November 30, 2008

If you're in Miami on Monday, this is where you need to be...

My friend, Ana Quincoces (don't-hate-me-because-I'm-beautiful) Rodriguez has a fabulous new Cuban cookbook out called "Sabor!" And when I say fabulous, I mean that Every. Single. Wonderful. Recipe. is like-abuela-used-to-make perfect. Nothing frou-frou or nouvelle about it. Ana knows Cuban food and if you love Cuban food, you will want to own this book!

I had the privilege of meeting the lovely Ana when I was in Miami for Cuba Nostalgia this year. We had been corresponding by email for a while and got to be friends in that funny way that happens when you have "being Cuban" in common and start sharing your life, as we Cubans love to do. (In fact, my husband, Eric did some work for her husband, too, but that's not important right now.)

(she's the uber-gorgeous-super-model on the left, in case you were confused.... =D)

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If I were in Miami, I'd definitely get myself over to her launch party at Books and Books in Coral Gables.

It's happening on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 8 pm.

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Obviously, I won't get to go, (sad for me) but if you are in the Miami area, please go to Books and Books and please, please, please! introduce yourself to Ana and please tell her that Marta, from My Big Fat Cuban Family and Babalú blog, sent you.

And when you get your hands on this fabulous cookbook, please turn to page 204 - 205, where you'll find this:

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Yeah, Baby! My recipe for Torrejas a lo Refugiado, but we agreed that a better name would be My Big Fat Cuban Torrejas. ;-)

I'm telling you.... Ana knows Cuban food. =D

Felicidades y Buen Provecho, Amiga!

Posted by Marta at November 30, 2008 11:39 PM

Comments

Hot damn! Kinda of a long ride for me too. And too bad. I've been 'cookin up a storm last few days--Deer, ducks and fish--all extremely fresh. A suggestion,when available, use fresh venison instead of beef for the ropa vieja, vaca frita, bistec cubanos and picadillo.

"Free-roaming" stuff (mainly chickens)became trendy with Yuppies a few years back, because of the flavor. Hell, that was old news to our parents and grandparents back in the old country. They knew a chicken or swine you brought from some guajiro was ten times better than a store-bought one-- because of its more varied diet as it pecked and rooted freely around the finca.

Same deal with deer--consider a deer a free-roaming vaca. Sabrosisimo!

Thanks for this post! Best believe I'll be snatching the book!

Posted by: Humberto [TypeKey Profile Page] at December 1, 2008 09:54 AM


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