I don't think this has much to do with Cuba, but we'll begin this blog with what we ate last night. Dinner was ARROZ A LA CUBANA which is a very simple combination of the following: mound of rice with tomato sauce on top, a couple of sausages, a fried egg and steamed veggies. It didn't look like this last night, but arroz a la cubana is for your inner child. And for dessert? CAROB BROWNIES WITH ICING! Carob is a wicked chocolate substitute {okay, you purists, nothing can substitute chocolate} and these brownies have raisins and walnuts instead of chips. However, I think hunting down carob chips (like chocolate chips) would be totally worth it. I bought a jar of carob powder (looks like cocoa powder) in Sicily last year and realized it was time to start using it. The trees grow all over in Sicily and you eat the dried pods. The icing is a mix of cream cheese, carob powder, powdered sugar and vanilla. If you want the recipe, it's from Moosewood. Delish.
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