Me: "I made 'fanguito.'" (FAHN-GEE-TOH) Amy Kikita: "Fanguito? Really, Mom? Wait! Is that another Cubanism? Isn't 'fango' the Spanish word for 'mud?' Where exactly are you??" She sounds puzzled, and I picture her tilting her head to one side (kind of like a German shepherd). Me: "In the ...
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The POTUS and the Frita – or Why It Took Me 18 Hours to Get Home
As I type this, I'm flying at 38,000 feet. I should technically be waking up in my own bed right now (sleeping-in would be more accurate, but that's not important right now). Instead I am groggy from a difficult night and anxious for the next 2 hours to fly by. (No pun intended.) Yesterday I woke up in my penthouse room at the ...
Someone in Miami Loves Me UNCONDITIONALLY
I often receive things in the mail from people who know me via the blogosphere. I guess it's the nature of the way that I write that people feel like they know me and are a part of my big, fat, Cuban family. (This pleases me.) If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know about my love for anything that involves guava and cream ...
The Winner of Sabor!
Well done, people! Reading all your answers about your favorite breakfast foods has made me HUNGRY. The added benefit to reading through all of them is that now I have lots of ideas for mixing it up for breakfast. And although I can only choose one winner, I think the entire exercise of having you share your favorites was a total WIN. Of course, I ...
Morro Castle In My Sky
The following post has been brought to you by Kikita. On my most recent Miami adventure, the Fabregas family had me over for dinner. Once we had finished dinner, dessert and café the strangest thing happened. I'm not exactly sure how it happened other than the fact that I probably instigated it, but we all jumped up, piled into their ...
Gimme Shelter
1. We've been doing weather. 2. I decided to make homemade chicken soup, Cuban-style. (I know. Shut up.) But.... 3. I had my (95 year old, very, very opinionated!) CUBAN mom with me when I made it. That means that I was able to achieve The Perfect Storm. The story and my recipe for Sopa de Pollo (Cuban-style Chicken Soup) is posted over at ...
The Best of MBFCF in 2009
Everywhere you hear about and see the flashbacks, the nostalgia, the reminiscing about the past year. Well, today I look back on this blogging year and some of my favorite posts. (Yes, I do have favorite posts and lots of others that make me wring my hands and wonder why I do this in the first place, but that's not important right ...
Thankful – November 19
Today I am thankful for... Guava Cheesecake. (I know. Shut up.) In keeping with my personal celebration of National Guava Month, (it's kind of lonely out here on this limb - *crickets chirp*) I made this to-die-for Guava Cheesecake. And because I'm generous and cool that way, my recipe for this guavalicious wonder is posted today ...
Celebrating National Guava Month (Oh, yes I am.)
It's a special Monday, Pre-Thanksgiving Edition of Marta's Cuban American Kitchen. I have been trying, without much success, to declare November "National Guava Month." Sadly, no one seems to take me seriously about this, but that's not important right now. I've taken up the cause on my own. And today I'm all ...
Cuban Stress Cure
On Tuesdays: My son, Jonathan (13) is involved in Drama once again. This year they're doing a Broadway review - scenes from different Broadway musicals, which promises to be really fun and adorable. I have volunteered once again to coordinate their costumes. Just call me Mrs. Darby, Costume Goddess. (I may or may not make the kids actually ...