Connecting the Americas, Bridging Cultures Supergringa in Spain: A Travel Memoir
Did you know that Mexico was the first country in North America to be led by a Black President, not the United States? That fact may be startling to citizens of a country that thinks of itself as a trail breaker (USA) In 1829, Vicente Guerrero of African, Mixteca or Tlapaneca and Spanish heritage was named […]
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Living a Life Less Cluttered I cannot see my life for all the bits and bobs strewn cross every surface. The muddle and jumble plague my fraying mind manifesting that clutter is a thought unfin. What if in each room I make a new start amid tornadoes of sorting? Exhuming my archeologies leveling walls of […]
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The best sushi I’ve eaten East of the Rockies was at Midori’s Floating World Cafe in Minneapolis. The fish was so fresh. Our food was excellent when we went with a party of two and of ten. We are lucky enough to travel to the Twin Cities several times a year to visit family. Midori’s […]
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Hola Readers, Well, as you might know, I was so excited about 300 followers, I hit publish more quickly than I’d planned. Thank you so much, each of you for reading, for commenting and for subscribing to Fake Flamenco! You are my inspiration and my community. I am thankful to know you. Mil gracias (a […]
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I read an article that convinced me I should attend Super Bowl Sunday LIV just for the food. Dayanny De La Cruz, executive chef for Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium has delicious menu plans for the 60,000 football fans this weekend. Her style is influenced by her Dominican childhood combined with her culinary degree from Grand […]
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One of my favorite Chicana novelists and poets is Ana Castillo. I adore how she incorporates details she’s observed from daily life into her stories. In the book of hers I read recently, Peel My Love Like an Onion (1999), the example of cleaning out an older relative’s refrigerator; the open cans, the frying pans […]
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