Too Many Cooks from Marta’s Cuban American Kitchen My mom’s little sister is here visiting from Cuba. My (very opinionated) mom is 93. Her (very opinionated) little sister is 91. (Umm. . . duh, they’re opinionated – they’re Cuban!) They were both in my kitchen when I made the mistake of asking my aunt if there was anything she felt like eating ...
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!
Frita Cubana Recipe
Frita Cubana Recipe Time Traveling I close my eyes and take one bite and suddenly I am unstuck in time … I’m in the heart of the city, which means I get to enjoy something amazing from one of the street vendors. By “the city,” I mean Havana, 1960. By “something amazing,” I mean a Cuban Frita. Small. Sweet, yet spicy. With that crunchy crown ...
Frijoles Negros a la Latina Recipe
Spilling the Beans from Marta’s Cuban American KitchenWARNING: This is a bonafide blog-post hijacking. Mami (that’s Marta, La Cocinera to you) has been sick and you don’t want a sick person doing your cooking, so I (Kikita, hija de Marta) have taken over Marta’s Cuban American Kitchen this week. I promise to keep it simple. Out of all the ...
Flan Cake Recipe
A Match Made in Heaven. Flan + Cake = Flan Cake Recipe I’m always on the look out for fabulous new recipes. The ideal recipe, whether for a main dish or a dessert, is something that is simple to make but looks complicated and is a little breathtaking. It should at the very least inspire ooohs and aaahs. This flan cake recipe is simple, delicious, ...
Elena Ruz Sandwich Recipe With a Twist
A Legend in My Own Mind from Marta’s Cuban American Kitchen I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Our family certainly did. And boy did we have leftover turkey! The re-heated turkey meal started to get old really fast. So I suggested sandwiches. Me: “Hey let’s make Elena Ruz’s.” My kids: “Mom, use your words.” (smart alecks!) “What ...
El Flan de La Reina Recipe
Cuban Flan Recipe de La Reina My mom calls herself La Reina del Flan (which would make me the Reigning Princess of Egg Custard, but that’s not important right now). On Christmas Eve, we sometimes have other desserts along with it, but in my big, fat, Cuban family, my mom’s flan is a given. I have a ritual I go through every Christmas with her. ...
Churros Recipe
Marta's Homemade Cuban Churros Recipe Making a Memory aka How To Make Churros My kids were all born here in Southern California. My husband is also a native Californian. So the only kind of churros they've ever known have come from a cart at Disneyland.But those are Mexican-style. They are hard and crunchy with lots of brown sugar. They are ...
Garlicky Chicken Recipe
“How’s my breath?” from Marta’s Cuban American KitchenMy dad used to swear by the medicinal properties of garlic. “Garlic,” he would always say, “is a natural antibiotic.” He usually made this pronouncement as he was pouring olive oil over toasted Cuban bread and spreading garlic over it to make himself a sandwich. Yes, a sandwich. (This is ...
Cuban Coffee – How To Make It
How to Make Cuban Coffee (Café Cubano) - The Perfect Blend If there’s one thing we Cubans know how to do well (besides dancing and cooking and arguing, but that’s not important right now), it’s how to make the Best Coffee on This Earth. AKA Café Cubano. "Un espresso, por favor." Or better yet, "Un cafecito, plis." <--That's the Cuban (or Buen ...
Huevos Habaneros Recipe
Huevos Habaneros Recipe My family owned a farm just outside of Havana in Bejucal. We would always travel to “the country” to celebrate holidays. I vividly remember one time that we were going to be meeting the rest of the family on the farm to celebrate Easter. When we arrived at Finca Luzita (named after my mom, and the sign is still there ...
