Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Recipe Going Old School It’s November, people. Of course you know what that means: It’s time for the holiday "comelatas" to begin. At our house the main course menus don’t vary much from year to year. But then there are the desserts. Ah, yes. Desserts. Plural. I don’t know of a Cuban anywhere who doesn’t love ...
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!
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, ...
Cuban Pizza Recipe
Cuban Pizza Recipe When I say I'm making Cuban pizza, no one believes it's a real thing. What makes it Cuban, you ask? Well, it starts, just like all good Cuban food, with a sofrito. A Cuban "sofrito" is the beginning and end of all that is good and holy about Cuban food - onion, garlic, bell pepper perfectly sauteéd in olive oil with a hint of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pescado a la Plancha Recipe
Cuban Recipe 911 from Marta’s Cuban American Kitchen Every now and then I receive a panicky sounding email or phone call with a recipe question: Q: “I have 30 Cubans coming over for my son’s first birthday party. What should I serve?” A: “Arroz Imperial or some Quick and Tasty Lechón.” Q: “Can I make your crockpot recipes in a pressure cooker?” ...
