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Recipe for Puerto Rican Carne Guisada Meal

March 30, 2011 By Melanie Edwards 50 Comments

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. […]

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Raising Latinos

February 28, 2011 By Melanie Edwards 20 Comments

Young Girl Carrying Mexican Flag

The following is a guest post by Maria Castro. Lately, I have been reflecting on some of the ways that I could expose my sons more to Latino culture. There are many ways that my husband and I model cultural practices at home such as the kinds of foods we cook and spices we use, […]

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Join me at Blogalicious 2010: Networking and a ¡Parranda! {Conference Pass Giveaway}

September 11, 2010 By Melanie Edwards

Parranda - mix.mingle.baila - Latin infused party hosted by Ana Lilian Flores, Melanie Edwards, and Carrie Ferguson Weir

In about four weeks, I’ll be heading down to Miami to attend the Blogalicious 2010 conference. I was unable to attend last year’s inaugural conference, but have heard so many good things about it: the content, the networking, the people. In case you’ve never heard of it or don’t know much about the Blogalicious conference: […]

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My Quinceañero – Reminiscing on a Latino Tradition

September 1, 2010 By Melanie Edwards 45 Comments

Quinceañero Puertorriqueño Latino - Puerto Rican Sweet Fifteen Party

You know how a lot of women say they dreamed of their wedding ever since they were little girls? For me, I would think about my Quinceañero. Ever since I learned about this tradition and knew that I’d have a choice of celebrating with such a party, I knew that I wanted one. I’d sit […]

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Balancing Many Roles: Wife, Mother, Daughter

August 30, 2010 By Melanie Edwards 9 Comments

Napping on a Hammock

I had a nice, quiet, lazy weekend. One where I pretty much unplugged the entire two days. I had a lot of hang out time at home with my family and we rested – no going anywhere or errands to run. It was actually really nice. I think my body and mind needed it after […]

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