Product Description Coveted traditional Cuban recipes from the personal kitchen of international superstars Gloria and Emilio Estefan.
International music superstars Gloria and Emilio Estefan are making their popular recipes public?offering readers a peek through the kitchen doors of Bongos Cuban Cafe, home of authentic Cuban cuisine a la 1950s Havana. From savory tapas and easy-to-make individual and family-style entrees, to scrumptious desserts and signature cocktails, Estefan Kitchen covers complete menus that will surely become a staple of its readers? households. They can recreate the savory dishes of Bongos Cuban Cafe authentic Cuban cuisine?right in their own kitchen? with this collection of tried-and-true recipes. Filled with Gloria and Emilio?s personal accounts, culinary inspiration, and Cuban cuisine?s historical context, Estefan Kitchen is a timeless cookbook that brings readers into their lives, culture, and food. Whether islanders or mainlanders, chefs or non-chefs, everyone can follow the step-by-step instructions for sumptuous feasts and unforgettable meals including:
? Papas Rellenas (Breaded Mashed Potatoes With Ground Beef Creole)
? Yuca Frita (Cassava Fries)
? Sopa De Platano (Plantain Soup)
? Vaca Frita De Polla (Cuban-Mojo Marinated Shredded Chicken)
Delicious January 4, 2009 I cooked Cuban pork, black beans and rice, and plantains for New Years dinner and everybody loved them. I have a couple of other Cuban cookbooks and the recipes in this one rank right up there with the others. What makes this more entertaining are the family pictures and anecdotes. The mojo sauce recipe in here is one of the best I have found.
Estefan Kitchen December 30, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book. It has authentic recipes. I know what Cuban food should taste like because I am cuban. The only thing I would add to some of the recipes is Sazon Goya for more flavor. If you want to have a book that is easy to follow and the recipes are as authentic as the food you will find in cuban restaurants in Miami, then get this book. This is my favorite cuban cookbook! I applaud the Estefans!
Been There Done That December 26, 2008 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Unfortunately a bunch of celebrity hype. The restuarants owned by the Estefans are just what they are owned in name only. Their fare is definitely pedestrian as the other reviewer said. Casa Larios was a place the Estefans frequented in west Miami and invited Larios to host a restuarant in Miami Beach at their hotel. The original Casa Larios has long since gone downhill years ago.
This book is disappointing, like the 3 Guys series. Although, the 3 Guys books were akin to the Tex/Mex fad, you could say they were a Cuban/Americanization of Cuban food it can't be said everything presented is 100% authentic Cuban cuisine.
Estefan's book adds nothing unique to Cuban cusine aside from the personal tidbits. It is a shame that many will be lured to such book because of the celebrity status when there are far better books out there on Cuban cusine.
For the true authentic Cuban cusine Mary Urrutia Randleman and Joan Schwartz's Memories of a Cuban Kitchen published in 1992 provides a wealth of dishes from all over Cuba. I have cooked from this book with success and my Cuban friends vouch for its accuracy.
Sublime is Estefan Kitchen December 24, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This cookbook has been a real blessing at my place. The recipes are easy to follow and they really are delightful! Before we eat I always say Grace and my husband added, "yes, thank you God for making my wife such a good cook"! I had to laugh and say to my hubby, "just TG that I got this book"! lol
It's been done! November 19, 2008 9 out of 11 found this review helpful
The Estefans have joined the pack of also rans following the early success of such Cuban cookbook classics as Memories of a Cuban Kitchen: More Than 200 Classic Recipes and Three Guys from Miami Cook Cuban.
Unfortunately, it's all been done before and much better. Aside from the personal anecdotes, this book adds nothing to the Cuban food lexicon. Possibly a book for fans of Gloria's music, but serious foodies will find better recipes and fun, easy-to-follow directions in the aforementioned "Cook Cuban" and the newer work Three Guys from Miami Celebrate Cuban: 100 Great Recipes for Cuban Entertaining (Three Guys from Miami).
Gloria's music is great, no doubt, but her restaurants have never been known for much more than pedestrian fare and the unimaginative recipes here reflect that reality.
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