Cuban Bread Crumbs is a memoir of growing up in Ybor City, Florida as the son of Spanish immigrant parents. In the period before and after World War II, the Spanish, Cuban and Italian immigrants of Ybor City provided the labor for the cigar industry that dominated the local economy. Overcoming prejudice and poverty, the immigrants blended their customs to form a unique community that changed the face of Florida and ultimately the United States.

Cuban Bread Crumbs is a memoir of growing up in Ybor City, Florida as the son of Spanish immigrant parents. In the period before and after World War II, the Spanish, Cuban and Italian immigrants of Ybor City provided the labor for the cigar industry that dominated the local economy. Overcoming prejudice and poverty, the immigrants blended their customs to form a unique community that changed the face of Florida and ultimately the United States.

What is Cuban cuisine? A delectable intermingling of Spanish, Portuguese, Arabian, Chinese, and African culinary traditions—a true melting pot of all the influences that combine in Cuban culture. Now, Raquel Rabade Roque gives us the definitive book of Cuban cuisine: encyclopedic in its range, but intimate and accessible in tone with more than five hundred recipes for classic, home-style dishes—from black bean soup to pork empanadas, from ropa vieja to black beans and croquetas, from tostones to arroz con pollo, from churros to café con leche—as well as the vividly told stories behind the recipes. Based on the author’s family recipes, this is real Cuban cooking presented with today’s busy cooks in mind. Whether you are an experienced cook or a novice, a lover of Cuban cuisine or just discovering it, The Cuban Kitchen will become an essential part of your kitchen library.

Rich with sex, fun, and friendship, "Dirty Girls on Top" returns to the winning territory of Valdes-Rodriguez's first and most popular novel, "The Dirty Girls Social Club."

Written by the trio that has spawned a renewal of interest in Cuban cuisine,his guide to the flavors of Cuba reveals the island as a tasty confluence ofpanish spices, tropical ingredients, and African influence.

Presents a collection of detailed recipes for such desserts as layer cakes, chocolate cakes, cheesecakes, fruitcakes, yeast cakes, sweet breads, muffins, gingerbreads, ice cream, and sauces.

In Sacafiesta, Jack Espinosa recounts his experiences as a comedian and entertainer - as a child in Ybor City, as a young man touring clubs in post-War United States and pre-Castro Cuba, and later as a family man whose infectious humor helps him transition from janitor to high school social studies teacher overnight. Like his first memoir, Cuban Bread Crumbs, Espinosa weaves wry and witty tales of growing up as son of Spanish immigrants with keen observations about the rich cultural history of his beloved Tampa.