Scenes from Mother's Day with...MY....BIG.... FAT.... CUBAN.... FAMILY.... On days like today, I consider myself so incredibly blessed that these are the people that have been given to me to love.... What a gift. ...
The Good Mother
Like every other mother I know and like all those emails that get passed around this time of year, I've done my share.I have wiped my share of runny noses.And changed innumerable diapers.I have had the amazing experience of feeding a hungry baby and rocking them to sleep.I have attended hundreds of rehearsals, productions, and plays.I have starved ...
A Red Carnation
Luza, my mom. She was twenty-five when she got married. She was twenty-six when she became a mother. She was forty-one when she gave birth to me, the youngest of her six children. She was forty-seven when she found herself exiled in a new and foreign country. She was fifty when she became a grandmother. She was eighty-five when she ...
Without the CAT
When I was little, I had exactly ONE person that I wanted to be when I grew up.This still holds true today.Smart, Beautiful, Funny and the best friend you could hope to have.I still aspire to be her.I know what she'll say when she reads this: "Shut up."And because I'm her little sister, I won't. ;-)Happy Birthday to my sister, ...
Blogging Mom – “Wait! That’s ME!”
As if finally getting my cookbook finished and published wasn't enough to make my day.... I was stoked to find this in the Latino Life Notebook section of the Orange County Register. SHUT. UP. =D ...
Lookout Rachael Ray!
Kikita here. I've got exciting news! After weeks and weeks (and weeks) of pressure, Mami finally cracked! She gave in and started working day and night on organizing a cookbook. Yes, you read that correctly, MY BIG, FAT, CUBAN FAMILY COOKBOOK is now a reality.(Lookout Rachael Ray!)It's full color and just gorgeous. No, it's not ...
Memorials and Margaritas
Eric and I just got back from a perfectly relaxing few days spent in San Diego. We went gallery-hopping in La Jolla and out to dinner a couple of times with my niece, Kelley & her husband Jay.We did nothing but rest and relax for days and it was perfectly lovely.There was one day, though, when things could have definitely gone South.... Let me ...
Cuban Festival 2008
Mi gente! Kikita here. Ok, the Cuban Festival in San Dimas was a big party. It started at 10am and went until 7pm. There was a whole side of booths serving Cuban Food and as I walked in with my girlfriends, all we could think about was what we would eat first . . . until . . . I heard the congas playing in the distance and any ...
So. Cal. PSA
The following is a Public Service Announcement for any of my Cuban readers in the Southern California area.The 6th annual Cuban festival, Mi Son Cubano, will be held this Sunday, May 4th, 2008 at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas (right next to Raging Waters).No, sadly, I won't be there this year. =(I'm saving my strength for Miami and ...
Como se dice?
There are five different languages that people speak when communicating love. They are:1) Words of affirmation2) Quality time3) Receiving gifts4) Acts of service5) Physical touch (this according to Dr. Gary Chapman the author of the book The Five Love Languages) No, I haven't read the book , so I can't really recommend it, but I think they are ...
