Description

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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.

About the Author

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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.