One of my most favorite memories as a child is when we begged our mom to feed us real food. Being Mexican, you tend to eat a lot of beans, rice and tortillas. I’m not sure how it happened but we complained how we never got to eat real food. When she asked what we … More Another food post 😜
A few months ago, I wrote about my Menu planning process. (you can read about it here) While I haven’t exactly planned out anything this month (hello summer!) I still follow my rules I set up for myself. To make meal planning easier, I designate certain days for certain types of meats/dishes. For example, if … More On the Menu: Pasta & Tuna
I love Strawberries. If I HAD to pick a favorite fruit, they’d definitely be in the top 5 list. One thing that I noticed very quickly when I first moved here is that strawberries weren’t readily available in the supermarkets like back home. It’s not unusual to walk into your local grocery store and see … More Easy Strawberry Cake
Growing up we always ate a variety of foods… or at least I thought we did. We ate mostly Mexican but we also had our fair share of American comfort foods. Meatloaf, Roast.. things like that. We’d eat fish but usually was fried.. you know.. because TEXAS! As we got older we’d eat less at … More How to totally freak out your parents
If you’ve been following my Instagram, you’ll know that lately I’ve been posting with the hashtag #italychallenge. I’ve been participating in this challenge which is sponsored by Italy Project 365. A challenge to get us expats and lovers of Italy out of our comforts zones, explore and reconnect the love affair we once had with … More Behind the Gram: The Apericena
I’m trying really hard to get Miss E and Baby C to eat their veggies. Just like most babies, they ate really well until they realized they could say NO. All of my girls were really good eaters until about  14-18 months. That’s whey they all started to refuse most of the veggies. I make … More Behind the Gram: Fried pizza & veggies
When my husband is out of town, I like to simplify our meals as much as possible. My go-to meals are usually pasta but Carlotta is going through a picky phase right now and is refusing to eat pasta. weirdo! So I went for my back up meal of breakfast tacos & quesadillas. She ate … More On the Menu: Breakfast Tacos
Happy World Nutella Day!!! I just whipped up a batch of chocolate kisses and I may have found my new favorite go-to treat. These are super simple and quick. I found this recipe in a Nutella cookbook that I bought years ago. After the first batch I took a minute or two off the baking … More Chocolate Kisses
Since Carlotta was born 3 days after Betty’s first birthday, I decided to wait until April and have Valentina’s and Betty’s party on the same day. It just made more sense that way. I tried to prepare in advance but I was just too tired and by the time the party was just a few … More Party for 2!
Day 5: I am thankful to have a market in my neighborhood so that I can buy delicious fruits and veggies at great prices. This might seem like a small detail but for me it’s huge! Most Americans will agree that buying fresh produce is expensive. It’s unfortunate that it’s actually cheaper to go out … More 30 days of Thanks: Day 5
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