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The Perfect Salted Almond Chocolate Espresso Pie
I swear to life that all things that are good for our soul comes in the form of slabs of butter, eggs, coffee, chocolate, and sugar. I want to believe the five food groups are adequately covered in these lone ingredients. I eat them on their own (there was a t...
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Alpine Chila ‘Orchata Black Russian with Espresso
My first job in food was serving tables at Blanca's, a family owned, Mexican and El Salvadorian restaurant. It was the most authentic Latin restaurant in my town at the time, probably still is, and quickly the IT spot for the huge Central American contingen...
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#FlanFriday: The Drink That Shouldn’t Have Been a Flan. Ever. Not Even Coffee.
So today is a weird day. The rain has me feeling blah. I'm completely sleep deprived over a super fab whirlwind trip to the west coast for 12 hours. The on-and-off and Winter in D.C. has me anxious, anticipating what my next outfit's going to be like. And to...
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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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Morning Joe… Seattle’s Best Dark Roast Is Muy Bueno
That's not really Latin. Or Cuban for that matter. We say café or cafécito... the very first thing we enjoy in the morning. Coffee's an enigma in my mind. All vital necessities apart, it seems as though some morning charcoal is a global culture. Do you kno...
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In Search of Good Espresso…& New Friends!
Mariella and me with some espressoLove that sis caught me making a call back home!Sis and me at Fed SquareIt's been a slow minute since I've posted but that's only because I'm trav...
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How To Make Espresso in A Stovetop Maker
Today is a big day. I will break my fast from coffee, my beloved coffee after 15 days. The intention was to only do 14, which was satisfied on Monday, but I miscalculated and thought it was yesterday. My partner in crime in this most ridiculous adventure -...
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Café on the Go, Go!
I publicly talk about espresso at least twice a day. If you read this blog, friend me in social media or know me in person, you know I'm addicted. If you've traveled with me, you know I've got every nearing coffee joint, bookmarked in my phone. And if not, t...
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Do You Think I Need More Coffee?! & Giveaway!
(SLIM MINT)
Hello world. It's been a long summer and I'm back in full swing! Too much to fill you in but I'm so happy to be here again. I hope you're back, too!
Exciting news. I have an upcoming coffee installment on Flanboyant Eats. Lots of it! If you're ...
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