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Archives for April 2012

Marvel’s The Avengers (A Winner)

April 29, 2012 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

Thanks to all of you who entered the giveaway for the Very Uber-Cool and Uber-nerdy Avengers gift pack from Marvel. I love that you guys are as caught up in Avenger Madness as we are. And because I personally can't get enough of Thor, here's yet another photo from the film. Isn't that just beautiful....umm.....lighting? (I know. ...

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Calling All Uber-nerds! Marvel’s The Avengers (A very cool giveaway)

April 25, 2012 By Marta Darby 11 Comments

If you remember from this post a few weeks ago, you know that we are all suffering uber-nerdy anticipation for the release of The Avengers (the movie) in theaters on May 4th. Read the comments on that post and you'll see reader Lourdes M's genius suggestion of watching all the Marvel super hero movies beforehand. We have been doing ...

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Ponzu Roasted Pork

April 24, 2012 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

When I'm cooking Cuban food, I have my familiar go-to items. I can make a good sofrito (sauté onion, garlic, bell pepper) in my sleep. And usually my marinade of choice is Bitter Orange (Naranja Agria). That is, until I found Ponzu. *cue angelic chorus* I am crazy-in-love with the citrusy goodness that is Ponzu. It's a lot like my beloved ...

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Kikita Loves Monkeys

April 22, 2012 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

Familia! It's Kikita here. In case you didn't know, I love monkeys.I also love movies.So when the chance to see a movie about monkeys comes up, I'm SOOO there. "The Lion King" is my favorite Disney movie and Rafiki is a huge reason for that."Aladdin" is one of my favorite Disney movies because of Abu.Can you guess ...

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Special Blue IMUSA Autism Speaks Sauté Pan (A Winner)

April 21, 2012 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

I decided I enjoy hosting giveaways on my blog for a couple of reasons: It's really cool to be able to offer you a product that I, myself enjoy using. You never cease to astound me with your insights and the depth of your answers. Thank you. I have been using the beautiful blue Imusa USA Sauté pan just about every night this week. It's ...

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IMUSA & Autism Speaks (A Giveaway)

April 18, 2012 By Marta Darby 18 Comments

Because we have homeschooled for so many years, we have had the privilege of getting to know, not just other homeschooled kids, but entire families who choose to homeschool their kids. Everyone, of course, has their varied and complex reason why they've opted to educate their kids at home. I've made some of my most precious friendships ...

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Always There

April 17, 2012 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

I sometimes wonder how he puts up with me, but he does. I think it makes him a little crazy when I stop in the middle of whatever we're doing and pull out my camera to take a picture. Right. Now. It's a side-effect of blogging, I guess. A good one. I'm much more attuned to the narrative of our lives and therefore more inclined to ...

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Blue Like Jazz – Love it or hate it?

April 12, 2012 By Marta Darby 7 Comments

A few years ago a book came out called, Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality. I both loved and hated it. Loved it for its honesty and beautiful storytelling. Hated it because as the story developed, it caused a glaring light to shine on the darkest parts of my soul. (Okay, that was probably a little bit of an intense ...

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“What About Prom?”

April 10, 2012 By Marta Darby 6 Comments

I have homeschooled my kids for over ten years now. I am still constantly surprised that one of the greatest concerns (right after the ignorant "socialization" question) is "What about prom?" I sigh a little bit and carefully explain how we do high school: He actually attends a high school that offers Independent Study. His ...

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Nestlé Abuelita Merienda Gift Pack (A winner.)

April 7, 2012 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

We've been pretty good about having our Merienda in the afternoons and the kids have been adamant about making sure there's always some Nestlé Abuelita Hot Chocolate on the table. It's getting to be quite the fun ritual, actually. It also means I need to make sure there's a constant supply of Cuban crackers in the house, but ...

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La Merienda (A giveaway)

April 5, 2012 By Marta Darby 29 Comments

It's around 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Lunch was over a few hours ago, but it's still too early for dinner and you're already hungry again. What do you do? You must have a tasty little snack in the afternoon to hold you over until dinner, of course. Growing up Cuban in the 60's and 70's, the three o'clock hour ...

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My (Super) Hero

April 3, 2012 By Marta Darby 13 Comments

A few months ago, my son, Jonathan (16) breathlessly runs in. "Mom, you've got to see this!" He then proceeds to show me the following movie trailer: Explosions! People in peril! ! MARVEL SUPERHEROES ! ! (Win.Win.WIN!) He knows (because I've told him repeatedly, as I have all four of my kids) that I was a nerdy ...

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Brands I Love

April 1, 2012 By Marta Darby

My big, fat, Cuban family accepts items for review and paid, sponsored posts with one big, fat, Cuban condition: The item, product, or topic has to be relevant to me and my readers. If the product, service or idea generates a great post, photo, or video for this blog, and I love and will use the product, then I'm happy to recommend to my readers. ...

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Mentions

April 1, 2012 By Marta Darby

You can also find me on other sites sharing my stories, my food and my life.   Regular Contributor to:         ****************************************************************** I'm proud to have an ongoing relationship as a Brand Advocate ...

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Homemade Pastelitos de Guayaba – in 3 Acts.

April 1, 2012 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

I don't give it much thought anymore. One of my kids will say they are craving Cuban guava pastries (Pastelitos de Guayaba). This inevitably makes me smile because I remember having this same craving growing up. Sadly, it was only when we were on a random trip to L.A. that there was even a remote chance that my pastelito craving could be ...

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