
And candy? Isn't that really a case of you projecting your own twisted desires for sweets on poor mom, who when it comes to candy, has by now seen and eaten just about everything there is?
Been there, done that!
OK, some of you might be thinking, hey a cookbook just might be a pretty good idea. However, a lot of you are already traveling merrily down the wrong thought path. You're thinking, "gee all of the older ladies seem to like that nice Rachel Ray with her bubbly personality and girl-next-door wholesomeness."
No friends, moms across the United States have a secret desire - they want to BREAK OUT of their everyday food rut and try something different. Your mom wants to kick up her heels, let her hair down, and take a walk on the WILD side!
In short, she has a burning desire to go Latin!
You may have missed the tell-tale signs over the years: an obsession with "I Love Lucy" reruns, the secret stash of Julio Iglesias CDs, the subtle salsa rhythm in her step as she moves about the kitchen, the longing looks as she passes the Latin spice section at the local supermarket.
These are signs of a woman on the edge.
Your mom wants to make Cuban food and you can help.


More than 100 Recipes!



Here is just a sample of the many great recipes in "Three Guys From Miami Celebrate Cuban."
The ham, more properly called a jamón ibérico de bellota, (there are other types of ibérico ham, but this is the best) is made from the ibérico pig. The pigs are allowed to range free and, several weeks before slaughter, the pigs roam the nearby oak forests where they gorge themselves on fallen acorns.
This diet and a dry curing process that the locals have used for generations produce this gold standard of hams.
It's almost hard to describe the experience. The ham is rich with fat, much of which is monounsaturated and therefore healthy, like olive oil. Sliced paper thin, it is only moderately chewy and the fat dissolves on the tongue like butter.
No matter how you slice it, it's all about the flavor. Salty yet not overly “hammy” like most American hams, the ibérico has a subtle nutty taste.