Ropa Vieja (Cuban Pulled Beef)

 

Lately I've been daydreaming about sunshine and palm trees. As I mentioned in my last post, I managed to escape the deep freeze (i.e. Edmonton in December) for a week in lovely Varadero, Cuba, just before Christmas. It was my first warm weather vacation, the furthest south I've ever been, and after barely leaving Edmonton thanks to freezing rain, we finally arrived in Cuba. Ohhhh... it was so good. Sun, white sand beaches, and lots of rum. The whole thing seemed so surreal and dreamlike... especially as we landed back in -30C Edmonton. (I should add that it has since warmed up considerably, so E-Town and I are besties again).

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