(I, Kikita, wrote this post.) If you're Cuban (or any other type of Latino) I'm sure you know about New Year's Eve Traditions. This year I decided that, since I was now 26, I would do things MY way. First, I did all of the classic traditions on Miami time. When it was midnight in Miami (9pm here) I was listening to a Cuban song, ...
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The apple does not fall far from the tree…
For those of you who were guessing yesterday's Who was Who, (or should it be "who was whom?" - oh, never mind...) the correct answer is: Jonathan on the left. Eric on the right. And they sound alike on the phone now, too. I demand to know - WHEN EXACTLY DID THIS HAPPEN?? Intellectually I know that my son is quickly ...
Who’s Who?
The other day, Eric (my husband) and Jonathan (my 14 year old) were going to our local YMCA to go play racquetball. (P.E. in our homeschool usually means a trip to the Y, but that's not important right now.) They came downstairs and got their racquets. I was aware of their presence, but was into what I was reading, so I just caught a glimpse ...
Winner!
I love giveaways. But I hate to choose just one person. What a conundrum! So I go to Random.org. and I enter all of your names and it chooses for me, thereby sparing me the pain. ;-) Without further ado, here's the winner of the Crisco basket:Anne Marie said...Marta- I want this so bad! I love cooking. Plus, I've never won ...
I *heart* olive oil.
I don't know what staple of my kitchen I love more than olive oil. Extra virgin olive oil to be exact. (Please don't call it EVOO in my presence, that's just weird. Thank you.) So I was delighted when the good folks at Crisco contacted me and asked if I'd like to receive a basket of their goodies. (Well, technically, a basket of ...
Nature and Nurture
I homeschool my kids. Lucy is now 16 and a junior in high school. Jonathan just turned 14 and is in 8th grade. We've been at this wonderful, terrifying, exasperating, delicious experiment for the past 8 years and in retrospect, I don't, for even a moment, regret our decision to take on this mighty task. Lucy was in the 3rd grade in our ...
Gimme Shelter
1. We've been doing weather. 2. I decided to make homemade chicken soup, Cuban-style. (I know. Shut up.) But.... 3. I had my (95 year old, very, very opinionated!) CUBAN mom with me when I made it. That means that I was able to achieve The Perfect Storm. The story and my recipe for Sopa de Pollo (Cuban-style Chicken Soup) is posted over at ...
Fresh and Easy Does It Every Time!
The following post has been brought to you by the lovely and talented Kikita (who is still practicing her cooking skills).There are perks to being Mami's "driver/photographer." I get to see and do a lot of cool things.I'm sure Mami has every intention of sharing with you the fantastic experience that came from ...
Birth of an Heirloom
There are things that I treasure, not because they have monetary value, but because they are special to me. That's the way I decorate my home. I ask: Do I love it? Does it have meaning to me? If I waffle on the answer, it just doesn't make the cut. I have a similar process with my jewelry. I confess that I own stuff that may not be ...
“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.”
We're having weather here in So Cal. According to the Weather Service, it's Severe Weather. (Which is weatherman speak for it's-been-raining-like-crazy-all-week-and-we-don't-know-what-to-wear-or-how-to-drive, but that's not important right now.) In the past two days there have been tornado watches and sleet and hail. ...
