Cuban Rice and Beans, A Side of Spice
Cuban Rice and Beans, a wet, sticky rice and beans side dish with a solid base of spice, garlic and ginger. Beside a chop, chunk of chicken or as a meal with grilled vegetables, this is big Cuban flavour. Rice…
Mojo Pork Chops with Pineapple Salsa, A Hint of Cuba
Packed with bright citrus flavour, Caribbean spice and finished with a kick of fresh fruit. Mojo Pork Chops with Pineapple Salsa; fresh summer fun with a hint of Cuban cuisine. With borders now re-opened to their American neighbours, I expect…
Old Havana with Food Gypsy
Whisking you away to Old Havana for a little video Foodie Escapism on a Friday. The people, the food, the culture of Cuba's Old Havana... there may have been rum involved.
Three Cups of Coffee – Mornings by Food Gypsy
More than caffeine, coffee is a morning ritual for me. The smell of it, the way it fills the room with a warm, heavy aroma. In my travels through Central America, I thrilled each morning to wake up to some truly outstanding coffee. Of the many, three stand out in my mind...
Traditional Cuban Flavour in Old Havana – Cafe La Mina
In the heart of Old Havana, off Plaza de Armas, lined with book sellers and merchants, is a large awning covered outdoor restaurant lined with potted flowers and ferns – Cafe La Mina.
Cuban Flavour – FRESH!
On my Life from Scratch journey Mexico was rest. Belize, recreation. And Cuba? Rebellion? Revolution? Nope. Resolution. Resolved to find the food that fuels its lovely people, the food that sustains its pulsating beat, I was determined to find -…
Feeding a Four Star Army
Chef in Profile: Executive Chef, Silvano Cruz - Sol Cayo Largo, Cuba On the shores of Cuba’s Cayo Largo de Sur - a tiny island in the Caribbean off the south west coast of Cuba - stretch miles of sandy white beaches. A haven to tourists; I was warned, “if you‘re offended by nudity, this is not a place for you”.