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Archives for September 2009

Read any good books lately?

September 30, 2009 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

What was the last movie or tv show you watched? The last good deed you did? The last friend you made? What was the last gift you gave? Find the answers to these questions and more on today's quiz over at the Tiki Tiki. Click over and tell me your answers. I love getting to know you. =D ...

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Just shoot me.

September 30, 2009 By Marta Darby 10 Comments

The good people over at the OC Register (our local newspaper) had asked me to write something for Hispanic Heritage Month. We've had a relationship for a while now because my blog is listed in their Latino Life Section. I was happy to oblige because, well, here on my blog I celebrate my heritage just about every day. =D Then I got a call from ...

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Consumers R Us

September 29, 2009 By Marta Darby 5 Comments

I know I should be used to it by now, but I'm not. It still surprises me that my cupboards and refrigerator can be fully stocked one week and then Bwammo! everything seems to be gone the next. Like gone, gone. With nothing but crumbs and cobwebs left behind. *sigh* I once heard someone say that assembly-line workers were apt to depression ...

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Mas café, por favor.

September 27, 2009 By Marta Darby 10 Comments

My mom is back from Miami. She spent the entire summer there and she has stories. Lots of stories. A plethora of stories. (I know. The acorn does not fall far from the tree. Shut up.) So we've been talking. Or should I say, she's been talking. And talking. And talking. My job is to keep food and drink on the table in between stories. My ...

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Someone in Miami loves me in a BIG way

September 24, 2009 By Marta Darby 5 Comments

My mom (yes, the 95 year old) has spent this entire summer in Miami visiting her big brother (98). She just got back this week and brought me a fabulous gift sent by my sweet cousin, Yllien: That's right. Giant, Cuban, Bakery-made crackers. We call them galletas. (Or in this case they should be called galletonas, but that's not ...

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Hey! I wrote a cookbook!

September 23, 2009 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

Today on the Tiki Tiki I share my very favorite Latin cookbooks. As I was finishing the post, Adam came in with an ingredient question from one of my own recipes. At which point I remembered that hey! I wrote a cookbook, too! Yes, with my Cuban recipes. (Shut up. I know.)  ;-) Perhaps the badge in my sidebar isn't quite as obvious as I ...

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What uber-geek heaven looks like…

September 23, 2009 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

I know I'm a complete uber-geek and techno-junky, but this is the coolest, most fun program EVER. It's called Rollip and  you can create your own Faux-Polaroids. How cool is that? Go. Do it. Right now. You know you want to. ;-) ...

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So Many Places, So Little Time

September 21, 2009 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

We had a reunion tonight with the great group of homeschooling families that traveled along with us to Washington DC and New York back in May. We were to bring along a dish for a potluck and our photos and scrapbooks from our trip. Well, we are taking our sweet time getting that scrapbook done. (Darn those perfectionist genes!) But we (the kids ...

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We The People

September 17, 2009 By Marta Darby 6 Comments

On April 17, 1975 I became a proud naturalized American citizen. I was almost 20 years old. [UPDATED NOTE 9/18/09: Imagine my Naturalization Certificate right here with a cute photo of me with short, feathered 70's hair in the upper left-hand corner. I was advised by my Favorite and Most Awesome Immigration Attorney (and you know who you ...

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Taking Time Off

September 13, 2009 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

Okay, so now everyone else is back in school, but it's not quite the end of summer. (If you want to get technical about this, the season goes until September 21st, which is not until next week, but that's not important right now.) We started school a few weeks ago, but because we homeschool, our schedule is pretty flexible. So we usually ...

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I see Cuban people, mama-baby.

September 12, 2009 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

I told you there was Elvis. And I told you about the whole Vegas-Wedding-Renewal-at-The-Graceland-Chapel thing. I finally got the photo of my big, fat, Cuban family with Elvis. (Or The Elvis Tribute Specialist Du Jour.)   And then, suddenly and without much warning... he left the building. (I guess that's just his ...

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On 9/11/09, I Remember Adele Sessa

September 11, 2009 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

On September 11, 2001 our country lost 2,996 people as a result of the coordinated terrorist attacks in New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania. Their names will be read on this day every year as part of a long list of those who lost their lives on that sad and desperately horrible day. As I wept from shock and fear in those terrible moments, ...

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How Many Cuban Girls Does it Take to Get ONE Photo?

September 10, 2009 By Marta Darby 4 Comments

So, remember when Amy and I were in Las Vegas a few weeks ago? While we were there I had gotten it into my head that I wanted to take a picture of us in the elevator. But let me explain.... The elevators at Bally's (where we were staying) were mirrored. And you know how much I love Now-and-Then type photos. Somewhere, I remembered, there was a ...

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Good Enough

September 8, 2009 By Marta Darby 12 Comments

A few short years ago, you would not have found me in many pictures. In fact, aside from Christmas card photos or group photos, you'd be hard pressed to find me in any of our family events. I have always been more comfortable behind the camera documenting everyone else's lives. Besides, we People Of The Round Face are not the most ...

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Cuban in the USA – Hey! That’s me!

September 7, 2009 By Marta Darby 4 Comments

Sometimes I find myself in the oddest places. (There are so many ways this could be interpreted, but that's not important right now.) Just this past week I found that My Big, Fat, Cuban Family was featured on an interesting site called Pocket Cultures under Blogs of the World. The title is Cuban in the USA.   Who and what is Pocket ...

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