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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Spanish Hot Chocolate Recipe
Get REAL. I posted my churro recipe here a couple of days ago. And the people who know stuff about churros also know that it is a sin (maybe not mortal, but certainly venial) to make churros without hot chocolate. Sorry, my faux pas. Of course, we make hot chocolate. Spanish (as in, from Spain) Hot Chocolate. The thick, super-sweet, rich, ...
Sopa de Platano de Timbiriche Recipe
Making a Memory from Marta’s Cuban American Kitchen My uncle, who’s here in the states visiting from Cuba, is back in Miami now. What was really fun about having him here was that he was so willing to put on an apron and cook with me. “Let’s try this.” “Let’s add that.” “You know what would be really great?” I was loving it. Some of my very ...
Picadillo Pies Recipe
Cuban Picadillo Pies® Recipe I have a recipe today that was kind of a happy accident. Ever since I went up to San Francisco a few months ago to cook my Picadillo, my family has been clamoring for it. Yes, there's been clamoring. For the past few years I've been making my picadillo with ground turkey. It's just become a thing. When I cooked for ...
Pastel de Pollo Recipe
Pastel de Pollo Viva La Difference! I started grade school here in the U.S. without speaking a word of English. In fact, I was one of only a handful of newly exiled Cuban kids at the time. Yes, only a fewCubans in Miami. I know. Weird. I tried hard to fit in and learned to speak English pretty quickly (I’m a living argument for English ...
Papas Rellenas Recipe
Papa Rellena Recipe with Pictures Multi-Tasking Like every other Cuban mother out there, I am constantly aware of my charges. That is, I’m constantly trying to stay one step ahead of my family. I’m always anticipating their needs and their wants and their ‘antojos.” Please understand that I’m not trying to brag here. This is just how our own ...
