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Product Description Authentic Cuban recipes offer a mixture of Spanish, Indian, African, Chinese, and Portuguese cuisine, from appetizers like Green Plantain Chips, to such entrees as Roast Pork Creole, to tropical rum-based drinks and desserts. Filled with reminiscences and evocative halftone photos of Randelman's childhood in pre-Castro Cuba, this book presents more than 200 traditional recipes for Cuban dishes, a cuisine that lusciously combines Spanish, Indian, African, Chinese, and Portuguese influences. From the Back Cover "The best foreign cookbook honors go to Memories of a Cuban Kitchen. The book rings wonderfully true, both in its recipes and its evocations of pre-Castro Havana as recalled by author Mary Urrutia Randelman with heartfelt affection. This beautiful book is a memory piece as much as a cookbook."The Washington Times "Memories of a Cuban Kitchen will be an added treasure in any cook's library and a must in the kitchen of any American of Cuban heritage or anyone who's interested in exploring Cuban cooking more fully at home." The Miami Herald A Sampling of Remembered Dishes Bistec de Palomilla (Cuban Fried Steak) Moros y Cristianos (Black Beans and Rice) Ajiaco Criollo (Cuban Creole Stew) Pargo Relleno (Stuffed Red Snapper) Ensalada de Aguacate y Mango (Avocado and Mango Salad) Flan de Coco (Coconut Flan) About the Author 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.