Taking the Cake It's not often that the entire family has the same craving at the very same time, but occasionally it happens. The dinner conversation started innocently enough. "Best dessert you've ever had. Go!" "Mom's Chocolate Mousse." "The triple layer chocolate cake from the Daily Grill." "Lemon bars." "Pastelitos de guayaba. ...
Carne con Papas Recipe
Carne Con Papas Recipe The Question I work from my home, and I homeschool my kids, which means I field all kinds of questions from them all day long. And even though I love to cook and try out tons of recipes and nothing makes me happier than hungry mouths to fill, there is one particular question that always makes me feel pressured: “What’s for ...
Arroz Frito con Lechon Recipe
Cuban-Chinese Arroz Frito con Lechón Recipe Here's a pop quiz... What do you do with the leftovers the day after the Lechón Asado? (even if it's just out of a crockpot.)Okay. That was too easy. So what do you do after you've had as much Pan con Lechón as you can stuff yourself with? What happens when you have exhausted your basic lechón ...
Chocolaton (Chocolate Mousse) Recipe
Chocolatón - Chocolate Mousse RecipeI’m celebrating a notable anniversary today.February 14th was my family’s very first full day in the United States so many years ago. We had arrived the day before, on my dad's 50th birthday and it seemed to take forever to get through customs and get acclimated and move into our new (very cramped) apartment in ...
Avocado Salad (Cuban Style) Recipe
Avocado Salad Recipe Growing up Cuban meant we didn't eat many salads. And by "many," I mean, "none." For the most part, the only time green things appeared on our plates were the tiny, diced pieces of bell pepper in our sofrito. (For the uninformed, sofrito is at the beginning of most Cuban dishes. Sauteed onion, garlic, and green bell pepper ...
Pork Chops Spiced with Rum and Garlic
Rum and Garlic Spiced Pork Chops Recipe - A DiscoveryToday was Columbus Day.Yet another reason to celebrate in our Cuban American household.If you know your Cuban history, you probably know that Columbus landed somewhere in Holguin, Cuba, in October of 1492, and declared that it was "the most beautiful land human eyes have ever seen." (My ...
Tomato Soup Recipe – The Best Tomato Soup EVER
If you are a regular visitor to My big, fat, Cuban family you know that I homeschool my kids. One of the subjects we cover is what I like to call Life Skills. I want all four of them to be able to function in life outside of the world of academia. My husband and I, like all parents, seek to model behavior we know they’ll need to function ...
Sweet and Sour Guava Meatballs Recipe
Acabando Pronto from Marta’s Cuban American Kitchen The entire month of December has flown by in a blur. Like many of you this time of year brings lots of scheduling challenges, but also lots of opportunities for gathering with friends and family, which is of course, The Best Part. There is always that last minute invitation to which I always ...
Torrejas Recipe – Stuffed with Guava & Cream Cheese
Torrejas Recipe with Guava and Cream Cheese Stuffing Family: “Yay! Guava paste and cream cheese! You’re making Refugiados, aren’t you?” Me: “Good guess. No. I’m making This-Up-As-I-Go.” =DIf there is anything we Cubans love more than our coladitos 12 times a day, it is a new use for guava. Preferably with cream cheese. I decided to do a ...
Platanos en Tentacion Recipe
Platanos en Tentacíon Recipe Sometimes my family sits around and has noisy, opinionated andpointless discussions. (Hello? Cubans!) In this case, we were discussing the wonders of plantains and engaging in the Eternal Cuban debate: Maduros or Tostones? It depends on the main dish you’re serving, of course. I mean, I love a good tostón with garlic ...
