5 years ago
La Cocina Cubana (10 posts found)
Healthy Eating: Vaca Frita con Salsa Verde (Tomatillo) & Brown Rice Recipe
How many of you have resolved to eating healthier this year? If not healthier per se, what about eliminating certain foods from your diet? I stay far, far away from such commitments, because ultimately, I know that I'm not that good at avoiding things I love...
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The Onion: An Every Day Simple Cuban Steak Dinner Recipe {or Bistec Encebollado}
Admittedly, Cubans don't have the best diet. Mucho aciete, fried this and that, lots of carbs, very little green vegetables and lots of sugar! Yes! All the fabulous stuff that make us happy. Our cuisine at its core is amazing, full of robust flavors, seasoni...
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The Journey of a Latina Smart Campaign w/Vid & A Guest Cuban Clam Fritters Recipe
It's hardly believable that 14 weeks have gone by where every Monday I've written about and shared with you some of my intimate and personal thoughts on how my life is shaped because I am a Latina woman.
The Latina Smart campaign, which I first introduced h...
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Breakfast in a Cuban Home With the Easiest Spanish Omelette Ever
I'm in D.C. visiting my parents. Again.And it's all wonderful, especially because I decided that I was going to spend two days relishing in all the things that make our home a fun, exciting, unique and welcoming one. Trust me when I tell you there is n...
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Getting a Latina Girlfriend to Cook Real Food & a Fried Yuca Recipe
One of my first friends in Atlanta quickly became my closest confidant and go to chica. The bond was instantly made when I found out her background. She's Brazilian, born in New Jersey and raised in Miami. Not just in Miami, but Hialeah, the "Cuban of Cuban...
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Pressure Cooking Safety Tips Revisited After South Florida Woman Loses Leg in Explosion Accident
Most of you know I swear by my twelve pressure cookers. Thanks to my mother, I've come to adore and use this old-school utensil for just about every meal that comes out of my kitchen and onto my table.
Growing up, mami and both of my abuelitas used them con...
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A Healthy Pollo Asado! {LATINA Column}
Amigas, with Spring just around the corner (believe it or not!) we're going to be sharing healthy alternatives to Latin staples we love all month! We'll start with pollo asado.Pollo asado is great because the citrus marinade starts the cooking process, all...
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A Typical New Year's Feast: Oxtail in Red Wine & Tomato Sauce (Rabo Encendido)
I can hardly believe it's 2011. I'm still partially stuck in 2010 which is not a good thing. This year promises a lot of favorable change and major accomplishments for me so allowing a lingering heart and mind in 2010 can only slow down the process!
While I t...
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#FlanFridays, A New Idea
The name of this blog is based on my love for flan. It's no secret I love it and have developed over 40 flavors. I love them all.
But, I realized I hardly feature this amazing latin custard. A mainstay and favorite among all Latin homes, all of my friends and...
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An Introduction to Tripe or Pata y Panza
I've been wanting to talk to you about tripe for about two years now. I had only been blogging for 6 months at the time my interest piqued. After consulting with a few friends and foodies, they suggested I stay away from featuring it.
They didn't think my new...
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