She is Easy Book Fodder
March 5, 2010 – 5:00 am | 3 Comments

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After watching the movie Julie & Julia with my mom …
Me: How amazing would it be if I could turn my blog into a book and a movie?
Big E: I really …

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Two by Two
August 19, 2009 – 12:23 pm | 16 Comments
Two by Two

ShareWe here at the Tiki really want to get to know you.
So, tell us about yourselves. Here are some questions to help you. Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and put on your …

The Best and The Worst
June 3, 2009 – 10:43 am | 9 Comments
The Best and The Worst

ShareWe, here at Tiki Tiki would really like to get to know you better.  Please answer the following questions about yourselves.
So, come on,  let’s start the Tiki Tiki today with a quiz. (I so …

Defining: “Latina”
May 29, 2009 – 5:00 am | 7 Comments
Defining: “Latina”
We Are Not the Ricky Ricardos, or Embracing Each Other’s Culture.
May 21, 2009 – 6:51 am | 6 Comments
We Are Not the Ricky Ricardos, or Embracing Each Other’s Culture.

“It really doesn’t matter that I’m a gringa and my husband is cubanazo…. I have learned so much about a culture that I really knew nothing about before, but the most incredible thing is that despite my growing up in Idaho and his growing up in Havana, we share the same morals and values.The things his parents and grandparents told him and his sister are identical to the lessons and tidbits my brother and I received from ours.”

Running on Cuban time
May 18, 2009 – 3:09 am | 2 Comments
Running on Cuban time

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These clocks are in my kitchen. They read from left to right like this:
~ Hanalei, Hawaii – our favorite place in the islands.
~ Mission Viejo, California – where we live.
~ Habana, Cuba – where …

And now for something completely different
May 17, 2009 – 6:44 pm | 3 Comments
And now for something completely different

ShareI don’t dare post pictures of what I have been up to in the kitchen anymore without posting the recipe. (I get emails…) I know I usually post about Cuban food, but I wanted …

Salvador y Coca-Cola
May 17, 2009 – 6:04 pm | No Comment
Salvador y Coca-Cola

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This was how we celebrated birthdays back in Cuba. These are my sisters and me at different ages.
(If you’re really curious, just count the candles on the cakes)
There was always a big, beautiful, almost-too-perfect …

The Legend of Sylvia
May 17, 2009 – 4:53 pm | One Comment
The Legend of Sylvia

ShareWe’ve got a dear family friend whom we’ll call “Sylvia.”  We’ll call her Sylvia because, well… that’s her name. =D
Sylvia is and has always been the representation of perfect Cuban womanhood to me.  I’ve …

How to make Marta’s Homemade Churros
May 14, 2009 – 6:56 am | One Comment
How to make Marta’s Homemade Churros

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My kids were all born in Southern California. My husband, Eric, also is a native Californian. So the only kind of churros they’ve ever known have come from a cart at Disneyland. But those are …

Home
May 13, 2009 – 5:59 pm | One Comment
Home

ShareWhat if everything you’d been taught about home was not enough? What if it were not just the ciudad or pais you were born in, grew up in? Where you buried your treasures, your …

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