Betty Crocker Kitchens – Dulce de Leche, por favor
August 30, 2010 – 4:32 am | 7 Comments

ShareI was privileged to attend an event in Minneapolis last week called Baking With Betty. As in Betty Crocker. (Yes, I know!) I was out-of-my-skin excited to get to visit and cook in the famed …

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The Tiki Tiki Media Kit: The Outtakes
September 1, 2010 – 8:45 am | 2 Comments

So, all the Blog Stars have one…a Media Kit. It is a fancy — or simple — document that tells potential advertisers all about the web site, the publishers, the demographics of its amazing and beautiful and super cool readers. (That’s you!) And, of course, the rates. (We’re affordable!)

But, Marta and I decided that paper and words are not enough to describe what the heck the Tiki Tiki is all about, so in May when we both were in Miami, we stayed up way too late and created a video for our Media Kit. That video currently lives on our advertising page. (Hat’s off to Marta’s cool cousin Yllien for being our director.)

Marta and I agree the Outtakes video, shown here, is much more fun, and it definitely shows us, the humor we share, and mutual-love-of-each-other-we’ve-got-going-on. We were sober when we shot all this and we both wore orange by coincidence, by the way.

Now, dear reader…fear not we’re going to mess up your space with a bunch of “Look Younger Now!” ads or sell you on scams and junk. We are careful about the ads we put up, and sponsors we work with. And seriously, we need the ads: We have dulce leche and Bustelo habits to support.

OK, enjoy and Happy Miercoles!

Del Alma: Write Your Own Story
August 31, 2010 – 10:18 am | No Comment
Del Alma: Write Your Own Story

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I heard this lovely story on NPR this morning. And, so I went digging to find out more about the series it comes from. I’m into reading about, and celebrating, the creation of one’s own …

UrbanoTV: Laughing in Spanglish
August 26, 2010 – 8:14 am | 2 Comments
UrbanoTV: Laughing in Spanglish

ShareClick the headline link to see the two UrbanoTV videos.
The actor and comedian John Leguizamo will next month launch a video site for Latinos called UrbanoTV. The promotional material says it is like YouTube meets …

Del Alma: Reinvention Stories
August 24, 2010 – 7:26 am | 6 Comments
Del Alma: Reinvention Stories

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Please click on the headline to see five videos of inspiration.
There is no failure.
I believe that in my marrow.
As a journalist, I spent nearly two decades interviewing people who took chances, changed the course of …

Tamal Y Consuela, New Version of a Classic.
August 23, 2010 – 8:48 am | 2 Comments
Tamal Y Consuela, New Version of a Classic.

Shareby Maria de los Angeles

My amiga Yvette is a funny girl.  One day, she told me she had gone to La Carreta (a Miami Cuban restaurant with several locations around town) and tried a fabulous …

Beisbol Been Ber-y, Ber-y Good to Me
August 20, 2010 – 5:47 am | 2 Comments
Beisbol Been Ber-y, Ber-y Good to Me

ShareBy Frances O’Cherony Archer
La temporada hasn’t been easy this summer. I’m still a Chicago Cubs fan, haven’t lost my eternal optimism, but this is the first baseball season my father , Domingo O’Cherony, won’t …

Need Help? Scream in Spanish
August 18, 2010 – 10:47 am | 5 Comments
Need Help? Scream in Spanish

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This may be wishful thinking, but I see the following anecdote as a sign of how deeply rooted Spanish is in my son Gabriel’s brain:
One recent night, after putting him to bed, I …

Divas of Dulce de Leche
August 13, 2010 – 6:09 am | 8 Comments
Divas of Dulce de Leche

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So, it appears Sofia Vergara is trying to dethrone me as the Diva of Dulce de Leche. Descarada!
Thanks to Blanca, a loyal friend who wants to defend …

How Many Points is a Pastelito?
August 11, 2010 – 6:49 am | 8 Comments
How Many Points is a Pastelito?

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Ed. note from Carrie: I met Julie Diaz-Asper en persona last week at Blogher in New York City. We had already connected a lo cubano via Twitter …

Ask La Comadre: In Love With the Wrong Man
August 10, 2010 – 8:47 am | One Comment
Ask La Comadre: In Love With the Wrong Man

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Dear Comadre,
I don’t know how to say this without feeling ashamed and horrible. I am in love with and dating a married man. To make matters worse, I knew from the very beginning that …

Capturing the Moment
August 9, 2010 – 11:25 am | One Comment
Capturing the Moment

ShareMy family of origin consisted of Papi, Mami and six of us kids. I was am the youngest of this brood.
Here I am celebrating my 4th birthday. New dress, clean curls, birthday cake and a …