Cuban cooks overcome shortages with ingenuity on Facebook

1of12Yuliet Colon pulls her rolling grocery cart as she walks home after after a visit to the agro market in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 2, 2021. Colon helps Cubans cope with shortages exacerbated by the new coronavirus pandemic with Facebook posts of culinary creations designed around what is actually available at the market.Ramon Espinosa/APShow MoreShow Less 2of12A makeshift light switch plate is decorated with an image of baked goods in the home of Yuliet Colon, a 39-year-old mother of two and a contributor to the Facebook page, ”Recipes from the Heart,” in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 2, 2021.Ramon Espinosa/APShow MoreShow Less 3of12 4of12Yuliet Colon puts on her apron as she prepares to cook a dish in her kitchen in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 2, 2021. Colon found for herself and many Cubans a solution that combines ingenuity with the innovative use of the Internet on the island and became a contributor to the Facebook page “Recipes from the Heart,” with tips, ideas and tricks to get ahead with what items are actually available at the market.Ramon Espinosa/APShow MoreShow Less 5of12Contributor Yuliet Colon takes pictures of ingredients to upload to the “Recipes from the Heart” facebook page for her latest post,…
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