http://hungrysofia.com/2009/04/27/old-clothesnew-beginnings/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:58:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hungrysofia.com/2009/04/27/old-clothesnew-beginnings/#comment-588 Gladys Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:49:11 +0000 http://hungrysofia.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-588 On a lark I googled Nitza Villapol not expecting any results. Well, lo and behold I was astounded to find so much info on her. Back in the late sixties, when I was in high school, I found a copy of a Cuban cookbook by a Nitza Villapol. Quite frankly I had no idea who she was since I left Cuba in 1961 at an age when cooking was the least of my concerns. Through the rest of high school and college I kept the book tucked away and forgotten. I had the good fortune of marrying an America who loves Cuban food so I pulled my book and started cooking. Here I am 34 years later thumbing through my no yellowed and falling apart Nitza Villapol book. I would never consider replacing it! It's one of my prized possesions! On a lark I googled Nitza Villapol not expecting any results. Well, lo and behold I was astounded to find so much info on her. Back in the late sixties, when I was in high school, I found a copy of a Cuban cookbook by a Nitza Villapol. Quite frankly I had no idea who she was since I left Cuba in 1961 at an age when cooking was the least of my concerns. Through the rest of high school and college I kept the book tucked away and forgotten. I had the good fortune of marrying an America who loves Cuban food so I pulled my book and started cooking. Here I am 34 years later thumbing through my no yellowed and falling apart Nitza Villapol book. I would never consider replacing it! It’s one of my prized possesions!

]]> http://hungrysofia.com/2009/04/27/old-clothesnew-beginnings/#comment-102 Pastelón de Platano Sancochado « hungry sofia Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:31:15 +0000 http://hungrysofia.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-102 [...] Plantain Pie I used picadillo clasico as the filling which worked well, but stewed chicken or ropa vieja can also be substituted.  It was also great for lunch the next day with some crumbled queso blanco [...] [...] Plantain Pie I used picadillo clasico as the filling which worked well, but stewed chicken or ropa vieja can also be substituted.  It was also great for lunch the next day with some crumbled queso blanco [...]

]]> http://hungrysofia.com/2009/04/27/old-clothesnew-beginnings/#comment-6 cami Wed, 13 May 2009 22:46:49 +0000 http://hungrysofia.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-6 I used to think the same exact thing when I was little and anybody mentioned 'ropa vieja'. I used to think the same exact thing when I was little and anybody mentioned ‘ropa vieja’.

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