6 years ago
Cuban culture 8
Ep 1: Welcome to Live! at the Hive. I’m Bren Herrera.
Welcome to the first episode of Live! At the Hive, my new culture and lifestyle podcast. In this episode, I take the time to introduce the show, its concept and why I decided to launch a podcast at this time.2:22IntroI introduce myself and sha...
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Welcome to my New Podcast: Live! at the Hive {Trailer}
Hi, beautiful people!I’m Bren Herrera, chef, author, media personality, activist and also, new actress. Yes, yes, yes, you are right! You are listening to what is about to be my new podcast. And, if you stay with me for a few minutes, I’ll tell you a...
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Higado a la Italiana, or Liver a la Italiano
(This post is sponsored by Rumba Meats and in conjunction with #WeAllGrow Latina Network. Recipes, opinions, and thoughts are my own.)
I grew up eating just about every cut of meat in our very Cuban home. Since we didn’t eat pork or shellfish, everything e...
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- Afro-Latina
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- Cooking Recipes
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- Cuba
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- Culture
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- Food
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- La Cocina Cubana
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- Pressure Cooking
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- Savory
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Rabo Encendido or Braised Peppered Oxtail, a lo Cubano for Mother’s Day
One of the most rewarding benefits of cooking, especially on camera, is having my Mother with me in the kitchen. Let me tell you what... there's nothing like experiencing the reversal of roles with a hardcore Cuban mother whose life mission and purpose has...
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- Cuba
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- Cuba
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- Culture
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- Food
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- Food Culture & Politics
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- Havana
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- La Cocina Cubana
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- Lifestyle
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- Travel
A Story About Cuban Food
I was at the Cuban Interest Office in Washington, just a few miles from where I live, speaking through a locked iron fence, asking the familiar guard the status of my Cuban passport. I applied for it 3 months prior and should have received it 6 weeks earli...
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- Appetizers
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- Cooking Recipes
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- Food
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- Meat
Snacking With Cheese
I have a food addiction. It's serious. It has nothing to do with the fact that I cook for a living. Or that I blog or develop recipes for meaningful brands. I just like to get down. And I go all in ruthlessly most times.In my 30-something years knowning ...
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Cocina al Minuto with Nitza Villapol: a Cooking Show {And a Drunken Chicken Story}
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(Highly seasoned oxtail with my homemade mojo)
UPDATE:NPR News (the Florida affiliate, WLRN) stumbled upon this post and called me up to interview my mother and me about Nitza Villapol's influnce on both our cooking -- and the drunken chi...
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A Cuban-American’s Humble Gratitude
(neighborhood street in Cojimar, La Habana)I just came back from the grocery store, holding a bag with 3 bright lemons. 3 for $1. Pretty good, right? They were on sale. I'm going to make a really good lemonade and sweeten with honey so I can sip on i...
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