Holiday Menu from the Caribbean

Jorge adds a flower from his poolside garden to decorate this serving of Grilled Sweet Guava Chicken.

Scott Suchman / Styling by Katherine Eckert / Food Styling by Alyssa Porubcan

Cuban Christmas Menu:

We looked to the Miami masters of fun, good times, and easy-to-do Cuban foods--Raul Musibay, Jorge Castillo, and Glenn Lindgren--to help us with a dinner that will reenergize travel-weary guests. These brothers-in-law call themselves the Three Guys From Miami, and we've adapted recipes from their cookbook, Three Guys From Miami Cook Cuban (Gibbs Smith Publisher, $29.95, www.icuban.com), for you to try. The main dish takes you outdoors to grill chicken. Dessert is a very relaxing and potent Rum Cake. As Raul tells it, entertaining company should be "No rush! Laugh and have a good time, do a little salsa [dancing], or whatever it is at your house. Greet everyone with a smile, and be happy." Some good words to set the mood in your home.

"Holiday Menu from the Caribbean" is from the November 2005 issue of Southern Living.

Holiday Menu from the Caribbean

Greet your out-of-town company with this Latin-inspired menu.|Shirley Harrington