Memories Of A Cuban Kitchen

by Mary Urrutia Randelman, Joan Schwartz

Overview

Memories of a Cuban features more than 200 traditional recipes for Cuban dishes, a cuisine that lusciously combines Spanish, Indian, African, Chinese, and Portuguese influences.

Filled with reminiscences and evocative photos from Mary Urrutia Randelman's childhood in pre-Castro Cuba, this beautiful cookbook, cowritten with Joan Schwartz, presents more than 200 Cuban dishes, from appetizers like Green Plantain Chips, to such entrees such as Roast Pork Creole, to tropical rum-based drinks and desserts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780028609980
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/09/1996
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	433,540
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.91(d)

About the Author

Joan Schwartz has worked as an editor for the University of Chicago Press, Columbia University Press, Macmillan Publishing Company, and The Free Press. An avid reader, writer, and cook, she is the coauthor of many cookbooks. Schwartz graduated from Rutgers University and received an M.A. from the University of Chicago.
 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Cuban Cooking.

Travels with Titi: Appetizers and Snacks.

La Majagua Tobacco Ranch: Soups and Stews.

El Chamizo Cattle Ranch: Meat and Poultry.

Varadero and Mariel: Fish and Shellfish.

Rosalie's Kitchen: Rice, Beans, and Eggs.

The Spa at San Diego De Los Ba?os: Salads and Vegetables.

Las Canas Orange Groves: Desserts.

An American in Havana: Drinks.

Index.

Permissions.