Reposted from Blackfive
On July 15 & 16, Cooking with the Troops descended on Brook Army Medical Center for a series of events, culminating in the kickoff of our Homefront Support Program.

(Photo Courtesy Lucy Darby)
It all started with a Cuban lunch, prepared by some truly amazing people. When the chance to do some food events at the Warrior Family Support Center first came up, the first “call” that went out was to Valentin Prieto of Babalu Blog, and Marta Darby of My Big Fat Cuban Family. Val has been tormenting me for years with his tales of pig roasts and such at his “Man Camp” and I’ve been trying some of Marta’s recipes for a while now, but wasn’t satisfied with the results. Thanks to their willingness to volunteer, quite a few of us had the chance to learn directly from them.
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