This Thanksgiving I am staying home with my immediate family. That means it will be my husband, myself, our 8-year-old and our 5-year-old. The conversation will flow with ease and the only tension that arises will be from the adults urging the kids to eat something other than mashed potatoes and pie and for that […]
Pumpkin Flan Vanilla Cake
Thank you to Mi Pueblo Foods for sponsoring this post. The opinions and text are mine. You know how when you go to an average American supermarket there is like a quarter or, if you’re really lucky, a half of an aisle dedicated to Latin foods? I mean that’s nice and all, but if you […]
‘Xochitl and the Flowers’ (Sundays In My City)
This weekend I had the pleasure of watching my daughter in the world premier of the opera “Xochitl and the Flowers” at the Mission Cultural Center in San Francisco. The opera by Christopher Pratorius is based on the children’s book of the same title by Jorge Argueta. You should know that my daughter is not an opera […]
Alicias Delicias Mexi-cookies Are Edible Art (The Flying Chancla Report)
My chancla and I were scouring the internet to find something to share with you for this week’s The Flying Chancla Report that doesn’t have to do with the man who got elected to be the next President of the United States and we almost gave up until we came across a video on the […]
Lazy People Be Like
I think lazy people get a bad rap. We’re misunderstood and maligned. The non-lazies of the world seem to think that calling someone lazy is an insult or a put-down. Well, I’m here to defend my fellow lazy beings. I am determined to take back the word “lazy” so that those of use who feel […]
Calabacitas Caseras Like My Mom Makes
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Stouffer’s. The opinions and text are all mine. There are meal-planning masters in this world who never fret about what’s for dinner because they already know WAY before dinnertime what they will be serving. My husband and I are not meal-planners. Perhaps, that’s why every […]
Wednesday Wishes
Wednesday is almost over in most parts of the world and I am just now getting around to making some Wednesday Wishes. Fortunately, the Universe takes requests 24/7. Here’s what I’m wishing for this week… For myself: The election results hit me hard last week. So hard that I didn’t get around to making any […]
DIY: Winter Is Coming Survival Toolkit for Moms
I have received information and materials from Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division. The opinions stated are my own. This is a sponsored post. This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. #WinOverWinter #CollectiveBias Surely you’ve seen the memes with that character from “Game of Something or Other” […]
5 Benefits of Outdoor Play and 3 Ways to Encourage It
I don’t know about you, but I spent a lot of time playing outdoors when I was a kid and I mean year-round, not just during summer breaks. During the school year I’d come home, have a snack, do my homework and then head outside to find other neighborhood kids to play with until it […]
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in the Fall (Sundays In My City)
A couple of weeks ago, we headed to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk for our last visit of the year. We went with our friends and had a blast like we always do. It was a great time to visit because the lines weren’t long and the weather was temperate. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk ALSO READ: Arata […]