This is Kikita. For the past few weeks it seems I haven't been about to get through one day without being asked: "Do you facebook?""Are you a facebooker?""Are you on facebook?" And every now and then there is the snide (ok, they never go so far as snide, but there is a definite tone going on) comment, "Oh, ...
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Cucufate Explained
The following interactive explanation has been brought to you by the lovely Kikita =D First, click here (then come back): CUCUFATE "Abuela, de donde salio cucufate?" "Cucufate es un santo." WHAT?!?! I asked Señor Google. It's True. Cucufate is the Spanish version of Saint Cucuphas. Who knew that Saints could be ...
It’s Election Day . . .
Kikita here. Today I woke up with a heavy heart. I felt like the weight of the world was on my shoulders . . . or at least it was on my mind. My thoughts were somewhere along these lines:I have to vote today. ALONE.The people in Cuba can't vote.Whatever happens today will affect them.Being a Cuban-American version 2.0, I don't think I can ...
So accidentally cool . . .
Yes, of course it's me, Kikita. Who else would be accidental in their coolness? =D Now that I've turned 25, I swear something is different about me. I spent 25 years saying, "This is not my real life," because my life really is a novela and I always find myself in "movie-like" situations (Meaning: "If I saw this ...
The Ending to the Story
Kikita here. It all started with Adam and a random text message: "What's the name of the kid in The NeverEnding Story?" "Bastian," I replied automatically. "Why the nostalgia?" (Note: I didn't quite put it that way, but hey, I'm using poetic license here.) Adam was at the video store and he had seen the ...
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 ...
Kikita la Latina
This post has been brought to you by: Kikita la Latina. Now that I'm a traveling cook, my friends are putting in requests. For example, my certified Cuban friends argue over my picadillo, my dear friends Ashli and Sheila go bananas for arroz con pollo, and the boys from Milele love my Cuban-style black beans. I remember ...
Bilbo? Quien es Bilbo?
The following post has been brought to you by the fabulous Kikita: Every year I go through the same thing. Every year it cracks me up. Every year I am reminded of what an Uber-geek I am when it comes to this Lord of the Rings stuff. Ever since we've been throwing these parties for Bilbo's (and Frodo's) birthday, we have to get a ...
Kikita the Traveling Cook
Kikita here. I know I've told you before about my African friends and how I totally appreciate and adore them. Well, I just had another very Afro-Cuban evening. Meet Exhibit A: My dear friend Cedric.He is studying to be a chef. Have any of you ever been friends with someone going to culinary school? Let me tell you how much fun it is . ...
Looking for love
Hello my people! It's Kikita here. I'm in serious need of your help. Now, the following may be difficult to believe, but I promise it's the truth. Yes, the beautiful Kikita is still VERY single. (shocking. I know.) "And I'm gonna be 30! . . . SOMEDAY!" (When Harry Met Sally) Anyway, I'm currently facing a couple of obstacles in my ...
