Cuban RecipesBatido de Mamey (Cuban Mamey Milkshake)Growing up in a Cuban family, enjoying a sandwich alongside a creamy milkshake was totally normal. My favorite will always be un batido de…10 minutes35 recipes
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These recipes use just 5 ingredients or less, and are incredibly simple and easy to make, yet still packed with flavor. These simple recipes use only a handful of ingredients, often relying on pantry staples or ingredients that are easy to…
Cuban RecipesBatido de Mamey (Cuban Mamey Milkshake)Growing up in a Cuban family, enjoying a sandwich alongside a creamy milkshake was totally normal. My favorite will always be un batido de…10 minutes
GuavaHomemade Fresh Guava Jam (No Pectin!)Growing up in a Cuban family, guava paste was always in the pantry. This is why you see so many guava recipes on my blog. I love it! But…55 minutes
DrinksCuban Guava Daiquiri (Just 4 Ingredients!)I’ve never met a guava dessert I didn’t love, but lately, this Cuban guava daiquiri is the one thing I can’t stop making. It’s a simple mix…5 minutes
Cuban RecipesCuban Papaya Shake (Batido de Fruta Bomba)If you ask Mami what her favorite Cuban batido is, she’ll always tell you un batido de fruta bomba. She is obsessed. Personally, I’m more…10 minutes
Cuban Appetizer RecipesMariquitas Cubanas (Fried Plantain Strips)Mi gente, how good are mariquitas!? Wait, do you call them chifles or chicharitas? We call these thinly sliced fried plantain strips –…20 minutes
Cuban Appetizer RecipesTostones Rellenos (Cuban Stuffed Plantain Cups)Look, I don’t know about you but plantains are basically a love language in my Cuban family (not to be mistaken with fluffy white rice…20 minutes
Cuban Dinner RecipesCuban-Style Churrasco with Chimichurri SauceI LOVE churrasco. It’s one of my favorite ways to enjoy steak. Growing up in a Cuban family, we often made ropa vieja or palomilla steaks…40 minutes
Cuban Appetizer RecipesCrispy Chicharrones (Cuban-Style Fried Pork Belly)Growing up in a Cuban family, pork was always on rotation. Mami would make masitas de puerco on weekends and during the holidays, lechon…55 minutes
Cuban Appetizer RecipesQuick 3-Ingredient Malanga Chips (Taro Chips)To say my Cuban mom is a fan of Malanga is an understatement. She is obsessed with boiled, mashed malanga, and crema de malanga. Naturally…15 minutes
Cuban Dinner RecipesCrema de Malanga (Creamy Malanga Soup)Growing up, every time my stomach hurt, my Cuban mom would cook malanga. Sometimes it was just peeled, boiled, and mashed, other times it…35 minutes
Cuban Breakfast RecipesSpanish Hot Chocolate (Chocolate Caliente)As I mentioned in my churros con chocolate post, Miamians love celebrating “chilly” weather with freshly fried churros and thick, hot…20 minutes
Cuban Appetizer RecipesQuick 3-Ingredient Yuca Chips (Cassava Chips)I’ll be honest, yuca chips weren’t something we made in my Cuban family growing up. We made yuca frita and yuca con mojo… but chips? Nah…15 minutes