I'm adding this photo to my Favorite Pictures album. Don't try to stop me. I love everything about this photo. (Well... except for my face. =D) He's 11 and almost as tall as I am. But he'll always be my baby.(Even though there is nothing baby-ish about him.) Every now and then he just comes over to me and allows himself to be ...
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All of this arrived today. WARNING: Serious enabling coming up... The coffee beans (for the BEST Café con Leche - recipe follows) and the Magno soap & bath gel are from www.latienda.com. Child of the Revolution and Three Guys from Miami Cook Cuban are from www.amazon.com. (Note to Luis - See? I told you I pre-ordered. =D) Home Companion is the ...
I love a story with a happy ending…
We'll call it: "Babalu and the Picadillo" I have a gnarly sinus infection that is causing one of the lymph nodes in the back of my neck to swell up like a golf ball. Okay. So that was so NOT how you pictured the beginning of this story and it is kind of an overshare, but you need this information to follow along with the rest of the ...
Isn’t it ironic?
I get asked all the time if I still have family in Cuba.The answer is yes. And we are still in contact. I have a cousin who sent me this. It's a paper place mat from a Cuban knockoff of a Hard Rock type of place. (my scanner couldn't get the whole thing) They call it the Habana Café and it is in the heart of Havana, Cuba. Yes, THAT ...
It’s a beautiful day
There's a little man-made lake near our home. I used to push Jonathan around it in his stroller as Lucy would lead us on her tricycle. Today they were racing. Jonathan, on his bike, easily lapping Lucy on her rollerblades. My mom? Amy and I took turns walking her from shaded bench to shaded bench. The kids would stop and greet her after each ...
Color me happy
When we were little, my mom would do the family grocery shopping on Friday nights. Because I am Cuban and female, I was being groomed at a young age to be a wife. So we girls always had to be involved in the food preparation process:We helped create menus for the week, made up grocery lists, and took turns making dinner for our family of 8. ...
What I know
I make them take this same picture with me over and over. Every single time we go to Disneyland.And we go a lot. The beauty is that they do it.Every time.For me. My girls are pretty easy.They love being on both sides of the camera. The boys, however, take some coaxing. I know that the things that I insist on documenting now will be meaningful to ...
Move over, Rachael Ray…
I can cook. But I'm so NOT a foodie.But I am Cuban...And I like to eat (especially Cuban food). Therefore: I cook. =D Val has very graciously invited me to come over and cook at Babalu every other Thursday.Today I'm making "Crockpot Ajiaco Criollo". (Ah-Hee-Ah-Co Cree-Oh-Yo) I'll bet Nitza is rolling over in her grave right ...
“Thank you, Mrs. Darby!”
They've been ringing my doorbell all afternoon. I guess I'm just a sucker for their sweet gap-toothed smiles. And those cute little brown vests. And there are about a dozen of them on my street. And Eric really loves those Thin Mints. ;-) (if this keeps up, I may be able to construct a rudimentary barricade out of GS cookie boxes...) ...
A knight to remember
I warned you about this. I swear. She really did want to go to Medieval Times.So I grabbed my boys, and Helen & Daisy (they are always game for an adventure). Okay, guys...Let's pretend we're the "make-a-wish-foundation" and let's do this nice thing for your grandmother, ok? We wore the silly crowns. And ate the food with our ...
