dˈʊɹɹɪŋ kjˈuːbəz "spˈɛʃəl pˈiəɹɪəd" ʌvðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, ʃiː mˈænɪdʒd tə dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪt ˌɔn hɜː ʃˈoʊ hˌaʊ tə pɹɪpˈɛɹ tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl kjˈuːbən ɹˈɛsᵻpˌiːz ˌʌndɚ ðə dˈɪfɪkəlt sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz ʌv ɹˈæʃənɪŋ, pˈɑːvɚɾi ænd ʃˈɔːɹɾɪdʒᵻz.
During Cuba's "Special Period" of the early 1990s, she managed to demonstrate on her show how to prepare traditional Cuban recipes under the difficult circumstances of rationing, poverty and shortages.