Since my parents went on vacation, my Dad needed to borrow my laptop. Seeing as how I need a computer and internet to work (and so does he), it made sense for me to stay at their house while they're gone. This way I can work and feed the cats and water and make sure Adam doesn't get into too much trouble. ;-) (yes, it's ...
Amy (Kikita)’s Posts
My Afro-Cuban Weekend
Another fabulous post by Kikita I know I've mentioned how much I adore my African friends, so you can imagine how excited I was to have plans with them all weekend and pretend I was African instead of Cuban. On Saturday night, I was invited to the World Harvest Summer Concert where my friends from Milele would be playing.Ok, so technically ...
Boys in Guayaberas
The following post has been brought to you by Kikita. Because I'm a Cuban-American woman, I'm a sucker for boys in crisp, white guayaberas.And because I'm a Cuban-American woman, they're like putty in my hands . . .(AHEM.)(these are my two favorite Cuban attorneys: Gabe & Abe) ...
A Happy Birthday Post
Kikita here. I am hijacking the blog in order to write a properly effusive "Happy Birthday" post for this particular birthday. Yes, birthday. When I was growing up, this person (the one who's birthday it is) used to tell me how she always thought her birthday was May 20th because there were always big celebrations and ...
Because I (Kikita) am obedient.
After a long day of working at the Babalu Booth and making sure people were signing the petition to free the political prisoners in Cuba, I asked Mami where we were going to have "dinner." (is it really dinner if it's after 11:30pm?) “We’re going to Versailles Amy, are you ready?” And because I’m just so obedient, “Ok, Mami, I’m ...
Ready Or Not . . .
It hit me last night when a friend asked what I was doing this weekend . . . "Oh. My. Goodness! I'm going to be in Miami!" Then my brother, Adam, called, "Amy [he hasn't gotten used to calling me Kikita yet], what should I pack?" Pack? Oh. My. Goodness!I am not even sure where my suitcase IS. Then I get a text ...
Lookout Rachael Ray!
Kikita here. I've got exciting news! After weeks and weeks (and weeks) of pressure, Mami finally cracked! She gave in and started working day and night on organizing a cookbook. Yes, you read that correctly, MY BIG, FAT, CUBAN FAMILY COOKBOOK is now a reality.(Lookout Rachael Ray!)It's full color and just gorgeous. No, it's not ...
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 ...
Café Contigo
Hi everyone, it's me Kikita and I will be in-charge of posting today. :-) I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but here in Orange County there are not many Cuban restaurants or cafés. Which means that if we want Cuban food we cook it. If I want a cafécito, I have to make it . . . Starbuck's just doesn't understand about a good ...
Don’t Mess With Texas!
Brought to you by: Kikita Tio Timbiriche has been gone for a week now and before he gets to Miami, he's stopped to visit my Tio & Tia in Texas. To be honest, I'm missing him terribly. But I've been getting regular updates from my favorite Tia. They are doing for him what we did here. And lucky for us, they sent ...
