This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. While serving as a missionary to the Latino people in Sacramento, people would often do a “double take” when they saw this blonde haired, blue eyed girl speaking Spanish to them. They would quickly ask me where I […]
Pizza. It is one of our favorites at our house along with the 93 percent of Americans who have eaten pizza in the last month. I just googled fun facts about pizza and there are some pretty interesting facts out there. One fact said that the highest-grossing single-unit independent pizzeria in the nation is Moose’s
I am sure you have heard the quote “Love is the universal language”. Well, I was able to live that first hand. When I was about 8 years old a family moved into our neighborhood from Mexico. Now, growing up in a predominately white community I was absolutely enchanted with this family. I did not
My older sister was the first of all the kids to get married. She and her boyfriend and later husband were pretty cool to always let me and my brothers hang out with them. I have lots of memories of them taking us sledding, hiking, swimming, watching movies, cooking dinner, and out to his parents
Chicken and rice is something that my husband grew up eating all the time. When I first had it cooked by my mother-in-law, I remember thinking that it was so refreshing, way better than having a casserole, felt like my meal was fancy – then I found out this was a regular meal at their
This plate of food is one of my husband and mine all time favorites – EVER. They are a bit time consuming (about an hour) but 100% worth the effort. My husband would eat them weekly if I made them. This is the one plate that I always get comments like “Wow! Looks good!” and
Ever heard of the city Lodi? Its about 40 minutes north of Modesto, California. There are some amazing vineyards and lots of people go skydiving out there. Both my husband and I served as missionaries there at different times. When we returned home and were reminiscing, both of us remembered the amazing tortas we ate
Its been a bit cold the last few days, when I suggested Locro for dinner the whole family was agreement. EVERYONE loves Locro at our house! This soup is traditional Ecuadorian potato soup. Depending on what part of Ecuador someone is from depends on how the soup is prepared, and you will find that some
As I have mentioned before, I love how giving the Latino culture is. Pretty much any time we visited the people we never left empty handed or without our stomachs being full. The women are amazing cooks who can whip up something on the fly, and none of them use recipes, they cook “al ojo”
