5 years ago
All posts by Bren Herrera
Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number: The Best Lesson I Learned from Anthony Bourdain
I'm still processing the idea that Anthony Bourdain lost his battle with mental illness (alleged). He was the envy of anyone like myself, exploring food and cultures around the world, living a delicious and seemingly amazing life. To us, it was just that: ...
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Higado a la Italiana, or Liver a la Italiano
(This post is sponsored by Rumba Meats and in conjunction with #WeAllGrow Latina Network. Recipes, opinions, and thoughts are my own.)
I grew up eating just about every cut of meat in our very Cuban home. Since we didn’t eat pork or shellfish, everything e...
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Rabo Encendido or Braised Peppered Oxtail, a lo Cubano for Mother’s Day
One of the most rewarding benefits of cooking, especially on camera, is having my Mother with me in the kitchen. Let me tell you what... there's nothing like experiencing the reversal of roles with a hardcore Cuban mother whose life mission and purpose has...
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CA Bill 174 Allows Undocumented Immigrants to Sit in Gov’t
Hot Topic Debate: Illegal or undocumented?And, really, tho, because she cut me off: Don't tell me immigrants in this country aren't here having sought political asylum. My family is one one them.
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Hillary Clinton’s Claim She’s “Probably” Responsible for #MeToo
During a book signing and live appearance in NY, former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, may have suggested she was "probably" responsible for #MeToo.I'm a bit annoyed with that assertion considering she's never claimed to be sexually harassed and ...
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NRA Contributions, Gun Control and Arming the Masses?
I was invited on NewsmaxTV's 3pm show "News Now" to discuss a wide range of news topics. During the hour, Dan Borelli and I offered up our respective opinions on infrastructure, midterm elections, Stormy Daniels and a few other relevant and hot topics....
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Love is Love
Valentine's Day for me is just another day. The idea of isolating only one day to really demonstrate your love and affection for those special people in your life, seems, well, diminutive.In an existing climate where the world needs more love...
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OANN Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler on Presidential Impeachment + Black Employment Rates
We're starting to become a bit more friendly, but Liz Wheeler is still off the mark in her analysis and presumptions of the state of Black America and why the employment rate is at a record high. She wants to laud the current president and not acknowledge ...
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Community Focus on W-PGC 95.5: A Message to Today’s Young Woman
News personality, Guy Lambert (huge shout out!) of W-PGC (95.5) and FOX 5 invited me on to his Community Focus radio show, which airs on Sunday mornings, to chat about why I love using my platform to bring awareness to and fight for sets of issues th...
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FOX 5 D.C. The Final 5, Fake News vs. Real News
Look here! What else do you talk about at 11:30 at night other than light, fluffy news that causes you to think twice about what's fake news and what's not?! I hung out with my friends over at FOX 5 here in Washington, D.C. for a fun trivia segment during ...
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