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Cuban Christmas

Enjoy these Cuban Christmas traditions, Cuban recipes, and stories from my family to yours. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Cuban Christmas!

Crema de Vie – A Cuban Family Tradition

December 10, 2018 By Marta Darby 10 Comments

I've often shared how my family, instead of baking Christmas cookies for gifts, makes a super delicious please-don't-call-it-egg-nog Cuban "egg nog."  We call it Crema de Vie and it has been a Cuban family tradition for as long as I can remember. I remember as a child getting to have a sip on Christmas eve. (Shut up. The rum was only used as a ...

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My Big Fat Cuban Family Christmas Gift Guide 2020

December 3, 2020 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

{DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A SPONSORED POST. THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES I’M PROMOTING HAPPEN TO BE OWNED BY EXCELLENT PEOPLE THAT I KNOW AND TRUST.} Have you spent the last year shopping online?  I know. I know. Some people chose to spend quarantine days baking sourdough bread. Me? Not so much. I've spent my days shopping online. A lot. (Don't ...

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My Big Fat Cuban Christmas Gift Guide 2019

December 16, 2019 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

{Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post. The following businesses I'm promoting happen to be owned by excellent people that I know and trust.} I like to shop online. I do. If I can order something from the comfort of my own home, I do it. Picture me in my pj's with my cafecito in one hand and a list in the other and I'm off. (Actually, please ...

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Celebrating Abuela’s 12 Days of Christmas – a lo Cubano

December 6, 2018 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

Last year around the Christmas season, Jonathan and I got a call that the lovely and talented Jenny Lorenzo (that's Abuela to you)  needed some background people for a Christmas video she was shooting. Would we be interested? Without hesitation, our answer was a resounding, ABSOLUTELY! Also, would I be able to make and bring a bunch of maduros? ...

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My Big Fat Cuban Christmas Gift Guide 2017

December 8, 2017 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

{This is not a sponsored post. All the businesses I'm promoting happen to be ones that I personally like and can recommend.} Christmas shopping is wonderful and terrible, isn't it? We are all generous people and if you're anything like me (and I know you are) you're always looking for the very best Christmas gift for the people on your Nice ...

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It’s Cuban Christmas Crema De Vie Time!

December 7, 2017 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

It really is the most wonderful time of the year. And as I'm fond of saying, Christmastime is absolutely the best time of the year to be Cuban.  Why? I wrote all about that right here: 10 Things That Are Awesome About Being Cuban at Christmas. You're welcome. You'll notice that the very first thing on that list is Crema de Vie. It's our own ...

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Get It Before Christmas

December 2, 2017 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

Let me explain Cuban Gift Giving for just a moment. At least how it has always worked in my family. The Scene: You're at a family gathering, which for a Cuban family pretty much means any night of the week or stray weekend. You mention that you saw a cute ________ (<--insert name of cute thing you saw in passing) at a shop nearby while you were ...

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Gift Ideas You Will LOVE. I promise.

October 25, 2017 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

{DISCLOSURE: I've partnered with one of my favorite online shops, Uncommon Goods to write this post, all opinions that follow are my own.} First, I feel like I have to explain where I stand on Christmas and decorating and shopping before I share all these wonderful ideas. I, like pretty much everyone else, LOVE Christmas. But I really don't like ...

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Deck the Hall With Arturo Sandoval

December 15, 2016 By Marta Darby 6 Comments

I often say that there's nothing better than being Cuban at Christmas. Click here to read 10 Things That Are Awesome About Being Cuban At Christmas for the definitive proof that I'm right. I was delighted to learn that El Maestro, Arturo Sandoval and his Big Band will be Decking the Hall - the Walt Disney Concert Hall - next week.  Do you hear ...

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Getting It Before Christmas

December 13, 2016 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

I'm a giver. That's just in my Cuban DNA.  Maybe it's something in my personal genetic programming, but I have a hard time saying, "no."  "Do you want me to do something that will take me lots of time I don't have?"  "Yes. Of course I'll do it."  I'm convinced it all started with my family of origin. Have you ever tried to say, "no" to your ...

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