Happy New Year! January 6th, marks the Feast of the Epiphany on the Catholic Church calendar.If you were counting the 12 days of Christmas - from December 25th until the 5th of January - you would have just received your 12 Lords a Leaping.And you would probably be frantically posting stuff on eBay, ...
8 Crazy Cuban New Year’s Eve Traditions
On the stroke of midnight on December 31st, my American friends raise their glasses and proclaim, "Happy New Year!" They take a sip, kiss their loved ones, sing 'Auld Lang Syne' and call it good. Cubans? Not so much. Our superstitions...um... I mean, traditions, are a little more...um...colorful.First, you need SUPPLIES. Grapes. Sidra ...
How to Make DIY Photo Gift Tags
You know if you've been reading this blog for longer than 5 minutes that I tend to overshare what's happening in my life. At least I'm consistent, right? So the other day on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook (<--my favorite places to overshare) I posted a photo of my Christmas gift tags. I had seen this done somewhere in some trendy magazine ...
Behind the Scenes at the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Press Junket
I get to attend some pretty amazing events as part of my blog life, but none more anticipated (and shrouded in secrecy) as the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Press Junket. I received the coveted invitation which was pretty much a 'save the date' with no information as to the time and place. Can you imagine? Of course, I responded ...
10 Things That are Awesome About Being Cuban at Christmas
It's December. I don't know how we got here so quickly, but here we are. It's time to celebrate our traditions and embrace some of the Cuban crazy that is ours alone this Christmas season. It's not just the food that's fantastic (and it totally is!) - it's all the fun, idiomatic things we have that make the holidays special. I always like to say ...
A Peek Into the World of Zootopia
Last month I had the opportunity to visit the Walt Disney Animation Studios in their temporary home on the Tujunga Campus in Burbank. (I know. Shut up.) A group of us bloggers were treated to an entire day of being completely immersed in the creation of the upcoming Disney Animated feature film, 'Zootopia.' The booming metropolis of Zootopia ...
5 Cuban Desserts That You Need To Master
I pretty much love all Cuban food. That's really no secret, is it? I've raised my family to enjoy Cuban food. In fact, Ropa Vieja and Picadillo are in heavy rotation around here. Also, my son, Adam, will always request Carne con Papas over any other food I make because it's THAT GOOD. The one thing I don't make every night is dessert. But when I ...
10 Cuban Superstitions That Helped You Survive
I've been writing this blog since 2006. That's 9 years of (over)sharing about my big, fat, Cuban family and our sometimes nutty life. Growing up Cuban brings with it its own set of rules and many shared experiences. We have certain products that we are compelled to use and behavior which we don't quite think is odd, because...Cuban. For example, ...
You Know You’re Cuban if…
My husband, Eric and I went to a party the other night with some Cuban friends. There was a live Cuban band and lots of dancing and wonderful food. There were friends I hadn't seen for a while and so there was lots of hugging and kissing and gesticulating and talking. Loudly, of course. And the music! Well, I just had to move, you know?He made ...
Patrick means ‘I love you.’
I have been hesitant about sharing this story. Yes. I know that I am all over social media, and that I tend to (over)share pretty much every detail of my life, but this particular thing is quite intimate. But this is my personal online journal, so you're in for it now. Earlier this year, Eric and I spent a wonderful day at Legoland ...
