Adam, my 23 year old son, made soup. From scratch. (I know. Shut up.) Here's Adam in the kitchen making soup and Poseidon the Cat, supervising... He made The Best Tomato Soup EVER. That story and of course, the recipe are posted today on Tiki Tiki. (just follow the link above.)It's our first day of (home)school for this school year ...
Food and Drink
got milk(shake)?
So, I got an invitation from the lovely folks at got milk? (still the most genius ad campaign EVER, but that's not important right now) to attend an event in Los Angeles. For me to drive to L.A. there must be a huge incentive. (I know. Shallow. Don't judge me.) Pros and Cons: Pros... 1) they had commandeered the very chi-chi BLD ...
Monday Blog Hijackery or I love when someone else cooks for me
You know that my daughters often hijack my blog and I'm totally okay with that. It gives me (and you) a break and adds a fresh perspective to this blog. Today I want to introduce you to my friend The Class Factotum. As much as I love Cuban food, the truth is that I like just about anything that's well prepared and tastes good. (Oh, ...
Miami Rules.
The following are words to the wise from Kikita. Mami has certain rules when it comes to being in Miami.1. Eat ONLY Cuban food.2. Little or (preferably) NO black amongst your wardrobe - White & Bright Colors ONLY3. Red Lipstick is a MUST. These are in no particular order and all are considered a sin if broken. If you will remember my trip last ...
Coffee Talk
How I chose a winner: I entered all the names of the commentors (commentators? except for those names that were entered more than once and you know who you are, in which case I only entered the name once to keep it fair...) into a list at Random.org and hit the Randomize command. The winner of the got milk? kit is:Tamara said... ...
Café con Leche y Pan Tostado – Breakfast of Champions
Growing up in a Cuban household means drinking coffee. A lot of coffee. And it means learning how to make coffee at an early age. For most of us Cuban kids our first words were, “Mami. Papi. Café.” We’re not just talking about any coffee here. We’re talking super-sweet and tasty espresso. In fact, recalling my early childhood, I think Cuban parents ...
Sharing life.
Twenty-five. That's how many steps it takes us to walk from our front door to our next-door neighbor's door. Twenty-five steps. And we walk those twenty-five steps dozens of times during the week (sometimes during one day, but that's not important right now). Debbie ( the mom): "We made homemade enchiladas. Come for ...
Learning to do advanced geometry
One of the beautiful things about home education is that I get to learn stuff alongside my kids. Seriously, I think back to when I was in high school and learning Algebra and Geometry. Well, "learning" might be a bit of an exaggeration. I showed up. I kind of did what I was told to do. I parroted answers that I had ...
Gratuitous breakfast photo
We don't (and can't) eat like this every day. But every now and then (usually on weekends so that Adam & Amy Kikita can be here) we make it a point to sit down to a crazy-abundant-is-that-real-bacon breakfast. Breakfast is my favorite meal to eat out. And in typical Gemini fashion, it's my favorite meal to eat at home. ...
Fat Tuesday
Another fabulous post by Kikita A few days ago, a box arrived at my home. And abuela was instantly excited. From the outside of the box, she and I both knew the glorious heaven that lay inside. And she reminded me about the game. About how there is a baby Jesus somewhere in the cake and whoever gets the piece with him in it has to buy the next ...
