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Cuba Pork Roast
Oh, it must be a very special occasion. A whole roasted pork is reserved for large family gatherings and celebrations. Marinated, basted and drizzled over with a lemon garlic mojo sauce, and then left to roast for hours.... You have never tasted such a delicious pork dish. This one is even finely decorated, with sausages on skewers and filled with platano chips and fried yucca. [...]
Making a Cuban Barbeque pit
Recipe For Traditional Cuban Pork roasted over and open BBQ pit 1) Lay down a thick bed of charcoal and then suspend the whole pig above the fire, on a metal grate. 2) Cover with some banana leaves keep all the delicious juices inside. 3) Put some sheet metal around the pit to focus the heat. And that's it! In about 5 hours you [...]
Dropping Bombs in Cuba? Fruit Bombs!
Some say papaya, and others say.... FRUTA BOMBA! That's what they call it in Cuba. Doesn't it look delicious? Well, that's because it is. Eat it plain or blend it up into a fruit drink... With a giant fruta bomba, you can make refreshing snacks from morning until night.
Great Havana Snacks!
Feeling Hungry in Cuba? Pan con guayaba... that's what it's called and that's probably the most common breakfast sandwich in Cuba. Cheap, sweet, filling and quick to make. All you need is your daily portion of bread (pan) and a few slices of dulce de guayaba. Add it all together and there you go. If you want to get all fancy, you can even give [...]
Havana Sunsets…
Havana sunsets.... they always fill me with nostalgia. But sundown can be a happy time too. The Havana nights have been known to get pretty crazy.....
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