The Travel Channel kicks off a new series called Bizarre World Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 10 p.m EST. The first episode is focused on Cuba. It is hosted by Andrew Zimmern, who also does the Bizarre Foods show. Below is the press release and details, plus two sneak peek videos…I may fast-forward through the part […]

I disappeared to Chicago with my husband and daughter. While I went to college in Southern Illinois and traveled to Chicagoland a few times, I missed out on seeing the best of the city. It was fabulous and I would turn right back around tomorrow if I could. The friends we stayed with had a […]

Hey, amigos. Happy Monday. My voice-over career has started. I had the pleasure of doing the audio recording of the sweet new book, “Before you were here, Mi Amor” by Samantha R. Vamos. The free download is available on the awesome site, Cody’s Cuentos, which offers Spanish podcasts of traditional children’s stories. Subscribe, subscribe, subscribe. […]

Saturday mornings, when the house is quiet and I have no where I need to be, I fire up the Netvibes reader and wander around blogs I love. It’s a lovely way to start the weekend. Crema catalana recipe from Laylita. Heaven.Latina.com reveals Latino celebs on Twitter.10 reasons why it is good there are more […]

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 […]

Please go watch webisodes of Ylse, about a smart, passionate Mexican-American journalist who prays to Oprah and fights to stay herself in TV La La Land. Then you go pray to whatever virgencita you believe in (or Oprah) that the shows continue or end up on some premium cable channel. I saw a story in the magazine […]

Please go watch webisodes of Ylse, about a smart, passionate Mexican-American journalist who prays to Oprah and fights to stay herself in TV La La Land. Then you go pray to whatever virgencita you believe in (or Oprah) that the shows continue or end up on some premium cable channel. I saw a story in the magazine […]

A friend loaned me a book during the holidays she knew I would enjoy: “Jubana! The Awkwardly True and Dazzling Adventures of a Jewish Cubana Goddess” by Gigi Anders. It has all the ingredients I like: Cuban Goddess, family nuttiness, assimilation, and journalism. Anders is a journalist whose Eastern European and Russian relatives immigrated to […]

A friend loaned me a book during the holidays she knew I would enjoy: “Jubana! The Awkwardly True and Dazzling Adventures of a Jewish Cubana Goddess” by Gigi Anders. It has all the ingredients I like: Cuban Goddess, family nuttiness, assimilation, and journalism. Anders is a journalist whose Eastern European and Russian relatives immigrated to […]

Because I want you to laugh with me, as much as I want you to curse with me. Check this out: Pardon my Spanglish by Bill Santiago. I just found out about it via Juan at Hispanic Trending. Obviously, I am a little late to the party. Este tipo es muy funny.