It may be hard to believe since I know many of you are still dealing with brutally cold weather and snow, but in just about a week, my second-grade baby girl will be starting her spring break from school! I couldn’t believe it when she recently told me since I’m usually expecting her spring break […]
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Recipe Idea for Lent: Ensalada de Bacalao (Puerto Rican Codfish Salad)
The Lenten season began yesterday, with Ash Wednesday marking the beginning of a 7-week period of meatless Fridays before the Easter holiday for many households. Growing up in a Latino Catholic household, each year my family honored Cuaresma (Lent) by following the church’s traditions of fasting and abstinence from meat. On Ash Wednesday and every […]
Celebrating Black History Month: 5 Ways to Preserve Cultural Heritage with Children
As a family rich in culture and of mixed heritage, we have lots of stories and traditions to share with our children. I absolutely love when our children ask my husband and I to share stories about when we were little or what it was like to live on our respective islands. I appreciate the […]
Special Valentine’s Day Delivery! Handmade Valentine’s Arrows {Kids Craft}
Note from Melanie: Your kids will love delivering these handmade Valentine’s arrows to their friends on Valentine’s Day! Our kids crafts contributor, Lisa, shows you how easy it is to make them using materials found at Walmart – read on! {Sponsored content} Ah, that wonderful time of year is here where love is in the […]
Sopa de Fideos con Salchichón (Puerto Rican Salami Soup) {Recipe}
I recently shared my family’s recipe for Puerto Rican chicken noodle soup, which combines fideos with potatoes and carrots for a wonderful warm soup you’re sure to call comfort food. There’s another Puerto Rican soup that’s just as delicious and just as comforting on cold or rainy days – sopa de fideos con salchichón, or […]
