Cuban is yuca con mojo de ajo the way my papi makes it. Se me sale la babita al escribirlo!
My favorite Cuban food is picadillo made with raisins and olives with white rice and maduros. Reminds me of my childhood.
Oh my God, my favorite Cuban food is of course Steak , white rice , black beans and platanitos!!!! My mouth waters thinking about it.
Mi comida favorita es: Arroz con frijoles negros y platanos maduros!!! Y no me puedo olvidar de el lechon… Ahora vivo en Louisville , KY y es poco dificil encontrar lugares para comprarNuestra comida!!!! Me encataria si se puede ganar esto… Siempre me recordara mi patria !!!
Hi ! My favorite, homemade from scratch, black beans !!!! I love ropa vieja y frituras de maiz. My addiction……. Cafe cubano con pan cubano ! Lol, I love all Cuban food.
It’s so hard to pick just one item as my favorite Cuban food. However my absolute favorite is my mother’s Carne con papa and her bistec empanizado con frijoles negro y aroz blanco. There is absolutely nobody else that can make it like her. My mouth waters just thinking about it…♡♡♡♡
I would take one of each from the poster but my favorite of all time is arroz con huevos y maduros.I’ll be turning 50 next month and it will always be my favorite Cuban comfort food. Since childhood! Yes, I’m a cheap date!
Hi Marta! My favorite cuban food is bistec empanizado con srroz y frijoles negros y maduros con ensalada de aguacate y pan cubano! Ah y cebollita picada en el bistec. Que delicia de plato! Hasta me la estoy saborreando imaginandome el plato!
Wow, since I have not lived in Miami since 1989.I love and miss my (our) Cuban food all the time. Right at this moment as I am writing this my favorite is Tamal en cazuela, platanos maduros, y pan. That is now, ask me in a little bit and I am sure it will be different. JAJA. I first time I saw your subway tile I fell in love with it.
Oooh I want one of those!! If I don’t win, I am coming back here for Christmas shopping. My favorite food? It’s impossible to have ONE favorite Cuban dish and it all goes together so well! Boliche, ropa vieja, fricasé de pollo….making me hungry!
My all time favorite Cuban food is ropa vieja, moros maduros y avocado salad. I love the poster!!!
Rabo encendido con arroz blanco, frijoles colorados, yucca frita y un batido de Guanabana. And, to top it off…un pastelito de guayaba. Oh my Gosh, I made myself hungry!
The best Cuban food just has to be lechon asado arroz blanco frijoles negros and yuca con mojito. If the lechon is not available un pernil will work as well. I do well cooking the pernil in a slow cooker and then broiling the skin to a crisp. Delicioso!
Pastelito de carne, I adore these little suckers…..
Arroz con pollo a la chorrera, served with a salad and platanos maduros. They say this fabulous dish was created in a restaurant -by the same name- in Almendares (abajo del rìo Almendares- Habana, Cuba.
Black beans and rice, with home made salsa
Marta, it is so hard to choose just one favorite food! Does a perfect cafecito count? Lol. Nothing can hit the spot for me like a big plate plate of vaca frita y maduros y congri. Now I’m hungry just thinking about it! You never realize how you take Cuban cuisine for granted until you move 900 miles away from Miami. Other areas don’t realize that Mexican is not the same as Cuban food!!!
Hands down my favorite has always been and still is Ropa Vieja con arroz blanco y tostones…especially when my abuela cooks it of course! now I’m super hungry and wish I had some right now for breakfast 😉
Would love this for my mom! But I love carne de Puerco con arroz y frijoles negros y tostones! My favorite Cuban breakfast is pan con mantequilla. Cant find it here in NC but when I go home to Fl I have it every day. Thanks for asking 😉
Todos but most of all pastelitos de guayaba!
My favorite Cuban food is arroz con pollo with platanos maduros. This is my comfort food that reminds me of home, family, laughter and love.
