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June 1, 2012July 3, 2024 Blog chocolate milk sports recovery, el maestro, el paso positivo, Gluten Free, health benefits of milk, Latina, Reviews, shape up for summer

El Paso Positivo – The Summer of Getting Fit

El Paso Positivo – The Summer of Getting Fit

This is the summer of getting fit for me. In March, 2011 I ran the LA marathon and gained about 10 pounds

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May 28, 2012July 3, 2024 Blog Reviews

PS Vita Review By My 8-year-old Son

PS Vita Review By My 8-year-old Son

One of the perks of being a member of PlayStation Family is that I get to review the PS Vita. The Vita

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April 26, 2012July 3, 2024 Blog camping, camping gear recommendations, camping in california, Reviews, wikets

Wikets Rec To Make Camping Comfortable Plus a Contest

Wikets Rec To Make Camping Comfortable Plus a Contest

I am from the hot, hot desert of Tucson, Arizona. The cold is not my friend. If it gets below 65 degrees

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March 26, 2012July 19, 2024 Blog clif bar, ed begley, expo west, Gluten Free, gluten freeda, lucy's cookies, luna bar, natural food, Reviews, Udi's gluten-free

Wikets Recs From the Natural Products Expo West

Wikets Recs From the Natural Products Expo West

The Natural Products Expo West came to Anaheim in March and I was overwhelmed by all of the great products. I wasn’t

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February 2, 2012 Uncategorized ipad apps, iphone apps, Reviews, wikets

Wikets App for iPad and iPhone

Wikets App for iPad and iPhone

I have a new obsession and its name is Wikets. It’s an app that allows you to recommend places, products, and apps

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January 13, 2012 Uncategorized blonde coffee, Featured, Reviews, starbucks blonde roast, starbucks new coffee, Uncategorized

Starbucks New Blonde Roast Coffee

Starbucks New Blonde Roast Coffee

Coffee. I love it. I drink a lot of it and I’m very particular about it. This week I went to a

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January 12, 2012 Uncategorized Latina, Reviews

Beauty and the Beast in 3D

Beauty and the Beast in 3D

Sometimes you just need to lay down the law. This is what I had to do with my two boys recently when

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January 2, 2012 Uncategorized Latina, Reviews

Road Trip to Tucson, Arizona in a Lincoln MKT

Road Trip to Tucson, Arizona in a Lincoln MKT

I love Tucson in the winter. It’s crisp and cold and the desert is quiet and beautiful. It’s been years since my

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December 16, 2011 Uncategorized fess parker, Latina, latina bloggers connect, Reviews, saarloos and sons, wine and cupcakes, wine tasting in santa barbara

A Lovely Day of Wine Tasting

A Lovely Day of Wine Tasting

There are certain people in my life that when they call, text, or email I know it’s going to be good. When

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December 3, 2011 Uncategorized disney christmas, disneyland christmas, disneyland holiday, haunted mansion holiday, Parenting, Reviews, small world holiday

Holidays at Disneyland

Holidays at Disneyland

Disneyland is a pretty magical place for me as I’ve said before, but Disneyland during the Holidays is even more special. For

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December 1, 2011 Uncategorized benefits of milk, california milk board, Chocolate milk recovery, Latina, Lifestyle, Reviews

Chocolate Milk – Not Just For Kids

Chocolate Milk – Not Just For Kids

The older I get the harder it is for my body to recover after a workout. Way, way back in the day I

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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.
I wrote about L.A. Taco this week for the Washingt I wrote about L.A. Taco this week for the Washington Post.
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