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Easy After-School Snack Idea: Banana Chocolate Roll-up

Do your kids eat an after-school snack when they get home? Every day when my baby girl gets home from school she acts like she hasn’t eaten all day. A snack after school has been a must since the first day of school. Some days she makes her own snack by grabbing something simple from the [...]

Exclusive Live Q&A Session with Chef Scott Leibfried Today 1:30 pm ET!

Recipes

This past summer, my friend Silvia of Mama Latina Tips hosted a contest with Bumble Bee Foods for a live Ustream session with Chef Scott Leibfried. You might know him from Hell’s Kitchen. Well, I won that contest and the day is here for him to answer any of your questions live! Here’s your chance [...]

Quick & Easy On-the-Go Meal With #Lawrys {Giveaway}

contests

This is a sponsored post. ***Be sure to scroll down for the awesome giveaway!*** I was recently approached by The Motherhood for an opportunity to get together with a few local bloggers as part of the “Fabulous Summer of Flavor” challenge and cook a meal together using Lawry’s products. Unfortunately, as is the life of [...]

Mother’s Day Simple and Easy Breakfast Recipes for Breakfast in Bed

Motherhood

This is a sponsored post. In the eight years that we’ve been married, my husband has customarily been “the breakfast guy.” I’m not much of a breakfast person; my breakfast meals consist primarily of bagels, yogurt, or a bowl of cereal. I rarely eat egg and am not a huge fan of traditional breakfast foods [...]

Quick & Simple Pasta Dishes for Dinner

Recipes

Late last year, General Mills launched its first Spanish-language application for the iPad, providing more than 900 Latin-inspired recipes completely in Spanish. The app, Qué Rica Vida Recetario, is free and includes a variety of recipes, from appetizers to desserts. The Qué Rica Vida brand is General Mills’ Hispanic marketing platform, providing a Spanish-language web [...]

Recipe for Puerto Rican Carne Guisada Meal

Latino Culture

This is a sponsored post. When I think of tasty food, I immediately think of the Puerto Rican food I grew up eating. It equals comfort food for me. Of course, I eat other types of food as well, but the food from Puerto Rico that I know and love is first on my list. [...]

Tortilla Española – Egg and Potato Omelette {Recipe}

guest-posts

I’m currently on maternity leave: The following is a guest post by Micaela Vega. Eggs are a great way to get dinner on the table quickly. They’re fast to cook, inexpensive, and a good way to feed a hungry bunch. Tortilla Española is the Spanish version of an egg and potato omelette. Despite its name, [...]

Holiday Rice Krispies Trees {Giveaway}

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I’m on maternity leave as of December 8: The following is a guest post by Dariela Cruz of Mami Talks. This post is part of a paid campaign. When Melanie invited me to participate in this Rice Krispies challenge I got very excited and I immediately started to brainstorm what would I create?? The challenge [...]