This site is dedicated to sharing Cuban recipes made by friends and families, with a special emphasis on "old school" recipes with which we grew up. We are mining mothers, grandmothers, aunts, etc. so that we can keep those recipes available to all.
Remember last month when Raquel taught us how to make Tamal en Cazuela ? Well, while the tamal was cooking we snuck in another recipe! We're all familiar with (...)
For our second cooking class we learned how to make Marcia's Sopa de Pollo. Marcia is our good friend Patti's mother and she and her husband Rafael welcomed us (...)
On Sunday we set out to learn how to make “the best Vaca Frita in the world”, according to two very reliable sources – the “chef's” teen-aged grandsons. Who (...)
Raquel's cuban cornmeal casserole - tamal en cazuela
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We had been wanting to learn how to make Tamal en Cazuela for a long time, and we finally found someone to teach us - Raquel! Raquel is a fabulous home cook, (...)
We spent a wonderful afternoon at Mery and Angelito's (Cris' in-laws) house not only learning how to make a fantastic Cuban style red bean soup, but also (...)
Miriam, our very first teacher - the one who taught us how to make croquetas back in February - once again shared her culinary skills with us. This time we (...)
Once again Miriam welcomed us into her home to share more of her delicious recipes. This time it was a hearty Cuban favorite, Guiso de Maíz - a stew combining (...)
Last weekend, Nora once again invited us to her home, this time to teach us how to make a dish we had been wanting to include in the blog for years - Garbanzos (...)
If you’re a regular reader, you’re very familiar with Miriam. She was our very first teacher - remember her ham croquettes? A few months she taught us how to (...)
Picadillo de joaquin cuban ground beef with chorizo
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Saturday afternoon we spent the afternoon learning how to make Joaquin's picadillo. It's a twist on the traditional Cuban version, let's call it *enhanced* as (...)
This was a surprise cooking class, literally planned two days before it happened. Our "teacher" Maria Cristina (Aba) is - OK stay with me here: our friend's (...)
Several requests for a good and simple Carne con Papas recipe have finally been satisfied. Our teacher Grace welcomed us into her home so we could learn how to (...)
Last Sunday we visited Grace and Robert again - a couple of months ago we learned how to make Grace’s delicious Carne con Papas – but this time Roberto taught (...)
Flan…there are a million recipes, and most of them are delicious! Today we have Grace’s Flan which has been deemed by her family as the best flan ever. Having (...)
You've met Reinaldo before, he taught us how to make his famous Frijoles Negros de Reinaldo (Black Beans). Well, during that same cooking session back in 2009, (...)
A few weeks ago we publishedNora's Garbanzos Fritos, well the day she taught us how to make them, she also taught us how to make one of Cuban cuisine's (...)
Last week we went to our friend’s Marky’s house to learn how to make the Cuban classic – Rabo, or Ox Tail. The interesting thing is that Lilian, Marky’s (...)
Hello friends, it's been a long time! It was a crazy year and a half, but we hope to hit the ground running in 2018, and offer some new recipes. We even hope (...)
Las papas rellenas de miriam - stuffed mashed potato balls
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We spent a fabulous Sunday afternoon at Miriam and Gladys’ house when we went for the Papa Rellena lesson - it was a big group this time. As usual, before and (...)
This is a very special installation of "Cuban Home Cooking" - today we learned how to make a popular and delicious treat from Argentina that has become a (...)
We finally got Cris to teach us how to make her famous Crème de Vie (pronounced crehm deh vee or crehm deh vieh - it's supposed to be French!). She's been (...)
Last Sunday Nora and her husband J.C. welcomed us into their beautiful home so that we could learn how to make the traditional party food Carne Fria, served (...)
Today a group of friends got together to learn how to make Cuban-style Ham Croquettes - Croquetas de Jamón. There was a wonderful sense of camaraderie, lots of (...)
