There are things I like and there are things I love. (I'm not talking about the obvious, like husband and kids and grandsons.) Right now there are a few things in my life that have I more than love. Truthfully, I'm a little obsessed with them. I know you'll appreciate these as much as I do, because you have excellent ...
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15 Years
I have been planning this quinceañera since last year. And boy did I have big plans! October 1st, 2006 was the day I wrote my very first post here on My Big Fat Cuban Famliy which puts me at 15 years in the blogosphere. What a celebration I had planned! To celebrate the 15 Milestone, I was going to host tons of giveaways like I usually do. And ...
Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Recipe
Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Recipe Going Old School It’s November, people. Of course you know what that means: It’s time for the holiday "comelatas" to begin. At our house the main course menus don’t vary much from year to year. But then there are the desserts. Ah, yes. Desserts. Plural. I don’t know of a Cuban anywhere who doesn’t love ...
Pastelitos de Guayaba Recipe
Marta's Homemade Pastelitos de Guayaba Recipe My husband is an Internet Marketing Guy. (He prefers to be called “The Marketing Guru,” but that’s not important right now.) He tells me search engine facts like: “Your site has had X number of hits today.” This information totally makes me feel cool, although I’m a little puzzled by how it is that ...
8 Rules to Getting Your House Cuban Clean®
I wrote the following after years of struggle, not with dirt or cleanliness, but with guilt that my house was never clean enough. I hope it proves cathartic for those of you raised in homes where Cuban Clean® was a thing. Also, this is NOT a sponsored post. This is The World According to Marta. This is the time of year when you throw open all the ...
A Cuban Cure for All That Ails You
I know that there are lots of things we Cubans do that are dancing on that fine line between tradition and superstition. This gets dialed way up when we get sick. We have quite the plethora of Old Wives Tales to choose from when it comes to remedies. And we Cubans don't just have plain Old Wives, our Old Cuban Wives (read: 'Abuelas') not only ...
