ShareBecause I’m a blogger (here at TikiTiki, at Babalú Blog and over at My big, fat, Cuban family) I get asked by advertisers to consider hawking their product. They know that Hispanics make up …

ShareIs there anything better than chocolate?
I have a love/hate relationship with chocolate.
I love ANYTHING made with it. I hate that I have no willpower when it comes to just about any chocolatey gooey confection.
I …

ShareI sometimes wonder what I would do if I didn’t have my mom.
It’s not so much that I need her in that everyday sense anymore. It’s just that she supplies so much fodder for …

ShareIt’s raining like crazy here in So Cal. And seriously, we don’t know what to do with ourselves when there is “weather.”
Mostly, we stay indoors and complain to each other via text or telephone. …

ShareI love to cook. I do.
There is almost a zen-like quality to starting with fresh ingredients and mixing, stirring, sautéing things and finally serving something amazing and delightful to the palate. But that doesn’t …

ShareHere’s a pop quiz for you:
Question. What happens when you take impossibly rich homemade ice cream and you add dulce de leche to it?
The correct answer is: The Awesomeness That is Homemade Dulce de …

ShareIf you are a regular visitor to My big, fat, Cuban family you know that I homeschool my kids.  One of the subjects we cover is what I like to call Life Skills.
I want …

ShareI always look forward to Labor Day.
Not just because it signals the end of summer and back-to-school or because white shoes must be put away for the rest of the year. (I never, ever …

ShareDo you ever find yourself picking up those mini cookbooks at the checkout line in the grocery store?
You know the ones. The titles always promise “quick and easy.” But (and you can just trust …

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Memories of my mami from my childhood all revolve around the kitchen.  From the moment I woke up to the second I went to bed, she was cooking something up.  The blender would buzz …