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In the mood for a different type of home-style cooking? Try authentic Cuban recipes. From comfort food to fancy meals, Cuban cuisine tastes like the celebration of life. From generation to generation, Cuban mamas and abuelas have passed down culinary traditions that were influenced by African, Spanish, Asian and Caribbean cuisine. Anything but bland, you'll find a common use of spices to make simple ingredients sensational and sofritos to add complexity. Meats are typically slow roasted, fish is in abundance, and there's plenty of rum to wash it all down. We rounded up 10 flavorful Cuban recipes so you can get a taste...

A traditional loaf that can be made the day before and enjoyed at the Easter celebrations with cured meats and salty cheeses One of the most satisfying aspects of cooking is continuity. In my ideal world, this would be an efficient and resourceful stockpot rolling on a back burner, a legion of preserves in the larder, no stale slice of bread or cake left behind, meals cooked with two in mind (the cook’s answer to a child’s one for me, one for you – “you” being the freezer). And while I sometimes achieve some of this, reality is often milder,...

A traditional loaf that can be made the day before and enjoyed at the Easter celebrations with cured meats and salty cheeses One of the most satisfying aspects of cooking is continuity. In my ideal world, this would be an efficient and resourceful stockpot rolling on a back burner, a legion of preserves in the larder, no stale slice of bread or cake left behind, meals cooked with two in mind (the cook’s answer to a child’s one for me, one for you – “you” being the freezer). And while I sometimes achieve some of this, reality is often milder,...