Well done, people! Reading all your answers about your favorite breakfast foods has made me HUNGRY. The added benefit to reading through all of them is that now I have lots of ideas for mixing it up for breakfast. And although I can only choose one winner, I think the entire exercise of having you share your favorites was a total WIN. Of course, I ...
Cuban Cookbook
Win-Win
When I started blogging three and a half years ago, I thought about why I wanted to do this. I decided I wanted to write stories about my life and what it's like to live "on the hyphen." I wanted you (my readers) to feel right at home. I wanted you to laugh and cry with us. I wantedyou to feel like you wanted to be friends with us ...
WHAT? Another Giveaway!?
Here at MBFCF we are putting together A Press Kit. (I know. Shut up.) It feels like graduation time. We have received a few queries from various advertisers asking if they can advertise on our blog. (Crazy, isn't it? But, seriously, we're totally smiling from ear to ear.) We couldn't have come this far without you, our loyal ...
3 Things
Wow! Okay, three things...I am amazed and grateful and a little overwhelmed at the generous outpouring of kindness and good wishes from all of you. I am sad that I can't give something away to every single person. I am excited to send stuff to three of you. =)I made a list of all your names in order of comment and plugged that into ...
… is a Magic Number
Three years ago today I started this blog. I started writing about the people I love and the things we do and the places we go. Along the way I found out three things:I love blogging. I didn't know that I would. But I do. I'm Cuban and a storyteller at heart. Blogging is a great fit for me.I love interacting with you. This is ...
Hey! I wrote a cookbook!
Today on the Tiki Tiki I share my very favorite Latin cookbooks.As I was finishing the post, Adam came in with an ingredient question from one of my own recipes. At which point I remembered that hey! I wrote a cookbook, too! Yes, with my Cuban recipes. (Shut up. I know.) ;-) Perhaps the badge in my sidebar isn't quite as obvious as I ...
Como Su Ritmo No Hay Dos or What Cuban Music Heaven Looks Like
We live about an hour south of Los Angeles. (That's how you calculate distances here in Southern California; by how long it takes you in traffic to get from one place to another.) This is a wonderful thing because that means that we can go see shows in L.A. but not have to live there. See what I mean? Win-win. ;-) And when summer begins the ...
Cuban guys can COOK – part 2
My very first post, which I wrote on October 1st, 2006 was titled Life on the Hyphen. That also happens to be the title of a wonderful book by one of my very favorite authors: Gustavo Pérez Firmat. In fact, if you look over to the right you'll find a couple of his books under Smart Cuban Authors. Seriously. He's just ...
Cuban guys can COOK
My friend, Val (from Babalú blog) sent me the following story: "Henry was at my house on Sunday for the Dolphins game and mentioned that he’s on a list serv for his graduating class at Belen. Basically, it’s a net service where men from that class post links and communicate with each other. Someone had mentioned on the list serv ...
People are talking…
You know I sent out a few of my cookbooks earlier this month - to the MBFCF 2-Year Blogiversary Winners and of course, to my darling Desi Arnaz, Jr. (sigh). This is what the recipients had to say about My Big, Fat, Cuban Family Cookbook:Hi Marta, The cookbook arrived this morning! I am so excited! It is gorgeous. I love all the photos ...
