Did I tell you we were on vacation this week? We usually take this week off to celebrate our anniversary and Lucy's birthday (that's tomorrow) and we spend a wonderful week laying around doing nothing but eating and surfing and sunset-watching and eating some more. It just so happens that this week I was due to participate in another ...
The Help – And the winners are…
Thank you again for your willingness to share your stories. (And for letting me share mine!) If you must know, my very favorite character, especially in the film, was Celia Foote. I loved how she totally disarmed Minny with her innocence - or was it ignorance?And the winners of the giveaways are: The Dreamworks The Help Gift Pack goes to:A ...
19 Years.
On August 8th, 1992, we said, “I do.” And I'm so glad “we did.” I've been happily kissing this face ever since.(I don't think I'll get tired of doing that any time soon, but that's not important right now.) Happy 19th anniversary, Honey. I love you MORE. ...
The Help – A Memory and A Giveaway
When I was a small child in Cuba B.C.* my family had "Help." (*Before Castro) Pita (pronounced in Spanish - PEE-TAH) was the family chauffer. He was a beautiful, old mulato that took us everywhere. Well, he took my mom and us kids everywhere. My dad drove himself to work and back. It fell to Pita to take us shopping and to the movies and ...
Just call me Marta, La Blogona
We (Eric, Lucy, Jonathan and I) are headed down to San Diego. For the next three days I'll be up to my eyeballs in BlogHer 2011 activities.Because I blog. So I'm attending a blog conference where I will meet other bloggers. And celebrate being a part of the blogosphere. (And I kind of like seeing my name and blog on a badge, but ...
Cuando Sali de Cuba – Anna’s story
Editor's note: One of the best things I love about blogging is hearing your stories. When I do a comment giveaway, I read each and every one of your comments. A while back I was doing a giveaway for the Mariel DVD and asked you to share your Leaving Cuba stories. I was at once astounded and deeply touched. If you're a Cuban living in the ...
I Have a (Cuban) Superpower
I get my nails done regularly. What I mean by that is that I usually get a regular manicure and pedicure at my local nail salon. And, yes, I suppose I could just buy some polish and paint them myself, but I really enjoy taking the time and pampering myself that way. (Or I may just be shallow and spoiled.) So, every other week I trot into my local ...
Famous Last Bites: A Cautionary Tale
Marta here. It's summer and the Orange County Fair is in full swing here in our little corner of the world. My Lucy went with her friends, her camera, and her appetite. What follows is her account of the crap unfortunate food choices available to her. CAUTION: Not for the squeamish. - - - I’ve tasted regret. And it’s ...
IMUSA Orange (!) Caldero – A Winner
I am so inspired by you all! Arroz con pollo, pasta e fagioli, bistec en cazuela, fricase de pollo, arroz con gandules and the list goes on and on. Those are just a few of the suggestions of what you would make in the beautiful ORANGE (!) IMUSA caldero.I am definitely making the arroz con pollo this weekend, a la chorrera, but that's not ...
What do you do with an empty (ORANGE!) caldero? (A recipe and giveaway)
Let me tell you about the big plans I had for this past week when I got back from Texas:I was going to cook a big, fat pot of arroz con pollo. I was going to cook it in my new big, fat ORANGE (!) caldero from IMUSA USA (which totally matches my Fiesta dishes, but that's not important right now). I was going to do a video and teach you how I ...
