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Love Is Not a Telenovela
February 6, 2012 – 6:45 am | One Comment

Pan Dulce Says “I Love You”

By Cynthia Martinez
When I was younger, and still in the dating scene, I thought boyfriends never loved me. Not one of them ever expressed love towards me with confetti, pan …

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Larger than Life
October 18, 2010 – 4:33 am | 11 Comments
Larger than Life

Editor’s note: While we were in Miami last week, Carrie took me on a pilgrimage to El Palacio de los Jugos on Flagler and 57th. I say “pilgrimage” because we both live in areas where …

Getting Our ¡Parranda! On (Video)
October 15, 2010 – 1:01 am | 13 Comments
Getting Our ¡Parranda! On (Video)

Click on the headline to enjoy the !Parranda! party video.
Carrie and I were in Miami last weekend attending a blog conference. It was called Blogalicious Weekend. (Don’t you just love the sound of it already?)
It …

Marta Meets the Brazilian Blowout (Video)
October 5, 2010 – 4:39 am | 21 Comments
Marta Meets the Brazilian Blowout (Video)

Ed. Note: Welcome to Hair Week on the Tiki Tiki! We’re talking all sorts of hair issues — cutting it off, straightening it, loving it, being frustated by it…Let’s pretend we’re in a salon and …

So, I Cut Off All My Hair (Video)
October 4, 2010 – 4:20 am | 25 Comments
So, I Cut Off All My Hair (Video)

Ed. Note: Welcome to Hair Week on the Tiki Tiki! We’re talking all sorts of hair issues — cutting it off, straightening it, loving it, being frustated by it…Let’s pretend we’re in a salon and …

Celebrating Every Day (Video)
October 1, 2010 – 12:27 am | 7 Comments
Celebrating Every Day (Video)

I’m celebrating today.
Today marks the 4th anniversary of my foray into the blogosphere. I celebrate this anniversary every year because (this is going to sound sooo corny, but that’s not important right now) blogging has …

Betty Crocker Kitchens – Dulce de Leche, por favor
August 30, 2010 – 4:32 am | 10 Comments
Betty Crocker Kitchens – Dulce de Leche, por favor

This is about dulce de leche and alfajores, delicious cookies filled with, you guessed it, dulce de leche.
Cookies, dulce de leche, powdered sugar? Not much is better. (Thank you, Argentina!)
But first, some background: I was …

Abuela Speaks English
August 15, 2010 – 7:16 pm | 23 Comments
Abuela Speaks English

Click the headline link to see the hilarious video.

So, I arrived in Miami two weeks and 27 pastelitos ago, and from nearly the moment I landed in the Homeland, I have been on my mother …

How Many Points is a Pastelito?
August 11, 2010 – 6:49 am | 9 Comments
How Many Points is a Pastelito?

Click the headline link to see both videos.
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 …

Oprah! Let’s do Tiki Tiki Talk! for OWN. Si?
July 7, 2010 – 5:46 am | 18 Comments
Oprah! Let’s do Tiki Tiki Talk! for OWN. Si?

Please click the headline link to see Carrie pandering to Oprah Winfrey and her people.
So, Oprah Winfrey has put out a giant net and is casting for a talk  show host for her new network, …

A “Miss You” Card Gone Wrong
June 15, 2010 – 3:59 am | 23 Comments
A “Miss You” Card Gone Wrong

I had the pleasure of seeing the woman behind the bag: Unknown Mami, a hilarious writer from San Francisco, who does not reveal her identity online. We sat next to each other on a bus …