I am so inspired by you all! Arroz con pollo, pasta e fagioli, bistec en cazuela, fricase de pollo, arroz con gandules and the list goes on and on. Those are just a few of the suggestions of what you would make in the beautiful ORANGE (!) IMUSA caldero.I am definitely making the arroz con pollo this weekend, a la chorrera, but that's not ...
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What do you do with an empty (ORANGE!) caldero? (A recipe and giveaway)
Let me tell you about the big plans I had for this past week when I got back from Texas:I was going to cook a big, fat pot of arroz con pollo. I was going to cook it in my new big, fat ORANGE (!) caldero from IMUSA USA (which totally matches my Fiesta dishes, but that's not important right now). I was going to do a video and teach you how I ...
Cooking With the Troops or Meet Team Cubanaso
I have spent the last three days thinking about what I want to say about our experience in San Antonio and Cooking With the Troops. My family has talked and talked and rehashed almost every detail of our weekend, multiple times. And I'm still at a loss for words to describe all that we experienced. I'm just going to post lots of photos ...
Sabor! Cookbook Winner
Thank you all for being so patient. I just got back from San Antonio last night and I have sooo much to tell you, but before I do that, I'd like to thank you for sharing your menus for your family celebrations. You gave me so many ideas! Check the comments section of the post entitled: Happy 40th Birthday, Versailles! (An homage and a ...
Happy 40th Birthday, Versailles! (An homage and a giveaway.)
“I need a blurb from you about Versailles.” This request came from my friend (the amazing Cuban chef and cookbook author) Ana Quincoces. She was working on a TOP SECRET project and thought I might have something to say about my favorite Cuban restaurant in Miami. Me: “Tell me what you're doing, so I can put it in context.” That's when she ...
Authentic Cuban Cuisine – A Winner
Thank you all for sharing the magnificence of the cooks in your family. I particularly like the quote: “What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child?” It seems particularly appropriate based on your answers. The food that was made and served with such love in our childhoods has taken a place of honor and importance in our ...
Authentic Cuban Cuisine – A Cookbook Giveaway
As you know, I am an unabashed Lover of All Things Cuban. Particularly Cuban food. And if there's something I might just love more than Cuban food, it's Cuban Cookbooks. I have quite a nice collection, too. I often refer to all of them when I'm making a dish my own. I use them almost like text books, laying them all out on the table ...
It’s a Small (Cuban) World After All
You would think I'd be used to it by now because it happens everywhere I go. But I'm not. (Used to it, that is.) Here's how the scene usually plays out: Me: “You're from Cuba? So am I.” Cuban Person I Just Met: “I'm from *insert town in Cuba* and I know your *mother, father, sibling, dog's cat*” Me: “Shut. Up.” So last ...
Chimichurri Recipe of Awesomeness® – Rising to the challenge
I'm pleased to tell you that I've been included to take part in a series of Cooking Challenges by Holland House® and Mizkan® along with several other Latina bloggers. The first challenge was to use one of many Holland House products to create A Latino 4th of July on the Grill. To be honest, Eric is the Grill-meister around here. I am just ...
Amy has totally lost it.
My daughter, Amy Kikita has been working hard these past few months to lose weight. She has to date lost 30 pounds and the scale is still moving to the left every day.I admire the courage it has taken her to face her own fears and presuppositions about what this will mean to her and her life. Today on the Tiki Tiki, she shares her essay titled ...
