We just got back to California from Miami yesterday. I am just starting to sort through photos and videos and memories. My birthday celebrations extended out over the full week. (I am NOT complaining.) And I got to hang with (almost) everyone I knew or was related to at one point or another. Seriously, this trip was complete bliss. As most of you ...
Archives for May 2010
How to Turn 55 While in Miami
The following post has been brought to you courtesy of Kikita. Greetings from Miami! Yesterday was Mami's 55th birthday (it's ok, she told me I could tell you) and the celebrating started early in the morning and went late into the night. (Ok, technically I think she will be stretching her birthday out through the weekend, but that's not important ...
A Big, Fat, Cuban Family Birthday Party Invitation
Kikita (la hija de Marta) here and I have a happy announcement: Mami will be turning...*ahem*... 21 on Friday, May 21st, 2010. We will be in Miami for this momentous occasion and I've decided there is only one thing we can do. We must have a Big, Fat, Cuban Birthday party and EVERYONE is invited!Where is the party, you ask?Habana Vieja ...
What I, Kikita, Learned in Cuba
Kikita here. There are plenty of things about my trip to Cuba that I haven't written about for various reasons. One of those reasons is that I went back to school this semester. School started exactly 4 weeks before I left for Cuba so I made sure to clear my trip with my teachers. I went back to study Spanish, so my teacher was happy to excuse ...
Homeschool lesson #247 – How to Promenade in style
Lucy was in 4th grade and Jonathan was in 1st when I started homeschooling them. Believe it or not, even back then, when people found out we were homeschooling them and that we intended to do so for as long as necessary, some would very sincerely ask: "What about prom?" Yes. They did. I don't think it ever crossed any of the ...
A Big, Fat, Cuban Family Mother’s Day
My big, fat, Cuban family is made up of dozens of amazing women that I am blessed to be related to. I know many of you feel the same. And because I consider (our readers) as family, I thought Mother's Day would be a great day to pay tribute to your special moms right here. Thank you for the privilege of including us as you celebrate the lives ...
In God We Trust
Today is the National Day of Prayer. If some groups in our country had their way today would be the last Day of Prayer celebrated nationally. I don't know what their beliefs are (or if they even have any, outside of not believing that there is a God). But I do know this: There is no way you can go to our nation's capital and continue to ...
Domo Arigato
Hi Everyone! Happy Kikko de Mayo! I have been practically losing sleep thinking of all the stuff I can make with my Japanese goodies. (Sadly, I'm completely serious here.) And I'm delighted to have been able to participate in this fabulous giveaway. Thanks, Kikkoman! I want to thank you all for your comments and tell you how impressed I ...
Mother’s Day Blog Shout Out
Kikita here. In case you didn't know (because you've been so busy getting ready for "Kikko de Mayo") Mother's day is THIS SUNDAY. I know what you're thinking: "¡Ay Kikita! I'm not ready! I don't know what to get her!" Never fear! Kikita is here! (Ok, I really can't take the credit for this ...
Lime & Ponzu Carne Asada Recipe (I think I’m turning Japanese. I really think so.)
So there I was, cooking Cuban food and minding my own business, when I received an email from the lovely folks at Kikkoman. Yes, you know them best as the Japanese soy sauce people. They were inviting me to try some of their products. Really? You know I'm a Cuban cook, right? (I was intrigued, but not convinced.) Ponzu, which they explained ...
