Cheer Up With Food

If you LOVE meat, I recommend eating Cuban food at  Cuba Cafe .  Whenever I drove down Tropicana Rd., I always saw Cuba Cafe's big red sign, and eventually  the sign enticed me to go here:  There's a variety of tapas.  We got  Croquetas y Empanadas- the croquetas,  which are breadcumbed fried food rolls came with ham and beef and as for the  empanadas you have the choice of getting it with chicken or beef. This empanada's dough was thin compared to Filipino and Mexican empanadas. I had a hard time choosing what to get so I got the Tasting Plate - A combination of Ropa Vieja, Lechon Asado and Pollo Tequila with Moros Cristianos (Cuban style rice and beans) and maduros (sweet plantain ).  When I ate this 'rainbow' of meat, I definitely could tell from the spices the taste of the Spanish and Caribbean influence. My friend  got the  Bistec de Palomilla - a Latin style cut top sirloin steak marinaded...

For my lovely friends' wedding reception, the bride ordered all vegan catered food from Pura Vida Bakery & Bystro  by Chef Mayra  and had customized drinks from their reception venue,  Artiface Urban Lounge . Artiface Getting ready Customized cocktail #1 for the reception- This drink goes out to the gin lovers. Customized cocktail #2 for the reception- An awesome "girly" drink, quite refreshing! Other choices of drinks to choose from The newlyweds :) Can you tell that these pastries are vegan? Chef Mayra preparing the cupcakes Kudos to the chef! Spreading the word Yellow everywhere! Vegan empanandas- Tasted exactly like a real empananda (I've had many in my lifetime)... I was addicted!  Inside the pastries were fake meats, potatoes, and of course other vegetables. If I heard correctly (hope I did), a lady who worked for Chef Mayra told me that these were Aruban  style pastries with cranberr...