You probably read the title of this post a few times Porto's Bake at Home?? And you probably wondered, "Have all my Cuban pastry - since I don't live in Miami - dreams come true?" Today the answer to that would be a resounding, *"Si! Como no!" That's a big fat Cuban, *"YES, PLEASE!" {Disclosure: I have not been compensated for writing this post, ...
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Hispanic Heritage Café La Llave Giveaway
UPDATE:10/24/2022 WE HAVE A WINNER!!WE'RE SO DELIGHTED THAT OUR WINNER IS LEONELLA ALVAREZ! PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH "HEY MARTA! I WON STUFF ON YOUR BLOG! IN THE SUBJECT LINE. SEND YOUR MAILING ADDRESS SO I CAN GET IT OUT TO CAFE LA LLAVE TO SEND YOUR COFFEE GOODIES OUT ...
Cafe La Llave Brings the Brunch Together
This post is sponsored by my favorite coffee people, Café La Llave. The opinions contained in this piece are all my very own. 9/21/2022 UPDATE: We have a winner! Congratulations to Tanya!Tanya says April 12, 2022 at 5:20 pm (Edit)I’ve been drinking coffee since I was about five. I drink about two cups a day. Real all the ...
The Quinces Celebration Continues With Some Friends from Miami & NY
I often say, "I'm the luckiest," and I totally feel like that's true. I was in Miami in December of 2019, - before the plague hit - and had the great pleasure of sitting down and talking and eating and hanging (and eating some more) with Chef Mike Beltran at his fabulous restaurant, Ariete, along with Nick Jimenez, the creator of Pan con ...
Best Places That Will Ship Cuban Food To Your Door
[This is not a sponsored post. These are my favorite places to order Cuban comfort food - and a couple of not-Cuban, but delicious things - online. The opinions are all my own.] Have you spent the last few months ordering everything you need and want online? I have. It's been a strange year that way. Especially when it comes to food. We have been ...
Porto’s Bakery. Best. Food. Ever.
UPDATE: 10/28/2020 – COMMENTS CLOSED – WE HAVE A WINNER! Congratulations to Ody, the winner of the 2 dozen pastries from Porto's Bake at Home.Please send me an email with your mailing address so I can forward to Porto's Bake at Home and they can get your delicious pastries out to you ASAP! Congratulations! Thank you all for your great ...
Burger Beast For the Win
UPDATE: 10/11/2020 - COMMENTS CLOSED - WE HAVE 2 WINNERS! We have 1 winner for the Burger Beast Honey Mustard Curry and a tasty bag of popcorn. And 1 winner for the Burger Beast Sauce with Guava Sriracha Ketchup and some delicious popcorn.Please send an email with your mailing addres and I will forward to the Burger Beast himself, who will ...
Dos Croquetas For All
It was my very great honor to have been one of the judges at the annual Croquetapalooza event in Miami last December. I was invited by my friend, Sef Gonzalez, of Burger Beast Fame. This Grand Celebration of All Things Croqueta happened at the beginning of December 2019 and I came home and headed straight into ...
Vicky Bakery – Que Sweet it is!
I have been wanting to write about my experience at Vicky Bakery since I returned from Miami.But you know how life starts to happen and all the best laid plans go somewhere like the back of your head to taunt and itch and remind you that you're a slacker? Yeah. That's where we find ourselves today. My first morning in Miami, I found myself ...
The Food of My People
Today's giveaway is my very own. I thought you'd enjoy a poster of Cuban food for your kitchen, or living room, or dorm room. I don't know where you'd hang it, but I know you're going to love it. I'm celebrating, not just being in the Blogosphere for 13 years, but I also have a shop that's been doing very well, thanks for asking. Marta Darby ...
Porto’s Bake at Home is EVERYTHING
A constant since the beginning days of this blog 13 years ago has been my declaration of love for Porto's Bakery. No es por nada, but they have always had consistently delicious baked goods and have always delivered on both quality and taste. We get an assortment of Cuban appetizers for our Noche Buena celebrations every year from Porto's, and we ...
