Hello again, everyone! We know it’s been a while. Life keeps throwing new things — mostly good things — at us, and it’s during these times that meals tend to be less planned and more thought up on the spot, with a mix of old favorites and random experiments that may or may not work. […]
Tag: Cuban
Brown Bean Soup
Brown bean soup was my favorite bean soup growing up, and to this day it’s still comforting to me. It’s an easy soup to make well. For the adventurous cook, these beans are a blank canvas. You can do so much with them.
Cuban Picadillo
We are seriously living in strange times. I recently had to venture out of the house to make a much needed trip to the grocery store. Barren shelves. Face masks. Vinyl gloves. Going to the grocery store without my 3 kids in tow used to feel like such a luxurious experience. Now, I’m trying to get in and out as quickly as possible, trying not to touch anyone or anything other than the few items the store managed to restock since people lost their minds and snatched up all the toilet paper. But I was able to find ground beef, so looks like meat’s back on the menu, boys!
Guiso de Maiz, A Corn Stew
I’ve tried to find this dish in various places. I’ve asked Latino friends about it. I scoured the internet. I’ve read old Cuban cookbooks I’ve had the joy of receiving from my mother, and all I can say is nobody seems to make the dish quite like this.
Super Easy Black Bean Soup
For me, Black Bean Soup is a bowl of Home. It’s the ultimate comfort food—warm and savory, it’s the taste of my childhood. It’s traditionally served over rice, and is enough of a meal to stand on its own, but pairs beautifully with Cuban pork chops or Cuban steak.
Garbanzo Soup
Garbanzos are chickpeas. This humble little bean is relegated to the salad bar in American cuisine, but it is a powerhouse of protein, vitamins, and minerals, and deserves a brighter spotlight.
So, what exactly is Sofrito?
Sofrito is all about beginnings. As you get accustomed to Cuban cooking, the sofrito is the expected spice base in what you’re making. When I ask my mother how to cook such and such food, she usually says something like, “First, you make your sofrito,” or “Once the meat is browned, you add your sofrito.” The sofrito is pretty consistently present in the typical Cuban dish.
How It All Started
Nobody ever said parenting would be easy. But add in food allergies and parenting becomes even more complicated.