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All posts by Bren Herrera
Pantalón (pan-tah-lohn)
(noun)
pants, pair of pants; trousers, pair of trousersWho wears the pants in your house? You can use los pantalones in the plural form to refer to pants or trousers. As with other clothes, llevar is to wear.
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"Daytime" TV Talk Show: Lemon Almond Flan Segment 5.29.09
On air cooking segment from May 29, 2009, on syndicated show where I made lemon almond flan. Live tapings are always fun, but sure do leave room for error! Note how we didn't have time to fully caramelize the sugar! I really wanted you all to see that proc...
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Maru Sushi Bar
[rating: 4.0/5]Last Visit: June '08
EDITED on July 1, 2009
I owe this restaurant a major upgrade and updated review. It's now become my 1st choice sushi spot in all of Atlanta. Not because they are down the street from me, rather because of all the sushi hou...
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Rosehips
Did you know rose hips are the reddish-orange fruit of the rose and are used to make jellies, jams syrup, tea and vino!? They're solid in vitamin C and can be made into a dried powder.
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Introducing the "KISS Bee" Martini!
Don't you want this right now! Stare at this martini long enough, and you will be making one before you go to bed tonight.One of the best things about the classic show "Cheers," was the theme song. You really don't think it will apply to your social life...
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Importar (eem-por-tar)
(verb)
To matter
Importar is used to talk about how much something matters, especially in the phrase "no importa": It doesn’t matter.
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Verizon Fios TV Cooking Segment
Verizon Fios TV features me as a local foodie and allows me to talk about what inspires me. I prepare a Latin inspired dish for for the network in my DC home. March, 2009.
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New Blog Look, New Projects & Washington Post Guest Writing Today!
Hola! Hello! Bienvenue! Buongiorno! Guten Tag! Hej! Habari! Okay, don't mean to get carried away, but I'm feeling very global today. I wish I was in Cuba right now. Monday was a very, very sad day for my family, but as Maya Angelou recites, "still I (we) ris...
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SOFRITO & The Holy Trinity Of Cuban Cuisine
I recently engaged someone, another foodie, on the Holy Trinity of Cuban food. I said onion, garlic and cumin. They said onion, garlic and green pepper. I even underscored my argument by saying that J. Lo's executive chef, Don Rolando, agrees with my version...
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Carrot & Roasted Walnut W/Ginger Salad + Winner of Science of Good Food!
I love being creative.It's just what I do. I find little time to get bored, but when I do, I sit back and accept the drudgery of my state of mind and maybe, just maybe, eat about 4 cups of green tea ice cream.(this is only relevant because I recently...
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