Some (very simplified, don't judge me) Cuban History for today: In 1902, a bloody war had been fought between Cuba and Spain for Cuba's independence. The Cuban's won. It was quite a crushing defeat for the Spanish. They never quite recovered from it. The president of the United States at that time was Theodore Roosevelt who had ...
Cuban-American Life
I hope you enjoy my posts about my crazy and wonderful Cuban-American life.
3:05 Cafecito break in the 305 (area code)
I just got back from a fabulous trip to South Florida (more about this later). One of the biggest draws for me when I am visiting Miami (Area Code 305), besides visiting family and enjoying the mostly perfect beach weather is, of course, the Cuban food. Bistec de palomilla, moros y cristianos, maduros (you could die from such beauty):I had this ...
Calling All Uber-nerds! Marvel’s The Avengers (A very cool giveaway)
If you remember from this post a few weeks ago, you know that we are all suffering uber-nerdy anticipation for the release of The Avengers (the movie) in theaters on May 4th. Read the comments on that post and you'll see reader Lourdes M's genius suggestion of watching all the Marvel super hero movies beforehand. We have been doing ...
Brands I Love
My big, fat, Cuban family accepts items for review and paid, sponsored posts with one big, fat, Cuban condition: The item, product, or topic has to be relevant to me and my readers. If the product, service or idea generates a great post, photo, or video for this blog, and I love and will use the product, then I'm happy to recommend to my readers. ...
Mentions
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About Marta
Hola! My name is Marta Maria Darby, and I am passionate about telling stories. Designer, blogger, Cuban cook, scrapbooker, photographer and mother of four, I wear many hats which may or may not include seasonal fruit (but that’s not important right now). I have been blogging for almost seven years - sharing my life, my culture, my family, and my ...
Project Life (or How I Scrapbook My Real Life)
I have been an avid scrapbooker for years. In fact, I still have my original high school photo albums. You know which ones I mean. The magnetic kind with the fading 70's Kodak Instamatic photos with the captions typed out on a real typewriter. The ones we later found out are the very worst thing you can do to photographs because of the high ...
International Women’s Day should be celebrated like this…
Today is International Women's Day. (Who knew?) In light of that, I think this video with the Spanish Novela Hunk, Rafael Amaya (La Reina del Sur) is apropo. It's in Spanish and he's "selling" a service called "Para Ella" (For Her). He's happy to pick up the house, fold laundry just the way "she" ...
I Fell in Love With Loveless Buttermilk Biscuits (a true story)
I spent a week in Nashville, Tennessee. An entire, glorious week of playing and relaxing and eating. And I kind of fell in love. With the town, with the people, with the music, and (mostly) with the food. My friend, Carrie of Tiki Tiki Blog fame was my lovely host and tour guide. Did you know there's a perfect replica of the Parthenon in ...
It’s the Little Things (A Giveaway from IMUSA)
Growing up Cuban has always meant turning normal size things into the diminutive form. When there were Everest-sized mountains of sandwiches, they were called "bocaditos." Or "just a mouthful." Lies. It took more than "just a bite" to consume these particular delicacies. We don't just drink café, we have a ...
