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I love Cuban food | Memories of a Cuban Kitchen: More Than 200 Classic Recipes | Mary Urrutia Randelman, Joan Schwartz

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	• Memories of a Cuban Kitchen: More Than 200 Classic Recipes Mary Urrutia Randelman, Joan Schwartz Wiley, 1996 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 56 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Excellent.

This is another outstanding cookbook. I loved the information about cuban culture, and now that I'm developing a "feel" for this style of food preparation the recipes are keeping my table full of exciting meals! Although there are no pictures of the finished meals, it is still a fantastic investment.

Wonderful recipes. Brings back memories

Wonderful recipes. Coming from a Cuban family I can tell you these recipes are very authentic. Recipes are easy to prepare and taste wonderful. Brought back many memories of the meals my grandmother & mother prepared for us.

I love Cuban food

Having a dear friend who is from Cuba, we are treated to wonderful meals from his home land whenever he invites us for dinner. He doesn't cook with recipes and when we query him about how he put together such delicious empanadas or cuban roast pork, he waves his hand and says "I never measure. I go by instinct!"

Well his instinct is phenomenal...mine, not so much. When I constantly bemoaned the fact that I could never duplicate his delicious culinary creations, he surprised me one Christmas with this cookbook. He said he perused countless Cuban cookbooks out on the market to find the one he wanted for me and Memories of a Cuban Kitchen invoked the recipes and ingredients he remembered from his childhood.

The recipes are easy to follow and the cookbook is organized very nicely. There is also a glossary of terms that is very helpful. The ingredients you can find in any food store and after being introduced to Mojo, it is now a staple in my pantry. The recipes use lots of garlic which my friend always says to me..."if the recipe calls for four cloves, you put in eight!!" We love garlic and I think it is what makes the Cuban dishes so delicious. I always thought that Cuban food was spicy, but it is not. It is very flavorful, but not necessarily spicy hot.

Mom's Black Beans are to die for as are the Cuban Pork Chops. The Cuban sandwiches are all mouthwatering wonderful and the fillings for the tea sandwiches are amazing. I made the sandwiches for a church brunch and everyone was very impressed. The rice pudding is a fabulous dessert for the culmination of your Cuban feast.

This cookbook is one to have on the shelf to pull out when you want to savor some outstanding comfort food from Cuba.

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Amazing Cookbook

This is one of the best Cuban cookbooks available. It is authentic, easy to follow and gives insight to the author's family and heritage.

My Cuban Mother-in-Law Loves this Book

The title says it all. My wife and mother-in law have been looking for good Cuban recipes and this book fits the bill. All the tradition Cuban dishes are here with some common variations.

Authentic Cuban recipes offer a mixture of Spanish, Indian, African, Chinese, and Portuguese cuisine, from appetizers like Green Plantain Chips, to such entrees as Roast Pork Creole, to tropical rum-based drinks and desserts.

Filled with reminiscences and evocative halftone photos of Randelman's childhood in pre-Castro Cuba, this book presents more than 200 traditional recipes for Cuban dishes, a cuisine that lusciously combines Spanish, Indian, African, Chinese, and Portuguese influences.

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