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La Cocina Cubana (10 posts found)
Guava Stuffed Meatballs with Mint & Brandy Sauce Cookbook Picture
So I've just returned from spending 5 fabulous days in Daytona Beach for the DB International Festival! Talk about the best blockbuster movie scores performed by world's most famous London Symphony Orchestra. I went to 3 of the LSO's concerts (among other cu...
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It’s OUR Anniversary! Toast & Cheers w/ The Most Authentic Mojito
(food photography is a B-I! See note below)
I was sitting down tearing up some sushi earlier today, when I get a call from mami, congratulating me. Huh? "Que cosa mami?" I'm thinking she's calling to tell me she read my feature as "Website of the Week" in T...
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Thanksgiving in a Cuban Home…
is something you'd pay to watch and be a part of. But being Cuban means the front door is always open and unlocked! No one knocks. You can smell either coffee or some frijol or carne my mom's cooking, from the minute you pull up to the drive way. And for sur...
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Garbanzo con Chorizo: ChickPeas With Spanish Sausage & Butternut Squash
¡Y que mi gente! Thanks for being patient while I got it together again to write. I started writing a completely different post this morning, but halfway down, I decided to look at the corresponding picture and realized it was crappy. Major shux because it's...
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My Signature Dish & A Tease!
(pot liquor is always good for the belly!)
I've been sitting on sharing this recipe because it's being published in my cookbook. So I'm still not even sure if I'm going to offer the recipe this time. Please do forgive your friend if I don't.
But I'm inspired ...
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Sweet Plantain Cheese Balls
I'm not talking much today. Will be a feat for me. I swear it will. I can think of 20 reasons as to why I could sit here for the next hour and *talk* to you guys; LIKE:Amy Poehler's rap on SNL ** I almost died of laughter **How I'm going to hustl...
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Cooking Picadillo, Flan & Mojitos @ Serenbe
Media coverage is priceless. They say any press is good press. Sometimes I want to conjure up something so outrageous and unlike me, just to to have my publicist ring my phone off the hook with interview yays or nays.
I'm still debating! Any ideas?
Well, w...
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Malta Drink Is Way Sweet, But So Is Writing/Blogging!
I'm having a good week. For the most part, anyway.
I was up until 5 this morning, tossing and turning, thinking about what I'd get into today since my photographer is in DC (thus, no food shots for cookbook this month), I've turned in all my writing assignm...
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Arroz Con Leche for My Sweet Tooth
TORNADO HIT ATLANTA THIS WEEKEND!
Did you see it on CNN or any other national news outlet? My God! On Friday, as we were on our way to have dinner at Don Pablo's, the skies opened up and a monsoon hit the ground! I was wearing flip-flops as I just finis...
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Dinner Party & Carne Con Papa Follow Up
Thursday wasn't as relaxed as I had anticipated being.I promised a few recipes for you to cook in a pressure cooker! While cleaning my home yesterday, I started going through that infamous "junk drawer" in the kitchen. Do you have one? I'd probably hav...
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