When I heard that Versailles Restaurant, the de facto epicenter of Cuban Cuisine & Culture in South Florida was publishing a cookbook of its famous, home-style recipes, I admit that I became a little giddy. I live about 20 minutes away from Versailles. With traffic. In the 40+ years that I’ve lived in South…
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Coquito (Puerto Rican Eggnog) Cupcakes
Chances are, if you’ve made it this far into the New Year, you’ve finally used up all that eggnog you bought for Christmas and New Year celebrations. If you live in South Florida, you made vats of either Crema de Vie or Coquito (add a can of coconut milk to your crema de vie…
Quick Sunday Brunch: Black Beans & Eggs
Breakfast is not my favorite meal of the day. Most mornings I can do well without it. Coffee. The “Water of Life”. That’s my only requirement. If I’ve got coffee, I’m good. I can only rarely look food in the eye before 9:00 A.M., and even then… Which yields to the classic Sunday…
