Every year in October I celebrate how long I've been in the blogosphere. Because I think milestones should be acknowledged and celebrated. It turns out that this happens to be my 13th year and I'm super proud of that. *takes bow* Please read my blog post, "Thirteen." Every year in the month of October I celebrate with giveaways from my favorite ...
Cafe La Llave
Cafecito is Life
This post is sponsored by my favorite coffee people, Café La Llave. The opinions contained in this piece are all my very own. I often say I lead a charmed life and I have the history to back up that claim. I'm Cuban which already makes me feel super lucky. I live here in the U.S.A. which makes my life doubly charmed. Being Cuban and ...
Mami Likes/Loves Cafe La Llave – A Giveaway
This post is sponsored by my favorite coffee people, Café La Llave. The opinions contained in this piece are all my very own. Someone asked me the other day about Cuban Coffee. She asked the difference between Cuban espresso and "American" coffee. I kind of went off about everything that I love about Cuban coffee, from the beautiful aroma to the ...
A Match Made in Cuban Coffee Heaven
You know how much we Cubans love our cafecito. We also love lattes and cappuccinos and café con leche. Any iteration of coffee will do for us. There's even a subset of us that just love our Americano. All that to say this: We love a cup of strong coffee any way we can get it. Particularly a shot of hot, sweet espresso. In light of that ...
“Mas café por favor!” (MBFCF Giveaway #5)
I hope you're enjoying the week long celebration of My Big, Fat, Cuban Family being here on the web for 7 years now. I'm so seriously delighted with the generosity of my sponsors and I'm grateful to all my Cuban cubiches who are helping me celebrate by offering such fun prizes. This summer, Eric and I had the wonderful opportunity to ...
We Visited Coffee Heaven and Lived to Tell the Tale
I like love coffee. It's part of my Cuban DNA. Growing up in a Cuban household, coffee was The Staple that was ever-present. I can remember having café con leche for breakfast before school. Of course, this was back in the day when no one was calling the authorities if children were given caffeine. But I digress.... Eric's coffee ...
