First, I want to thank all of you who left (such nice!!) comments and participated in The My Big, Fat, Cuban Family Two Year Blogiversary Giveaway of '08 (I think that name gives this silly contest more gravitas, but that's not important right now). You are the reason I do what I do and I'm grateful for your feedback. ...
Lifestyle
Posts about everything going on in my life. Enjoy!
In my dreams…
In my dreams, I never thought I'd be... a) Blogging. (seriously, who blogs? =D)b) Still going strong after 2 years. (2 whole years!!) To date I've written over 600 posts and you've responded with over 2300 comments. And I love that you follow me over to Babalú every other Thursday to try my latest recipes. We are SOOO ...
The Man of My Dreams!
Posted by KikitaSo after posting my cry for help, I took some of your advice. I was at the local mercado, shopping for some basic cooking supplies when I found myself in the aisle where they carry the "velitas." (Apparently they call them "veladoras" in Mexico.)I tried to remember who it was I should pray to and ...
Right Brain Dominance in Happy Wives
My husband is pretty brilliant. You could argue that that's a given since he was obviously smart enough to marry me, but that goes without saying. ;-) The official title for what he does is "Internet Marketing" which is cyberspace code for "He works to get his clients onto the first page of the search engines, such as ...
From my “Is that really for reals?” files
This morning I found this blocking the way to our side gate... Admittedly it's an amazing thing of beauty, if you can detach from the thoughts of the size of the spider that probably made it, (which I cannot because we were all in Lord of the Rings mode from earlier this week and I couldn't help but think of Shelob when I saw the ...
Celebrating birthdays in Middle-earth
NOTE: If you know what I mean when I refer to Middle-earth, and you consider yourself a Tolkien uber-geek, then read on.... (If not, then come back in a few days when I will be posting a delicious recipe for a Cuban Pudín de Pan or Cuban bread pudding). ;-) You would think that for all the fuss we go through that it's a family ...
Cuban Voodoo in Suburbia or Mami suggests a “cocimiento”
This flu thing is really doing a number on me. I was even tempted to try an over-the-counter remedy like Thera-Flu or some such thing. But I did what any smart Cuban woman would do... I called my mom instead. My 94-year-old mother is the original Old (Cuban) Wife from whence come the tales. =D Her solution: "Dos aspirinas y un ...
I feel bad.
I've been complaining for the past few days that I'm tired. So I start rationalizing... Four Tried and True Rationalizations as To Why I Might Feel Tired:I've been running around way too much. I have been working way too hard. I've had a lot on my mind. I've spent too much time out in the night air.(I totally ...
PP is my BFF
My very best friend, Pam P. (how cool is it to still have a best friend at my age??) and Lover of All Things Disney is having a birthday today. You can read about how much I love her here. She is celebrating her birthday at Disneyland (where else?) this week, so in honor of this auspicious occasion, I thought she would enjoy having her very ...
Finding my style
(I'm sharing the following because faithful MBFCF reader, George, was curious, and well, I'll pretty much shamelessly write about anything, but that's not important right now. But, please remember, Mr. Curious George, the blog reader, not the monkey, =D.... you asked for it...) Hi, I'm Marta and I'm a Cuban Online Shopping ...
