Rice is something I grew up eating nearly every night and it’s still a staple part of our nightly meals. Though we mix it up between white rice and yellow rice, white rice is super easy to make and requires little ingredients. My oldest daughter loves white rice, but hasn’t yet learned to love yellow […]
Strawberry and Cream Cheese Pastelitos (Pastries) {Recipe}
Pastelitos have always been a favorite pastry dessert of mine, especially pastelitos de guayaba. We actually call them pastelillos in Puerto Rico, but they’re more commonly known as pastelitos in most Latin American countries. This delicious puff pastry dessert can come with a variety of fillings, but guayaba (guava) is one of the most common, […]
5 Reasons to Love Viva la Música at SeaWorld Orlando
I always enjoy celebrating my Latino culture and love hearing the music I grew up listening to, eating food I love, and seeing others celebrate the beauty of our culture. It’s not often I do this outside of our own home, but a couple weekends ago, I attended the Viva la Música festival at SeaWorld […]
Teaming Up with Together Counts & Working Together as a Family for a Well-Balanced Life
Family has always been an important aspect of my life. Growing up, we were always surrounded by family. From the immediate family in our household, to extended family living nearby, to even family that lived afar but that kept in touch – family was and continues to be a central theme in my life. With […]
Lulu Delacre, Bilingual Children’s Book Author & Illustrator Says, “The Power is in Numbers”
We love to read in our house and thankfully, this has helped encourage a love of reading for our children. Being a multicultural household means we often seek books with characters our children can relate to and “see” themselves in. That’s why I’m loving the latest effort by my friends at Latinas 4 Latino Literature, […]
