By Tessa Lemos
Growing up Católica, Fridays during Lent always meant Meatless Fridays — which was a drastic shift because I grew up in a carnivorous Mexican-American house.
My half-Cuban husband recalls he knew it was the …

By Laura Feo-Fernandez
I can gringify just about anything, but my gringified tres leches cake takes the, erm…cake.
So, let me tell you about tres leches, Lazy Gringa Style.
Now before any hardcore tres leches fans out there …

Hello Gente! It’s Dariela and it is time again for the Pretty Things I find around the web, lovely designs for the home, for you, for gifts.
This month’s round up is inspired by Spring! I’m …

Cubans may be the original Life Hackers. So, today in a celebration of cultura we offer up examples of Cuban Ingenuity, the old-style and current.  We come from a people who have kept 60-year-old cars …

When my plane lands in Miami, I usually ask for a detour to el Palacio de los Jugos before we head to my parent’s house.
My obsession, besides their cuatro leches cake and jugos: Arepas.
Warm cornmeal …

Hello everybody! I’m here to bring you the first Tiki Tiki round-up of Pretty Things, showcasing a variety of items, from regalitos ideas for your family and friends to pretty things just to be inspired.
I …

By Laura Feo-Fernandez
I like to think I’m a pretty good cook. I figure I must be as I am often the recipient of rave reviews from my hubby, usually in the form of clasped hands, …

Editor’s note: We’ve spent the week on the Tiki Tiki talking about decluttering, organizing and cleaning from the inside out. Be sure to read the other essays and share your story, tips and ideas.

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I have driven through the Goodwill drop-off so many times in the last few weeks that I actually am ashamed. And really, shame isn’t something that comes easy to me. (Too much therapy to give …

At the end of last year (was that really only 6 weeks ago?) I had some physical problems that I had been ignoring. Yes, ignoring. Don’t lecture me. I know.
You know where this is going …