My mom’s fricase de pollo is my favorite! I have come close to duplicating the recipe but you know how that goes, it’s never quite as good as when mom makes it. When I’m out, I enjoy a good enchilado de camarones 🙂 See a theme here? It’s all in the sofrito!!!
OMG, I can’t just list one item, but, my favorite dish is Mom’s masitas de carne puerco, yuca, arroz y frijoles negros, and of course, FLAN!!! I eat flan kinda funny though…I remember the first time I ate flan the way I do now was at Latin American in Hialeah. I was maybe 7 years old and my family was seated all in a row because it was a big round bar-top with stools, almost like a restaurant in-the-round. I would enjoy my flan by just having a little sliver at a time, trying to make it last as long as possible. I never want it to end!!!
I love all Cuban food but I guess my favorite would have to be picadillo de pavo, pastelitos de guayaba, cheese rolls, masareal, flan, señoritas de chocolate, media noche, papas rellenas, ooops! Sorry, got excited! LOL!
I love all Cuban food but I guess my favorite would have to be picadillo de pavo, pastelitos de guayaba, cheese rolls, masareal, flan, señoritas de chocolate, media noche, papas rellenas, ooops! Sorry, got excited! LOL! Laura
Hard to pick just one, I grew up eating almost only Cuban food, but I’d have to say masas de puerco and chicharones with frijoles negros…yum!!
I love all Cuban food, but one of my favorites is Ropa Vieja. Great with a side of tostones!
My favorite is white rice, fried eggs, platanitos maduros Fritos y avocado salad. Comida de gente pobre but the best.
Carne con papas, with vaca frita a close second.
Everything we make is the best 😉 But if i had to pick a favorite, it would be garbanzos with rice and bistec empanizado!!
Oh My…so many to choose from. I guess my most favorite would be bistec empanizado, arroz blanco, frijoles negros and platanos maduros!! Yum!! I love this poster…PLEASE pick me!! LOL!!
Oh My so many to choose from! I guess my favorite would have to be bistec empanizado, arroz blanco, frijoles negros, platanos maduros. Oh, and cafe con leche with cuban bread!! LOL!! Love your subway art…hope I win!!
My favorite has always been arroz con pollo a la chorrera!! I will never enjoy it again because my beautiful Mami passed away before she could give me her recipes. Also, her caldo gallego which was incredible!!!
My favorite Cuban food would be….Arroz con Pollo a la Chorrera. I am lucky that my Mom at 88 still makes the best in town. My sides would be maduros and a salad of tomatoes and aguacates. Dessert anything Cuban. Love your subway Cuban poster!
Ajiaco with tostones is one of them, and croquetas de pollo y jamon and tamales is another one. It’s hard picking just one.
My favorite Cuban Food is Lechon Asado, because it means Christmas and family get-to-gethers. The whole cooking process lets everyone share stories and jokes and all the children get to hang out.Now, even far from home, I make a “Cuban-Style Pig Roast” for all my gringo friends here in Michigan! 😉
Hi Marta,I have so many favorites…but the one plate that comes to my mind is vaca frita with lots of onions and garlic.
I love your poster!
Hi Marta,My grandmother’s “Costilla de Puerco” and picadillo are my favorite Cuban food. Followed by Bread Pudding! Adore your subway art posters
Un abrazo…
These two dishes always bring back memories of my mother who was such an excellent cook – nobody could beat her black beans and picadillo.I’m always trying to cook them to taste just like hers and always fall a little short but I’ll keep trying.
I love Cuban food, but my favorite is vaca frita..
I think I may be a little late for the contest but my favorite Cuban food is tasajo con boniato and moros. I love the Cuban poster because it would look good in a Cubanita’s it kitchen!! Lily De Armas
Rabo is my favorite. Must make some soon! Que rico.
My favorite Cuban food is ropa vieja with congri and boniatos fritos. Oxtail and paticas de puerco are my 90 years old mother Raquel’s favorites.
Like the poster! is fantastic