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October 16, 2010 Uncategorized education issues, Latina, LAUSD, Waiting for superman

Waiting for Superman

Waiting for Superman

Every time I talk to my teacher friend about her underfunded school I’m enraged and saddened. Last week she couldn’t pass out

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October 8, 2010 Uncategorized Brooke Burke, Eric McCormack, Latina, Operation Smile, Oral B, The Hub

Existential Friday

Existential Friday

Last Friday was one of those days when I asked myself, “Why am I here?” Not in the existential sense, but literally.

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August 30, 2010 Uncategorized Bosch Universal plus, Harry Potter, Latina

Harry Potter Birthday Cake

Harry Potter Birthday Cake

My creative skills are limited. I can knit a scarf, I can sew a hem, and I can paint designs on a

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August 11, 2010 Uncategorized Kelty, Latina, Parenting issues, REI, whole foods

5 Tips to Prepare You for “Back to School"

5 Tips to Prepare You for “Back to School"

When my older son started kindergarten last year I thought I was so prepared. I had bought him a cool backpack from

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August 5, 2010 Uncategorized Blogher, Latina, New York, Promises

New York Adventure: Day 1

New York Adventure: Day 1

A scary plane ride, a disturbing event on the subway, and an evening of fabulous theatre marked my first day in New

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July 23, 2010 Uncategorized DC Cupcakes, Latina, Sisterly Love, TLC

Sisterly Love

Sisterly Love

My sister gave her partner and me strict instructions; don’t let her give in to an epidural. I never imagined it would

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May 8, 2010 Uncategorized Latina, police women of Maricopa County

Just One More Point About Arizona…

I’ve talked to several people in the last week about Arizona’s immigration law, and I wrote this post for LA Moms Blog.

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March 26, 2010April 22, 2020 Uncategorized bobby flay, green chile enchiladas, hellman's mayonais, Latina

Bobby Flay and Green Chile Enchiladas

Bobby Flay and Green Chile Enchiladas

A couple of years ago, three journalism friends and I went to Vegas. I really wanted to try Bobby Flay’s restaurant Mesa

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December 20, 2009 Uncategorized Disney on Ice, Holidays, Latina, Parenting issues, Princess and the Frog

Our Disney Week

Our Disney Week

This was the reluctant week of Disney for my two boys. It started when I dragged them to see the Princess and

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December 16, 2009 Uncategorized Gluten Free, Latina, Mexican Wedding Cakes, Vegan, Yvonne's Gluten-Free Goodies

Gluten-Free Mexican Wedding Cakes with Dried Cranberries

Gluten-Free Mexican Wedding Cakes with Dried Cranberries

My son had multicultural week at his school and I volunteered to help out. I thought about what I had to offer:

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November 25, 2009 Uncategorized cranberry, Gluten Free, Latina, Pumpkin

Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins

Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins

I made these muffins for my son’s kindergarten class and they turned out really nice – moist and full of flavor, but

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Someone who had stopped looking at news, asked me Someone who had stopped looking at news, asked me if ICE raids were still happening. Yes, they’re happening and now is not the time to look away. Reposted from LA Taco
Instead of staying up last night reading about all Instead of staying up last night reading about all the f-d up things going on in the world, I listened to podcasts about all the f-d up things in the world while I made For Goodness Cakes 🎂 🧁s.  It was my first attempt at cookies and cream and glad I researched what to do before I made it. I used boxed cake mix and subbed whipped egg whites for whole eggs to counter the denseness of the cookie crumbs and milk for water (I don’t remember why). For the strawberry frosting, I used cream cheese and whipping cream along with the butter, powdered sugar and dehydrated strawberries so the frosting wouldn’t be too sweet with the cookie crumbs. At first I thought this kid’s request for strawberry cake with Oreos cookies and cream and strawberry cream frosting was 🤮 but now I think she’s a culinary genius. It’s was so good I’m going to make it again but gluten free.
Did you know that the Minneapolis shooting that ki Did you know that the Minneapolis shooting that killed two children, injured 17 and traumatized countless others wasn’t the first school shooting this year?

“There have already been four shootings at K-12 schools this school year — not including today’s shooting in Minneapolis. So far in 2025, there have been at least 57 shootings at K-12 schools,” according to Everytown for Gun Safety.

It wasn’t the first Mass Shooting either. There’s been 286. As of today, 833 kids 17 and under were shot and killed, 2,236 were injured. Total number of gun deaths is 9,801 and that doesn’t include suicide. Source: Gun Violence Archive.

I’m sharing this because I don’t know what else to do. We talk and talk about making America safer but America will never be safe when about 1/3 of the country owns a gun (PEW Research). Today’s news will be added to a long list of terrible things that happened this week, this month, this year.
Vegan, vanilla tie dye cake! #losangeles #vegancak Vegan, vanilla tie dye cake! #losangeles #vegancake
I know worse things are happening in Los Angeles, I know worse things are happening in Los Angeles, but kids and young people are going without birthday cakes. I’m an occasional volunteer for the nonprofit For Goodness Cakes, where volunteers bake homemade birthday cakes for kids in foster care and children and young adults overcoming adversity. Since the ICE raids started, one of the participating organizations I’ve baked for has stopped requesting cakes because it’s not safe for their community to pick them up. So kids who are already going through a scary time won’t get the simple pleasure of having birthday cake on their very special day. It’s not the worst thing, but it really sucks.
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