Timeless Cuban Cooking

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	• Cocina al minuto/ Cooking in a Minute: Selecciones De Recetas Favoritas/ Selections of Favorite Recipes Cdiciones Universal, 1983 average customer review:based on 8 reviews
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Timeless Cuban Cooking

This is no mere cookbook, it is an institution.

This book defined Cuban home cooking for 1st generation Cuban American children whose parents came to the US from Cuba in search of a better life for their families. Being one of those children, my mom's cooking (with help from this book) forever defined what great home cooked Cuban food should be. It is the touchstone to which I will always compare anyone elses Cuban food. And to be honest, none so far has compared.

"Cocina al Minuto" represents a piece of Cuban culture and tradition in every household. Not nuevo Latino, fusion, or any other interpretation of the moment, these recipes are the bedrock of all great cuban dishes. Cuban family cooking at its best.

My mom passed the book on to me when I moved away and each time I cook a recipe it takes me back to my childhood, watching my mom cook in the house I grew up in. One of my favorites is Frijoles Negros. When I make this dish of dishes, and nail it, as my mom used to make, an incredible sense of joy and pride come over me. It is a little piece of my childhood in a spoon.

I hope to pass these same recipes on to my children and perpetuate the tradition of wonderful Cuban home cooking.

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Cocina al Minuto

This is a reprint of a Cuban cookbook first published in pre-Castro Cuba in the 1950s. My book was my mom's & it's dilapidated, so I bought this one for my step-daughter. It's a classic and the real "bible" of TRADITIONAL Cuban cuisine.

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Great Book in SPANISH

This is an excellent cookbook if you are true to the notion that homestyle food is the basis for all good food prepared in elaborate ways with exotic ingredients that become Gourmet by attention to preperation! This the is the Betty Crocker of Cuban Cookbooks. About as important to own if you study Cuban Cuisine as I have and an indespensable tool or ingredient in any Cuban Cookery. That speaks volumes; correct? My only compalint is I cannot read it, Its IN SPANISH!. So receiving the Spanish Version seems authentic but it never the less can't be accurately put to use.
Its IN SPANISH!

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The Cuban Bible

They don't call this "The Cuban Bible" for nothing. My Mom and Aunt brought theirs from Cuba when they immigrated to the United States. It is so worn out they are falling apart. It is the best cookbook I have ever used. The recipes are simply wonderful. Anytime I want to make a special Cuban dish I pull out "Cocina Al Minuto." I have also purchased several copies as gifts for family and friends.

Cristina

Cocina Al Minuto

The recipes are delicious. They come out exactly the way they are suppose to. One of the best Cuban Recipe books that exist. My parents used to have the same book in Cuba. Too bad it doesn't come in English. I've had several friends ask about it.

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