5 years ago
All posts by Bren Herrera
On Being Black: A Look at my Afro-Cubanness
Una cubana negra en labana. A Black woman in Cuba.
I was born in Havana on a mildly chilly morning. From what I know, the typical Cuban breeze was mostly idle. My mom was 25 and my father 27 -- young for today's standards. But they were married and I was th...
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Grilled Tangerine & Blood Orange Cabbage Salad w/Roasted Sunflower Seeds
Day 4 of Salad Week Series.Could spring really be here?! We suffered temperatures in the negatives last week in around the -7F with an added dose of 8" of beautiful snow. And now today we're enjoying 62F here in DC. It's crazy. But I'll take it. Spri...
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Roasted Cauliflower & Quinoa Salad with Walnut Pomegranate Dressing
Day 3 of Salad Week Series.This. right. here.It took me a full day of focused creativity to make it happen, but it was so worth it. This week has been full of writers' block, stalemate, and mental exhaustion, leaving me a bit depleted in my effic...
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The Remixed SouthWestern Salad: Grilled Chicken with Hummus, Chickpeas & Cilantro Avocado Aioli
Day 2 of the Salad Week Series.These salads are going to convert me one way or the other. I wake up thinking about what I'm going to conjure up. Without getting too messy or over thinking it, I take to the fridge, pantry and go for it.Today's ensal...
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Raw Kale and Berry Salad with Truffle Honey Dressing
Here it is! I promised to do a week of fresh salads with the goal of inspiring us all to eat healthier, cleaner and prettier! I'm preaching to the choir here, let's be clear. I am not holier than thou and don't pretend to be a conscious eater. Cook, yes. But...
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The Family Dinner Table
(My family in 2009 during my sister's birthday at the family dinner table)
I grew up in a glue-tight home. The seven of us were inseparable. We did just about everything together, mostly initiated by my parents but we willfully joined in. We seldom dis...
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OSCARS 2015: The Best Looks {& Why}
Another year of who's who. Another year of fabulous faces and over-the-top beautiful gowns. Another year at the Oscars. This was really no different from any other year of what we all glue ourselves to. Nothing super exciting or innovative. I...
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The Green Life: Bleu Cheese, Pear and Candied Pecan Salad
Staying fit and healthy is some serious work. It's a sacrifice I'm learning I have an incredible difficult time with. It's not an easy job if you're not naturally blessed with "thin" genes. I have a propensity for thickness. I'm short. Very short. That als...
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Valentine’s Day Gift Guide… The Last Minute Luxe Edition
If you're like me, Valentine's Day is a cultural enigma. I've never quite understood the purpose. I thought we were supposed to love every day and show/tell our loved ones all the time... show them how much we love them with our actions, reacting a...
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The 10 Day Green Smoothie Cleanse… And a Cleaner Me
The vibrancy of these fruits are exactly how fresh and bright I feel. I am over the moon thrilled this Monday afternoon. I feel like I'm looking at a new me! Wait. What? A new me? Who's the old me? Didn't even know there was an old me. Oh, the struggle of ...
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