Marta here. I started collecting stories from other Cuban Americans to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. I realize now that our stories will take much longer than just a month to tell, so I'm expanding this series for as long as I have contributed stories to share. Thank you, my friends, for the privilege of letting me tell about your ...
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Mizkan® Challenge # 4 – My Favorite Light Recipe – Pan Roasted Asparagus!
As you know, I've been privileged to take part in a series of Cooking Challenges by Mizkan® along with several other Latina bloggers. You can find my other challenge recipes (& videos!) here, here, and here. This week's challenge is My Favorite Light Recipe. It was kind of fun to take a recipe that I usually make with ...
The Neon Boneyard Adventure
Eric and I just got back from a really fun getaway to Las Vegas. As you know, we go to Vegas a few times a year (because we can, and because my very favorite childhood hearthrob lives very close to there. *sigh*). And we pretty much know the place by heart. We have seen lots of great shows there and stayed at some of the best hotels. My big, ...
Jif Peanut Butter and Amazon Kindle Winner
As I told you last Friday, I spent the weekend in Las Vegas and just got home a few hours ago. Imagine my surprise (and delight!) to find so many comments on the post for the Jif® Peanut Butter and Amazon Kindle giveaway! Thanks to all of you for sharing the peanut butteriness of your world. I want to take a moment to thank the Jif® ...
Peanut Butter and Jelly Time (A Giveaway)
I have to admit that when I was a child I didn't ever get peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in my lunch. And even though I usually got some kind of Cuban-food-of-awesomeness-leftover in my Barbie lunchbox, I confess that I was jealous of my little American counterparts who found those crustless sweet and salty offerings in their brown bags ...
Cuando Sali de Cuba – Margaret’s Story
Marta here. Welcome to my ongoing celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month - Cuban Style with a series of stories about Cuban American families and how they ended up here in the U.S. Cuando Sali de Cuba, stories of courage and hope. Today's story comes from Margaret. She tells about the agonizing wait to leave Cuba and how her family was ...
Real Steel (A Winner!)
I just realized that the title of this post works on multiple levels. Dreamworks Pictures' Real Steel is a winner of a film (in the best possible sense) and I've chosen a winner for the prize pack giveaway. (I crack myself up.)I suppose you could say this is a win-win situation then, but that's not important right ...
Real Steel (A review and a giveaway)
The following movie review is brought to you by Lucy R. Darby: If anyone asked you if you’d like to go to Walt Disney Studios to see a pre-screening of the new Dreamworks Pictures movie, Real Steel, starring Hugh Jackman…It would behoove you to say yes. (Thanks, Dreamworks!) Based on the trailers, I nostalgically dubbed it the ...
Cuando Sali de Cuba – How We Became Marielitos – Gracie’s Story
Marta here: Welcome to my ongoing celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month: Cuban-Style with a series of stories about Cuban American families and how they ended up here in the U.S.: Cuando Sali de Cuba, stories of courage and hope. Today I want to introduce you to Gracie and her family, who left Cuba as part of the Mariel Boatlift in ...
Fifth Blogoversary Cool Stuff Winners
I have to tell you that my family has been lovely and so supportive as I've been talking non-stop about how cool it is that I've been blogging for 5 years. I read your awesome comments out loud as they would come in and the fam listened attentively. It could also be that I made a Killer Arroz con Pollo and I had a captive audience, ...
