The husband and I have been eating mostly vegetarian for several weeks now. The husband has even given up dairy. I do not believe life is worth living without goat cheese, manchego and ice cold milk. We have felt good and we’ve lost a few pounds. Enter, Papi from Miami…with a gigantic box filled with [...]

There were countless Saturday mid-mornings when I would open my bedroom door and up my nose would waft the smell of chicharrones, my younger brother’s snack-of-choice. It just wasn’t the aroma I needed before noon, but my brother was addicted. I thought of him first when I accepted the free bags of chicharinas and cinammon [...]

My apologizies to email subscribers of the Boonie Blog. You are getting links to old posts and I have no idea how to fix it. It seems Feedburner gets un poco loco when you transfer a feed from one site to another and regurgitates the past. I have found several complaints in their help forum, [...]

My husband and I used to entertain a lot. A lot. And often, on the fly and a half-dozen times, it was lechon asado for a hundred. Since Maria was born I could probably count on two hands how many times we have prepared feasts for our friends. Que pena. This weekend, there were 17 [...]

So, while I am pretty good multi-tasker, I am a weak meal planner. We eat well and healthy, but I get into a rut. Now, there is potential in this World Wide Latin Web to find menu inspiration through el Tiki Tiki Blog. Mira, the idea is you tell me what’s on your menu this [...]

Happy Monday. I hope the sun is shining and the birds singing wherever you are. It is bright and beautiful in the Boonies — a lovely reward for the gray season we have endured. The only negative I’ve got going on: The floor in my office is covered with folders for unfinished business taxes. The  mess [...]

Happy Monday. I hope the sun is shining and the birds singing wherever you are. It is bright and beautiful in the Boonies — a lovely reward for the gray season we have endured. The only negative I’ve got going on: The floor in my office is covered with folders for unfinished business taxes. The  mess [...]

We woke up here Sunday morning to powdery snow. It was beautiful, but I covered my head with the blankets again. I long for Spring, warm breezes and nesting baby birds.  Aye. The snow has mostly melted, but it’s still freezing here in the Boonies. And, I am beginning to think of myself as Jack Nicholson [...]

New for 2009: Dulce de Leche Girl Scout Cookies! Deliriously happy over here about this cookie made of my favorite flavor in the world.  Seriously. I have two boxes coming from a little Girl Scout friend all the way in Colorado. Bless her mother for telling me about it this weekend. Here is a recipe using [...]

New for 2009: Dulce de Leche Girl Scout Cookies! Deliriously happy over here about this cookie made of my favorite flavor in the world.  Seriously. I have two boxes coming from a little Girl Scout friend all the way in Colorado. Bless her mother for telling me about it this weekend. Here is a recipe using [...]