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 ...
La Merienda (A giveaway)
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
About Marta
Hola! My name is Marta Maria Darby, and I am passionate about telling stories. Designer, blogger, Cuban cook, scrapbooker, photographer and mother of four, I wear many hats which may or may not include seasonal fruit (but that’s not important right now). I have been blogging for almost seven years - sharing my life, my culture, my family, and my ...
Home-Ec 101 (A Winner)
I'm kind of delighted to learn that so many of you have mad skills in one area and are deficient in others (says the woman who is Organizationally Challenged). I hope you'll all get yourselves a copy of Heather's book. She has so much wisdom to teach us all. My copy is already dog-eared and post-it-noted. *sigh* What? You put things ...
Home-Ec 101? She wrote the book. (A Giveaway)
When I was a very young child in Cuba, we had domestic "help" who cooked, cleaned and generally took care of the business of running the household. That "household" consisted of our two parents, five daughters and a son and various staff. We lived in a large (semi-mansion-size) home with eight bedrooms, two kitchens and a ...
Doorknobs and the Human Condition
We moved into this house in March of 2001. That was 11 years ago and let me tell you, our home has seen a lot of life since then. To put it in better perspective, in March of 2001, Amy was a senior in high school. Adam was a freshman. Lucy was 7 and in second grade. Jonathan was 5 and not yet in school.Amy and Adam have long since moved ...
