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Summary: Makes me feel like cooking
Comment: Great book, I don'know how to cook and this book is so easy to follow...
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Summary: Bad Cookbook Pretty Pictures
Comment: This book is very deficient on the basics. For example, in the directions for Ham Croquette anybody attempting to make béchamel as directed by the book will end up with wonderful wallpaper paste. Save your money there are much better Cuban cookbooks.
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Summary: Eat your heart out J.Lo!
Comment: I grew up in Puerto Rico so I know what real caribbean cooking should taste like. This book helped me recreate many of the recipes I remember from my youth with simple recipes that taste authentic. I have tried a lot of "cuban" restaurants throughout the US and almost always found them wanting. I finally figured i would have to cook myself. I particularly liked the Arroz co Pollo and the Calso Gallego, recipes that when I followed other books came out fine but without that authentic flavor I remember. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants simple, elegant recipes that truly reproduce authentic caribbean cooking.
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Summary: Beautiful book!
Comment: I received this book from a friend of mine who knew I wanted to know more of about his heritage (and, yes, he knew I LOVED split pea soup)...The recipies ,of course, were wonderfully and simply authentic, but I was surprised at the connection to a history I knew little about. The family insight was wonderful.
I also appreciated the interesting family photographs that connected the recepies to an authentic past. My pressure cooker has had a good time with this book!
Thanks to the author!
P.S.: The cover art is beautiful. I'd love to learn more about the artist.
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Summary: The best Cuban Cookbook!
Comment: If I could give this book 10 stars I would! The book is beautifully photographed and the recipes are easy to follow. My father is Cuban and I grew up with Cuban food at the dinner table almost every day but never learned how to make some of the dishes that bring back such great memories of my mothers and grandmothers kitchen. This inspiring book has helped me do just that! I want to give kudos to Ms. Perez for such a wonderful cookbook and for helping bring a big part of my heritage into MY kitchen!
