As if finally getting my cookbook finished and published wasn't enough to make my day.... I was stoked to find this in the Latino Life Notebook section of the Orange County Register. SHUT. UP. =D ...
Current Affairs
Cuban Festival 2008
Mi gente! Kikita here. Ok, the Cuban Festival in San Dimas was a big party. It started at 10am and went until 7pm. There was a whole side of booths serving Cuban Food and as I walked in with my girlfriends, all we could think about was what we would eat first . . . until . . . I heard the congas playing in the distance and any ...
So. Cal. PSA
The following is a Public Service Announcement for any of my Cuban readers in the Southern California area.The 6th annual Cuban festival, Mi Son Cubano, will be held this Sunday, May 4th, 2008 at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas (right next to Raging Waters).No, sadly, I won't be there this year. =(I'm saving my strength for Miami and ...
“Hey! Isn’t that. . .?”
Amy and I were elected to go to the airport last week to pick up my Cuban uncle.His flight was delayed for over an hour which left us with that much time to people watch (my very, very! favorite spectator sport, but that's not important right now) at John Wayne Airport. I notice a familiar looking gentleman in the baggage claim area and start ...
What’s that smell?
Alina, my mom and Me. Miami, Florida. 1963 Havana, Cuba. Late 1960. Word was getting around that the new self-appointed governors of the island, those bearded rebels led by Fidel Castro and Che Guevarra were now planning to take away parents' authority over their own children. The parents would no longer have any say as to where or when their ...
Next time I ask for CHANGE, I’m going to be more specific
Hello everyone! It's me, Amy! So, I know I haven't written in quite some time and you've probably wondered what happened to me . . . Well, I was stuck at a job that I was miserable in and was always so exhausted after work that I didn't have time to READ let alone WRITE any posts. Thanks to my praying Mom (and my own prayers) I have ...
You say you want a Revolution?
My cousin Maria and I were inseparable as little girls in Cuba. Inseparable.We spent summers together on Varadero Beach in Cuba. We spent most weekends playing together as our families were very close. We celebrated every birthday together.We celebrated every Christmas. We were as close as sisters. Together. Celebrating.Inseparable. And then the ...
El Cuarto de Tula
Amy here. Since these fires have started, I've wondered what it would be like to get THE CALL. Being the cocky girl I am, I knew that I would not be faced with that moment. I had no idea what I would take. It wasn't going to happen . . . Yesterday while I was at work the phone rang, it was mom, "Mija, you have to go ...
“Use the Force, Luke!”
First of all: WE ARE OKAY. There is much more smoke in the air today and lots of ash raining down and we can still see plumes of black smoke from where we are. But our home is NOT in any immediate danger. We haven't had any personal losses for which we're incredibly grateful. Thanks to all of you who have expressed ...
Old wives tales and the media
"Red sky at morning, sailor take warning.Red sky at night, sailor's delight."Old wives tale?At 5:00 pm this evening the sun looked like this:No delighted sailors here. =(Looks like we're in for another long night here in Orange County. Apparently the (drive-by) media thinks so too:(long, hot sigh.) ...
