Traditional classico dishes to exciting nuevo Latin foods, ¡Cuba Cocina! is filled with recipes that incorporate the bold flavors of the Caribbean. You'll recognize favorites like ropa vieja, arroz con pollo, and seviche, and be enticed by the new tastes of dishes like Baby Back Ribs with Guava Sauce, Lobster and Stone Crab Creole, and Fresh Mango Coconut Cake. Don't forget to round out the meal with a tall, icy mojito!

cuba cocina: The Tantalizing World of Cuban Cooking-Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

LaFray, Joyce

Reference

William Morrow Cookbooks

Here is the most complete guide ever to the robust and soul-satisfying flavors of Cuba, both the traditional or classico foods and the exciting nuevo dishes rapidly becoming so popular here and on the island.Caribbean food expert and long-time fan and proponent of Cuban cuisine in America, Joyce LaFray has included hundreds of recipes from home cooks and restaurants that reflect the vigorous and flavorful cooking of this tropical island. The pages of ¡Cuba Cocina! are fitted with the tantalizing scents of garlic, citantro, tomato, sweet peppers, and those ubiquitous favorites, black beans and rice.Distinctively delicious recipes include fresh red snapper served with a tangy citantro-lime sauce, a crab dish that incorporates crisp plantains and a mango vinaigrette, and a Creole stewed shrimp prepared in the style of the province of Santiago de Cuba. Alongside the traditional arroz con pollo, ropa vieja, pollo frito and roast suckling pig are recipes for nuevo-style roast turkey with black bean stuffing. ginger-sherried roast pork, and pork medallions with yuca and mojo.To accompany all these dishes are more than two dozen recipes for salsas, and great tropical fruit and vegetable offerings such as fluffy calbaza souffle and eggplant stuffed with ripe tomatoes, peppers, and raisins.On the more indulgent side there are dozens of island cocktails, with and without alcohol. and a sumptuous array of aaah-inspiring desserts: flan with rum sauce, mango-coconut cake, and acreamy custard called natilla. Cuban traditionalists will love the mamey sapote and mango ice cream.For those new to Cuban cooking. an exhaustive glossary covers the essential terms and ingredients. a shopping list offers Cuban names for major ingredients, and a detailed technique section discusses preparing uncommon fruits, vegetables, shellfish, and more,¡Cuba Cocina! means "Cuba Cooks!" and as this book so amply demonstrates, that activity is cause for celebration.

Cuba Cocina!

A collection of recipes that reveals the secrets behind the specialty dishes of Florida's 50 top restaurants. Each restaurant review is accompanied by a description of the area along with suggestions for day trips, featuring favorites such as Key Lime Baked Alaska from Marker 88 in the Keys, Baked Grapefruit from Chalet Suzanne in Lake Wales, Rack of Lamb from the Breakers in Palm Beach and Steak Tartare from Bern's Steak House in Tampa.

Famous Florida Restaurants and Recipes

Brown, Sandi

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Seaside Pub

Florida's best selling Cuban home cooking cookbook. These time-honored dishes meld with the rhythm and spices of the Caribbean. Savor the artistry of authentic Cuban cuisine at its best: pollo frito, ropa vieja, carne con papas, garden eggs and many, many more! Distinctive flavors and easy preparation techniques abound. This very practical compilation contains the best of the classics, minus the tropical fats and oils commonly associated with island cuisines. A complete Cuban glossary in both English and Spanish offers simple substitutes.

Cuban Home Cooking: Favorite Recipes from a Cuban Home Kitchen

Cossio, Jane

Main Courses & Side Dishes

Seaside Publishing

Once exotic, Cuban cuisine has now entered the mainstream. Similar to Spanish cooking but with distinctive spice blends created by the Cuban people, authentic Cuban cooking is fresh, aromatic, and delicious. Cuban Home Cooking will inspire you to stock your kitchen with cumin, oregano, saffron, and peppers, put on your apron, and fire up your stove!
 You’ll learn how to make a variety of appetizers and sides; delicious entrees featuring chicken, beef, pork, and seafood; delectable sweets; and even the perfect Cuban sandwich. This revised edition includes additional recipes. Most ingredients can be found in your local supermarket, and a useful glossary provides ideas for substitutions if you don’t have some of the ingredients on hand.
 Jane Cossio and Joyce LaFray, both experts in Cuban cuisine, have decades of experience cooking Cuban dishes in their own kitchens. Their simple and easy-to-follow recipes include caldo gallego (a luscious soup with chorizo and greens), plátanos dulces fritos (fried sweet plantains), ropa vieja (shredded beef), flan (Cuba’s most popular dessert), and of course, real café Cubano—the finishing touch to any home-cooked Cuban meal.

Regional & International

These inspiring seafood recipes from Florida's best restaurants include some of the most famous ever published. Author Joyce LaFray helps you to prepare with ease those same dishes in your own home. This comprehensive collection of famous recipes includes easy-to-prepare recipes for appetizers, soups and chowders, salads, entrees and sauces. Enjoy such colorful favorites as the tender Coastal blue crab, the infamous stone crab, red snapper and yellowtail, as well as grouper, lobster, shrimp, and scallops. Never before has a book on real Florida seafood been as much fun!

Seafood!: Famous Seafood Recipes from Famous Places

Cooking by Ingredient

Just when you thought you couldn't get enough of Key Lime Desserts, LaFray makes that compact, colorful fruit even more versatile. Give into the temptation of Key Lime Coolers and Appeteasers. Get creative with tangy salads and dressings, sauces and condiments. Enjoy seafood and poultry entrees that will amaze you with their simplicity and good taste. And, of course, try a whole new batch of Key Lime pies and other decadent desserts.

Key Lime Cookin' : Famous Recipes From Famous Places (Famous Florida)

History

This collection of authentic recipes is a reminder of a culture and cuisine as strong today as it was centuries ago. Included are such classics as Indian Fry Bread, Baconed Hominy, Fried Frog Legs, and Roast Wild Turkey. Most recipes call for easy-to-find ingredients, but there are also instructions for more unusual fare including Alligator Tail Steak, a generational favorite. Polvay, internationally known cuisine consultant and author, is often published in Town and Country, Gourmet and Bon Appetit.

Seminole Indian Recipes (Famous Florida Series)

Joyce reveals 31 recipes for fish and shellfish appetizers and entrees served in Florida restaurants. For an elegant dinner for two try Stuffed Pompano as prepared at Miami's Fontainbleu Hilton. Or feed a crowd with Derby Oyster Stew from the restaurant at St. Pete's Derby Lane dog track.

Seafood Recipes: Famous Recipes from Famous Places (Famous Florida!)

Sachs, Susan

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cuba cocina: The Tantalizing World of Cuban Cooking-Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Cuba Cocina!

Famous Florida Restaurants and Recipes

Cuban Home Cooking: Favorite Recipes from a Cuban Home Kitchen

Cuban Home Cooking: Favorite Recipes from a Cuban Home Kitchen

Seafood!: Famous Seafood Recipes from Famous Places

Key Lime Cookin' : Famous Recipes From Famous Places (Famous Florida)

Seminole Indian Recipes (Famous Florida Series)

Seafood Recipes: Famous Recipes from Famous Places (Famous Florida!)

Cuban Home Cooking: Favorite Recipes from a Cuban Home Kitchen