Today on the Tiki Tiki I share my very favorite Latin cookbooks.As I was finishing the post, Adam came in with an ingredient question from one of my own recipes. At which point I remembered that hey! I wrote a cookbook, too! Yes, with my Cuban recipes. (Shut up. I know.) ;-) Perhaps the badge in my sidebar isn't quite as obvious as I ...
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Como Su Ritmo No Hay Dos or What Cuban Music Heaven Looks Like
We live about an hour south of Los Angeles. (That's how you calculate distances here in Southern California; by how long it takes you in traffic to get from one place to another.) This is a wonderful thing because that means that we can go see shows in L.A. but not have to live there. See what I mean? Win-win. ;-) And when summer begins the ...
Cuban guys can COOK – part 2
My very first post, which I wrote on October 1st, 2006 was titled Life on the Hyphen. That also happens to be the title of a wonderful book by one of my very favorite authors: Gustavo Pérez Firmat. In fact, if you look over to the right you'll find a couple of his books under Smart Cuban Authors. Seriously. He's just ...
Cuban guys can COOK
My friend, Val (from Babalú blog) sent me the following story: "Henry was at my house on Sunday for the Dolphins game and mentioned that he’s on a list serv for his graduating class at Belen. Basically, it’s a net service where men from that class post links and communicate with each other. Someone had mentioned on the list serv ...
People are talking…
You know I sent out a few of my cookbooks earlier this month - to the MBFCF 2-Year Blogiversary Winners and of course, to my darling Desi Arnaz, Jr. (sigh). This is what the recipients had to say about My Big, Fat, Cuban Family Cookbook:Hi Marta, The cookbook arrived this morning! I am so excited! It is gorgeous. I love all the photos ...
Speaking of Cuban heart-throbs…
Before there was Andy.... (insert heart flutter here) There was Desi... (sigh)That's right. Desi Arnaz Jr. (be still my foolish heart...) Proud and handsome descendant of Cuban Royalty, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball (let's have a moment of reverent silence here - thank you). MY Desi. (heavy sigh) My First True Love. ...
The envelope please…
First, I want to thank all of you who left (such nice!!) comments and participated in The My Big, Fat, Cuban Family Two Year Blogiversary Giveaway of '08 (I think that name gives this silly contest more gravitas, but that's not important right now). You are the reason I do what I do and I'm grateful for your feedback. ...
In my dreams…
In my dreams, I never thought I'd be... a) Blogging. (seriously, who blogs? =D)b) Still going strong after 2 years. (2 whole years!!) To date I've written over 600 posts and you've responded with over 2300 comments. And I love that you follow me over to Babalú every other Thursday to try my latest recipes. We are SOOO ...
Smooth.
Picture this:It's a super hot summer day and you're craving something sweet and icy cold, that is both filling and refreshing.And you're getting a little nostalgic for the nearly perfect summer days of your island youth.And you're 3,000 miles from the nearest Palacio De Los Jugos.There's only one answer for this little ...
Lookout Rachael Ray!
Kikita here. I've got exciting news! After weeks and weeks (and weeks) of pressure, Mami finally cracked! She gave in and started working day and night on organizing a cookbook. Yes, you read that correctly, MY BIG, FAT, CUBAN FAMILY COOKBOOK is now a reality.(Lookout Rachael Ray!)It's full color and just gorgeous. No, it's not ...
