My family and I joined thousands of people gathering at Civic Center on Saturday, January 20 for the rally preceding the 2018 San Francisco Women’s March. There were speakers on stage, but what really spoke to me were all the fantastic signs being carried by protesters. I’m not a fan of large crowds and avoid them […]
Mexican Food That Will Get You High
Recreational use of marijuana is now legal in California. Yup, no prescription necessary. Pretty soon asking for a side of mota with your Mexican food or having your Mexican food prepared with mota will be no big thing. That is if Yvanne Castañeda’s dream of opening a medicated Mexican food restaurant featuring “abuelita’s recipes with a Mary […]
DIY Mexican Candy Gift Box
Let me start off by telling you that I came up with the idea to make a DIY Mexican candy gift box because the folks at Mi Pueblo Food Center sent me gift cards to spend at any one of their stores and I will use any excuse to buy Mexican candy.* If you have […]
Trejo’s Coffee & Donuts Are Killer
Last year when I found out that Danny Trejo opened Trejo’s Coffee & Donuts in Los Angeles, I just knew that one day I’d bite into one of his donuts. I am happy to report that I’ve bitten into 11 different flavors of his donuts and OH MY GATOS are they good. It all […]
My Word for the Year Chose Me
I’ve never chosen a word for the year because every time I’ve tried I simply couldn’t settle on a word. I’d think of a possible word and it just never seemed to be truly mine or meant for what I wanted out of the coming year. This year, I have a word for the year, […]