Yes, here are a lot of good recipes in a book. The book quality, also OK. However, never mind how that, the author, Alex Garcia, was indicted by US government on drug trafficking charges! (Check the NY Times November 2003.) Is that the kind of author that you want to send your money to? Yes, all are innocent until proven guilty - but he was under surveillance for 2 years - NOT a nice guy! In my country we keep people like him in jail! There are much better Cuban cookbooks - just search for "Cuban Cooking book" here on Amazon!