5 years ago
- Breakfast
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- Cooking Recipes
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- Food
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- Savory
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- Vegetarian
A Divine Pan Fried Potato & Mushroom Breakfast Skillet
It's that dreaded day after Thanksgiving and I'm full beyond acceptable measure. It's not even that I ate a lot. I just nibbled on this and that throughout the day. And the added tasting spoons of my contribution to the table filled me up long before we sa...
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{Beauty Bloom}: Aveeno to the Rescue
We all have skin issues. It's either too dry, too oily, too hormonal, too this or that. Aren't the best of us always in search for that perfect cocktail of products that will yield the perfect result. Or at least close to perfect.I have hormonal ski...
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- Beans
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- Cooking Recipes
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- Havana
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- La Cocina Cubana
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- Savory
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- Soups
Split Green Pea "Soup" {Potaje de Chícharo} Franco-Cuban Style
Of all the beans, peas and legumes known to this world, split green peas are my favorite. There is no potaje de anything that makes me happier than this green one right here. I've been enjoying it since I was a little girl and seem to grow fonder of it as ...
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#FlanFridays: Napolitano al Mezcal, Direct From Cuidad México
This time last Friday I was cooking in a commercial kitchen in México. It was 8 am. Quiet. 3 chefs and 2 cooks in the back, prepping for the day. I was pent up at Camino Real Polanco, a swanky 5 star hotel in a super chic neighborhood in México City. The hot...
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The Fall 2012 Hat Chronicles
So, if you didn't know, I'm a bona fide hat connoisseur and own over 200 ranging from vintage, modern, 18" floppy to church glamor, Stetson cowboys to flapper style pillboxes. Needless to say, I gravitate to any editorials highlighting ...
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Boiled Yuca w/Garlic Citrus Mojo, Cuban-Style {Yuca Hervida}
A trip to another country is always a great vehicle for renewed inspiration, wouldn't you say? I've just returned from four delicious days in México City, touring la cuidad as fast a I could with an intimate group of other gourmands. I did some extraordina...
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Birthday Affairs & Sparkly Shoes
I always buy myself something simple and special for my birthday. It's usually from the shoe and handbag department. In keeping with my shoe habits, and my awesome purchase just a year ago, I went for some new ones for the fiesta this year. Only...
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Jacques Pépin at the Metro Cooking Show in DC {& Good, Good Chocolate}
My camera broke right before I took this picture above, hence the cartoonish effect I layered on the esteemed chef, Jacques Pépin. Eek! I was sitting front row during his live show at the Metro Cooking Show in DC and was taking lots of pics with my DSLR, i...
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Boots, Flats and Spiked Vibes
This is my favorite time of the year for many reasons. I don't know anyone who doesn't look forward to the coziness of fall fashion. The layering, the furs (faux or not), puffy coats, warm vests, hand-knit scarves, fabulous hats and of course the shoes! Well...
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Tangerines & Fedoras on Day 2 at New York Fashion Week
My friends at Artistry Beauty invited me to NY to attend a few runway shows during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, among them the J. Mendel show, which I'll recap later, but in the meantime, this is what I wore to the packed out aud...
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