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Cuban Ropa Vieja

March 14, 2017 by Lani Cooks Leave a Comment

Ropa Vieja Serving Plate

Ropa Vieja is a beef hash considered one of the national dishes of Cuba. The dish is a tasty combination of shredded meat, peppers and spices. It’s great for special occasions and also for family dinner on weekends.

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Filed Under: Main Dishes Tagged With: Beef, Cuban, Gluten Free, Grass-fed, Healthy, Organic, Paleo, Spanish

Cod Fish Croquettes with Sweet Potato

February 8, 2017 by Lani Cooks 4 Comments

Fish Croquettes with Sweet Potato

Croquettes are a very popular dish around the world. They are originally from France. They are famous as a delicacy, as well, as fast food. 

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Filed Under: Main Dishes, Side Dishes, Snacks and Appetizers Tagged With: Croquettes, Fish, Gluten Free, Healthy, Paleo, Snacks, Spanish, Sweet Potato

Flan de leche

March 26, 2016 by Lani Cooks 8 Comments

Flan de leche

Flan de leche is a custard dessert with a layer of soft caramel on top. A legacy of the Spanish, this dessert is very popular not only in the Philippines and Cuba, but throughout the world. It’s also known as leche flan, creme caramel, caramel pudding, custard pudding and many other names.

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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: Creme Caramel, Cuban, Custards, Desserts, Eggs, Filipino, Flan, Flan De Leche, Leche Flan, Spanish

Crockpot Cuban Picadillo

December 6, 2015 by Lani Cooks 17 Comments

Crockpot Cuban Picadillo Serving Plate

“Picadillo” means savory ground beef. It seems every Cuban cook has a it’s own special way of making picadillo. Tia Esther, my husband’s aunt, taught me how to cook this dish during one of our visits to Florida. Here’s my own version of this Cuban delight.

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Filed Under: Main Dishes Tagged With: Crockpot, Cuban, Filipino, Gluten Free, Meat, Organic, Paleo, Slow Cooker, Spanish

Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers

October 10, 2015 by Lani Cooks 2 Comments

Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers

For some reason or another, for the last few weeks we are into tapas food. We invited some friends to a small tapas restaurant in the city of Dundas called Liberte Tapas and Potation and we had a great lunch together.

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Filed Under: Side Dishes, Snacks and Appetizers Tagged With: Cheese, Gluten Free, Paleo, Spanish, Tapas

Spanish Chicken Rice Paprika

March 22, 2015 by Lani Cooks 8 Comments

Spanish Chicken Rice Paprika Plate

This Spanish dish is everyone’s favorite in our family. It’s very tasty and the chicken is tender and juicy. The salty taste of the olives nicely complements the sweeter taste of the dried apricots.

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Filed Under: Main Dishes Tagged With: Chicken, Mediterranean, Rice, Spanish

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