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 ...
Archives for April 2012
My (Super) Hero
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 ...
Brands I Love
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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Homemade Pastelitos de Guayaba – in 3 Acts.
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 ...
