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guava strawberry rose sangria
Cocktail

Guava Strawberry Rose Sangria

Guava Strawberry Rose Sangria Recipe is the perfect cocktail to serve at your next party. It’s light and fresh and so delicious. This recipe really is the refreshing treat you are looking for when thinking about hosting your next gathering. This is the prettiest sangria you will ever drink and […]

abuela's spring salad
Salads, Sides

Abuela’s Spring Salad

Cuban food tends to be saucy, garlicky and heavy. The food naturally begs for a fresh salad. Think about it… Is there anything better than a crispy fried palomilla with white rice, tostones and a crisp cold refreshing salad? Salads growing up were sparse. They consisted of lettuce, chunky tomato, […]

Sheet Pan White Fish Recipe
Entree

Sheet Pan: White Fish Recipe

This Sheet Pan: White Fish Recipe is a step by step to a simple healthy refreshing meal that you can make any day of the week. We love a good sheet pan meal here. Sheet pan meals are notoriously easy. They are the oven’s answer to a one pot meal, […]

tarta de santiago
Desserts

Tarta de Santiago

Tarta de Santiago is a divine dessert that is somewhere between a dense buttery tart and a crumbly cake. So light and delicious. It is more than just a beautiful treat, it stems from a special Spanish tradition. Tarta de Santiago is served all year round in Spain in honor […]

cauliflower congri
Sides

Cauliflower Congri

This Cauliflower Congri Recipe will show you how to take a classic Cuban dish like congri and make it healthier and lighter. Our Abuelas would probably argue that this was not Cuban, and most certainly not something they would endorse. But Abuela sometimes a girl needs to eat a vegetable, […]

Classic Cuban Ropa Vieja Recipe
Entree

Cuban Ropa Vieja Recipe

This Cuban Ropa Vieja Recipe is the perfect guide to a classic feel good meal. Ropa Vieja literally means, old clothes, which we always thought was just such a funny way to refer to something so delicious. But old clothes is kind of perfect. This beef shreds just like old […]

Crema de Malanga
Soups

Crema de Malanga with Garlic Oil

Crema de Malanga with Garlic Oil, is definitely an ode to a simpler time. With just a few simple ingredients malanga is transformed into a bowl of comfort. Malanga was cure to all tummy troubles in our houses. However this was not just Cuban myth. Malanga is a root vegetable […]

Lamb Chops
Entree

Lamb Chops with Mint Chimichurri

This Lamb Chops with Mint Chimichurri are going to be your go to recipe for when you want to really impress at a dinner party. When you want to really impress, Lamb Chops are your go-to move. There’s something so special about Lamb Chops. They definitely bring a certain elevation […]

Yaya's Chicken Soup Recipe
Soups

Yaya’s Cuban Chicken Soup

Yaya’s Cuban Chicken Soup is the perfect recipe to help guide you in making the most delicious comforting chicken soup right at home. Chicken Soup is something that every family has in their arsenal. It doesn’t matter the culture. Chicken Soup transcends culture. Every family has their own unique spin […]