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En Memoria de Elle…La Amiga Que Nunca Conocí
My life has been a whirl wind of serious downs since December. The entire Christmas and New Year season were extremely somber, spent very quietly, with intimate solo moments of reflection and spiritual growth. I was desperately looking forward to the beaut...
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#FlanFridays: Nutella with Rose Water. A Lovers’ Delight
It's that time of the year again when lovers unite in romantic gestures and actions. Valentine's Day remains to be a mystery in my mind. I have the most mixed feelings about it. Perhaps because at my age, and to this day, I've never enjoyed a proper, by so...
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About Chucking Espresso & How: A 40 Day Spiritual Cleanse
If you know nothing about me, know this: I am obsessed, addicted to, and inseparably in love with espresso. Like a girl-who-met-the-man-of-her-dreams kind of love. It’s the one thing that speaks poignantly to my passionate personality. I ritualize it and e...
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Super Bowl Fiestas Could Look This Easy…And So Can Every Other Shindig; The Impromptu Type
I’m my mother’s child. The older I get, the more I realize I’m becoming her. It’s quite awesome. Few things I want to ensure I depart from; like her immensely intense personality in which she has to take care of everything for everyone, at the cost of ev...
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#FlanFriday: The Essentials to Making the Crème Caramel
(Shots from my Instagram feed except for middle image, top row)
It has not escaped my thoughts that we're now in the 3rd week of 2014 and I've not shared a new flan with you. Short of excuses, I have no valid reason other than regathering myself from Christ...
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3 Creative Lamb Dishes, One Stellar Standout: DC Restaurant Week’s Australian Lamb Challenge
DC Restaurant Week just wrapped and oh joy, am I glad I got to dibble and dabble in one specific element of the week's delicious festivities. In the 20 plus years I've been here, I've admittedly never taken advantage of the plethora of specially designed m...
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Banana Walnut Bread
I have several addictions. Too many to count, I only realized recently and came to accept. If you read this blog regularly, then you've got to know me quite a bit and are certain that I am obsessed with Cuban coffee. Espresso to be particular. There's no d...
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A Tres Reyes Magos Menu Fit for a King!
Today is the last day of Christmas. Or the Epiphany, the day Christians celebrate the arrival of The 3 Wise Men with gifts for baby Jesus. In our house, and most of Latin America, Dia de los Reyes Magos, the beautiful season of time with family, friends, am...
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Cheesy Tequeños on New Year’s Eve
Cuban culture celebrates the end of the year and welcomes the new with a big ultra loud party full of friends, visiting family, vintage Cuban music intermixed with modern vibes, a gluttonous amount of classic Cuban food, and dancing. It's pretty epic. It's a...
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Drunken Buñuelos or Cuban Style Beignets
One of the best things about the holidays, other than seeing family and friends, and eating great food, is reconnecting with certain dishes and recipes you’ve lost touch with. In my case, there are plenty of foods that fall into that category. How that happe...
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