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The Smell of Home – Gaviña Coffee Basket Giveaway

March 25, 2014 By Marta Darby 56 Comments

I remember being about 5 years old when I really took notice that my family brewed coffee a dozen times a day. It was almost a Sacred Ritual. This also happened, I took note, in every single Cuban home I had ever entered. The daily brewing of the perfect Cuban cafecito is something that happens repeatedly throughout the day in Cuban households ...

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A Match Made in Cuban Coffee Heaven

March 14, 2014 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

You know how much we Cubans love our cafecito. We also love lattes and cappuccinos and café con leche. Any iteration of coffee will do for us. There's even a subset of us that just love our Americano. All that to say this: We love a cup of strong coffee any way we can get it. Particularly a shot of hot, sweet espresso. In light of that ...

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“Mas café por favor!” (MBFCF Giveaway #5)

October 5, 2013 By Marta Darby 41 Comments

I hope you're enjoying the week long celebration of My Big, Fat, Cuban Family being here on the web for 7 years now. I'm so seriously delighted with the generosity of my sponsors and I'm grateful to all my Cuban cubiches who are helping me celebrate by offering such fun prizes. This summer, Eric and I had the wonderful opportunity to ...

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We grew coffee in our backyard. And we liked it.

September 29, 2013 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

Happy National Coffee Day! A few years ago, our dear friends, Gene and Pam sent Eric two little 3 inch coffee plants for his birthday. They thought it would be fun for us to grow our own backyard coffee. So we added the little plants to our kind-of-chaotic-we-just-like-how-they-look backyard garden. We watered them along with everyone else who ...

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Keeping the Faith – A Giveaway

November 9, 2012 By Marta Darby 110 Comments

There have been a lot of twists and turns in my personal life (and in the country at large) this past week. It's times like these that send me looking (running!) for comfort. Because I'm Cuban, I can usually find my comfort in the kitchen. (Don't judge me.) A fabulous sofrito, a perfect arroz con pollo a la chorrera, or a sweet flan ...

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3:05 Cafecito break in the 305 (area code)

May 2, 2012 By Marta Darby 13 Comments

I just got back from a fabulous trip to South Florida (more about this later). One of the biggest draws for me when I am visiting Miami (Area Code 305), besides visiting family and enjoying the mostly perfect beach weather is, of course, the Cuban food. Bistec de palomilla, moros y cristianos, maduros (you could die from such beauty): I had this ...

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How I Choose Who Gets the Giveaway Stuff (and Espresso Set Winner)

September 30, 2011 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

I'm still laughing at how seriously you all take your "taka taka" and how often you celebrate National Coffee Day. Some of you, it seems, celebrate National Coffee Hour, but that's not important right now. ;-) I hope you enjoyed the "Taka Taka Time" video. I laugh out loud every time I watch it. It's obvious that ...

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National Coffee Day – It’s “taka taka” time! (A Coffee Giveaway, too.)

September 29, 2011 By Marta Darby 34 Comments

Don't ask me how I know these things. I just do.  This is one of those geeky things that has gotten stuck in my brain and screams to be celebrated. Like Hobbit Day, which we always celebrate elaborately. Or like Pi Day, which also happens to be Albert Einstein's birthday. Or even Star Wars Day ("May the 4th be with you!" - ...

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Espresso time! And the winner is…

June 16, 2011 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

I was quite pleased as I read the comments on the How to Make Cuban Coffee With Killer Espuma post. Most of you are of the Old Stovetop School of Cuban Coffee Making Goodness. (Yay!) And can I just tell you right now how much I love when you tell me about even the minutia of your life? I feel like we're sharing a cafecito at my kitchen table. ...

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How to make Cuban coffee with KILLER espuma. You’re welcome.

June 13, 2011 By Marta Darby 64 Comments

Making Cuban coffee is more art than science. I think I learned how to make Cuban coffee when I was about 8 years old and able to maneuver in the kitchen without hurting anything. It wasn't just a matter of making the coffee itself, there had to be a frothy topping to that café and just the right amount of sweetness. Of course, like anything ...

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