Someone's Mami is in for a wonderful surprise. Congratulations to the winner of the La Llave Cuban Coffee Basket for Mother's Day.****************************************************************************************************************** Nery, please send me an email with HEY, MARTA! I WON SOMETHING ON YOUR BLOG in the subject ...
How to make Cuban coffee
The Best of MBFCF in 2011
It's that time of year when I look back and see what has transpired in my life this past year. And it's moments like this when I realize how grateful I am that I started blogging. Here's a time capsule look back at 2011 - MBFCF style. I also did this for 2010 and 2009 and I'm so glad I did. It's quite a compilation of ...
National Coffee Day – It’s “taka taka” time! (A Coffee Giveaway, too.)
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!" - ...
Espresso time! And the winner is…
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. ...
How to make Cuban coffee with KILLER espuma. You’re welcome.
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 ...
Must Have Cuban Coffee
Kikita wrote this post under the influence of caffeine. You have been warned.Mmmmmm . . . do you smell that? That is the smell of the perfect Café Cubano. One more time, deep breath . . . Yes! Glorious! Everyone grab your "tacita", sit back and enjoy it! What's that? YOU. DON'T. HAVE. ANY. CAFE???? **Kikita se desmayo!! (Kiki ...
