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 ...
Cuban Recipes With Pictures - Cuban Dishes
We hope you enjoy these delicious and authentic Cuban recipes. These are fun Cuban dishes from Marta's Cuban-American Kitchen!
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Panetela Borracha Recipe
Rum and Cake? or Rum and Coke? from Marta’s Cuban American Kitchen One year ago, Val sent me an email asking if I would consider posting recipes here on Babalú. To be honest, I wasn’t quite sure my feature, Marta’s Cuban American Kitchen, was going to go over very well. I confess I was a little intimidated. We Cubans, as you know, are extremely ...
Pan Con Bistec (Cuban-style Steak Sandwich) Recipe
Cuban Pan con Bistec Recipe (Cuban Steak Sandwich) Working Smarter I’m lazy. There, I said it. No, it’s really okay. I freely admit it. Yep, L-A-Z-Y. Which is why I’m not a big fan of spending hours in the kitchen slaving over a hot stove. I’m going to go out on a limb here and guessing that there aren’t a whole lot of fans of ...
Churrasco Estilo Cubano Recipe
Churrasco con Chimichurri Recipe A Simple Barbecue - Churrasco Steak My husband, Eric, invited one of his clients over for dinner the other night, and he asked me not to make a fuss. “Let’s just barbecue,” he said. “Fine,” I said, “I’ll just do a simple Cuban-style barbecue.” So, I didn’t make a fuss . . . I made a mouth-watering Churrasco ...
Avocado Cocktail Recipe
Starting our Nochebuena right - Thank you, Avocados from Mexico. Nochebuena preparations are in full swing around here. The pig is happily marinating in the Mojo Criollo I told you about a few days ago. The Matervas are chilling in the fridge. Lucy is out in the world on a hunt for Turrones. Every time the phone rings or there is a text, it is ...
Arroz Imperial Recipe
Arroz Imperial Recipe Written on September 11, 2008 I tend to feel extremely patriotic on this date in history, hence the following story and recipe. Years ago, my big, fat, Cuban family moved to a sleepy peanut-butter-and-jelly neighborhood in Anaheim, California. Our house was at the end of a cul-de-sac where the other families had been living ...
Arroz con Maiz Recipe
Arroz con Maiz Recipe - An Original Thanksgiving Side Dish Cuban-style Thanksgiving with my big, fat, Cuban family is usually a very typical American feast. But because my family has so many amazing cooks, we're often trying new recipes and sometimes we like to put a spin on some old classics. Our turkeys have run the gamut from deep-fried to ...
