What does a family birthday party in Las Vegas look like? Well, when you're talking about my family, it looks something like this.... (be sure to take notes. =D) My niece, Nicole, organized the dinner for my sister (her mom), Miriam at Caesars Palace. It turns out that on Miriam's Bucket List was an item that read "Celebrate my ...
Archives for August 2009
Pastelito Delivery Service
The temperature has been in the double digits around here. So cooking has been a pretty low priority. If I do cook, it will usually involve the crockpot and rice cooker and me NOT in the kitchen for hours. But last week, I baked! Yes, BAKED. And I'm not just talking about the day I spent too much time in the sun. (That's a story for ...
Wedding vows. Graceland. Elvis. SWEET!
At the end of July, my niece Helen and her husband, Daryl celebrated their ten year wedding anniversary with a renewal of vows. (I know. Awwww....totally sweet, right?) The blushing bride.... Of course, after ten years there are two adorable children in the mix. The lovely Miss Daisy.... And the Grand Poobah of Cuteness himself, Mr. ...
Must Have Cuban Coffee
Kikita wrote this post under the influence of caffeine. You have been warned. Mmmmmm . . . do you smell that? That is the smell of the perfect Café Cubano. One more time, deep breath . . . Yes! Glorious! Everyone grab your "tacita", sit back and enjoy it! What's that? YOU. DON'T. HAVE. ANY. CAFE???? **Kikita se desmayo!! (Kiki ...
From Varadero. With love.
I entered the list of names into Random.org. I hit send and came back with a winner. I was sad because I had twelve entries and only one sign. =( But I loved each and every story. And I suppose I could just make eleven more signs....or I could just name the winner. *sigh* Congratulations to the winner of the Varadero Beach sign, made by me with ...
My Redemption Song
This post was written by Kikita. A few months ago I received an email in my inbox and all it had was a picture attached.This picture: Did I notice "El Gran Combo" (a group that, as a salsera, I have grown to love)? Of course not.I only had eyes for Willy.Immediately, I send Mami an email. There was no question as to whether we were ...
The Writing Sample
NOTE: Lucy is now in the 11th grade. She has been homeschooled for most of her school life. She was asked to provide a writing sample for a class she's petitioning to get into. As someone who stares at blank pages hoping and praying for inspiration to come, I totally enjoyed this. I think you will, too. (She wants to be a published author one ...
Life skills 101
Adam, my 23 year old son, made soup. From scratch. (I know. Shut up.) Here's Adam in the kitchen making soup and Poseidon the Cat, supervising... He made The Best Tomato Soup EVER. That story and of course, the recipe are posted today on Tiki Tiki. (just follow the link above.) It's our first day of (home)school for this school year ...
God is in the details.
When I was a kid in Cuba and lived in Havana, we never spent summers in the city. Never. We would leave the heat and humidity behind and head out for Varadero Beach. Ahh, Varadero. Home of pristine white sand, warm water and some of the best family-summer memories of my life. Varadero is where we "did summer." And we did it well. In ...
Who’s got the power?
How a discussion around the dinner table brought me to an amazing and life-altering realization which turned out to be subsequently good for my self-esteem. =D Hint: It involves a scrumptious Boliche (Cuban Pot Roast) and Superpowers.... Read all about it today on Babalú Blog. Then come back here and answer this question: "If you had a ...
