Category Archives: Cuban recipes

Guest Blog – Brian French on the famous Cuban Sandwich

My pal, author and frequent media columnist Brian French, is an aficionado of all things Cuban. We discovered yesterday, as a result of my post about plantains, that we both knew the Barnhills and the old gal who loved her bananas. (I think, in … Continue reading

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How to cook plantains, Cuban-style

I was going to talk about Cuban plantains today, and I will, in a minute. But first, here, in his own words, is how Jay Kristoff went from considering hiring a freelance editor to figure out why no-one wanted his steam punk fantasy (Steamdancer) to … Continue reading

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Cuban recipes – ropa vieja

In a break from writing about writing, I thought I’d write for a week or two about some of the amazing Cuban recipes for meals that appear in my books. (And for those of you who have forgotten, The Beggar’s Opera … Continue reading

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