A couple of months after Alexander was born Adam and I took a much needed weekend vacation. When you have a baby that cries every evening non-stop for the first three months, you need a break! Both of our families live in other cities and we still haven’t been brave enough to hire a nanny—Alexander had to … More An ACE vacation
Often I find myself wondering if I chose the wrong degree. I realized a little too late that I love interior design! I studied fashion marketing but my heart starts racing when I receive House Beautiful, not when I receive Elle magazine. Adam and I purchased our first condo about 2 months ago. The house was … More Black Blue
I recently learned one of the most delicious pork recipes I have ever prepared. I owe it to my wonderful sister in law Isabel. Isabel is originally from Bilbao Spain, she married my brother 11 years ago and they have two beautiful children. I love her insight into european cooking, she doesn’t give herself enough … More Milk-braised Pork “Isabel’s style”
I moved to San Diego roughly six years ago after visiting a couple of friends that live here. I had never been to America’s finest city before but something about how this city made me feel captivated me and I never left. I went back home, packed a larger suitcase and said goodbye to my family and my old life. … More My Mexican craving
Our hunt for the perfect flooring was long, confusing and exhausting. When we purchased our condo the previous owner decided on a $0.99 per sq foot laminate flooring. He thought it would help him sell the condominium faster, and I just kept thinking that removing it would be more expensive than the actual floor ever … More A hardwood situation
During my first trimester of pregnancy I was miserable. I felt sick all the time—from the time I woke up to the end of the day. I had a full-time sales job and against my desire I had to use my OB-GYN’s prescription for nausea. As most mothers know, drugs don’t really work. I did lots … More Goat’s milk?
Eggplant is a fruit that is not regularly used in many households. My mother would sometimes make eggplant when I was growing up, often moussaka, a dish that kids don’t usually like. I was forced to try it every time and I guess one day in my teenage years I decided it wasn’t so bad. … More My take on Moussaka
I wanted to share this fellow blogger’s post. It makes you realize that being a mom of young kids is the best moment on a woman’s life. You might disagree, but you might change your mind after reading this. “Mommy, Somebody Needs You.”.
I have to start telling you part of my life story — or better said, part of my mother’s story. My mother, Montserrat, is a result of a grand love story in times of war. Her father was a teacher from a small town in Catalonia, Spain. He fell in love with a beautiful woman … More Pa amb tomàquet
In 2007 I discovered the famous French macarons. I visited Paris with my parents and we were in a macaron-mission, we visited some of the well known “Maisons du Macarons”: Laduree, La Maison du Chocolat and Fauchon. I am sure there are several more that we missed out on, Macarons being so trendy in the last decade. … More French Macarons
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