Articles tagged with: Tradition
A Favorite Bedtime Story
I often wonder about what my children will remember from their childhood.
Any sweet memories I have of being little all involve my abuela. My grandmother is the one who raised me and …
Hablas el Spanish?
This poll is for the second- and third- and plus-generation Latinos who were born, or have grown up, in the United States.
Inspired by the story in February’s Latina magazine titled, Are We Losing Our …
Let’s Have Thanksgiving Together
Dear Amigos,
Consider this your Evite to a Virtual Thanksgiving Celebration.
Join us Thanksgiving Day on the Tiki Tiki Facebook Fan Page for a pachanga with the pavo, la comida and la familia.
We are …
Our First American Thanksgiving
It was yet another bewildering holiday in America for all of us, my newly citizened family of eight in the late 1960′s. We were all in the kitchen, assembling the ingredients that …
September 8 is the Feast of La Caridad del Cobre, Cuba’s Patron Saint.
I, like lots of girls born to Cubans, was named after la Caridad and on this day, my family calls. It’s almost like …
When I was little, I was not allowed to walk on the cold terrazo floor for maternal fear I would cojer un frio and horrible things would happen to my private parts. There’s a word …
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 …
My non-Hispanic friends dress up and go to parties on New Year’s Eve.
They make lovely adult conversation and a few minutes before midnight they turn the TV on and watch the ball drop in Times …
I get so inspired at this time of the year. Seriously. I want to make everything myself.
My current reality is that I can’t do it all (so much for the Bionic Woman fantasy. *sigh*), but …
Giving Dulce de Leche and Crema de Vie
I’ve been busy cooking up Christmas gifts in my kitchen. Cookies? No. I like to give gifts with a little more flair (and lots of leche condensada).
I usually …
