We are serious and competitive when it comes to playing games. We play a lot of card games. My mom (yes, the 96 year old) is the most cut-throat of the bunch. If she's playing, I usually offer to just serve snacks. (I know. Coward. Shut up.) Of course, we play the Kevin Bacon Game incessantly. (Note: It's much easier to play this if ...
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Pumpkins and Games and Googly Eyes – Oh My! (A Giveaway)
Yep, I'm still writing about Betty Crocker. I warned you I had a lot to share! Again, I want to reiterate that spending those few days with a group of proactive, excited bloggers in the Betty Crocker Kitchens will definitely be one of the highlights of my life. Seriously. I think maybe because all of us got to just relax and play. You know how ...
Cookbook Giveaway – Winner!
I've decided that what I love best about doing a giveaway, besides actually giving cool stuff away (duh) is reading your stories. Those tidbits of your lives that you share with me in the comments is like gold. If you just leave a comment and run (thank you, for commenting!), that's fine. But if you have a moment, please go back and read ...
Chipper Chicken Recipe and a Giveaway
My mom taught us girls how to cook when we were very young. During the summers, when my sisters and I were out of school, she devised a rotating system of teaching us Homemaking, the Cuban Way. My older sisters were already married and gone, but the three of us younger ones, Miriam, Alina and myself still needed to be groomed to be Perfect Cuban ...
I’ve Been Spotted!
I'm excited to announce that My Big, Fat, Cuban Family is one of the nominees for Best Personal and Family Blog (I know. Shut up!) by Just Spotted 2010 Orange County Blog Awards. Thanks, guys! Please go to their site (here's the link) and vote for My Big, Fat, Cuban Family. Please vote before Sunday, September 12th at 11:59 pm, because ...
Baking With Betty – Fabulous RED Goodie Bag Winner
I realized late on this day, when I was already at my in-laws house celebrating Labor Day that I had Something To Do that I had forgotten about. Being a little bit A.D.D. it could have been anything from leaving the sprinklers on to not folding a load of laundry. It was when someone at the luncheon started asking me questions about how I do ...
Why I’ll Never Have My Own Cooking Show *sigh*- A Giveaway
I still have so much more to tell you about my trip to General Mills and the Betty Crocker Kitchens. I have some very cool recipes I want to share and also some fun stuff to giveaway. There was so much to take in that I can't possibly write about it all in one post, so I will be writing about this for the next week or so (I'll also do ...
Why it’s weird to be me sometimes…
I love blogging. And I love that I have a certain amount of fame (little tiny "f" - I'm not completely delusional, but that's not important right now). So I went to my regular checkup with my dentist last week. After the hygienist completed the ex-rays and cleaned my teeth, the dentist came in to look at everything which is ...
Gleeks in Training
Lucy is a senior in high school this year. We've been talking about college options for a while now. But our conversations began in earnest at the beginning of this year. She's already taken a few courses at the community college level, but what did she want to do? Where would she be interested in going? What schools best provided what ...
Baking With Betty – Brownieliciousness
I am home and overwhelmed at the amazingness that is the Betty Crocker Kitchens. I'll be writing multiple posts (and sharing multiple recipes!) about the kitchens, the company culture and the fun we had, because there's just so much to share. (Plus, I'm waiting for a few Betty Crocker goodies to arrive so I can do a giveaway. Thanks, ...
