This past Tuesday I cooked all afternoon with my baby brother, who just finished taking a class for his bachelors about the chemistry of wine. Ever since he mentioned he was going to take the class I told him we should make a special dinner for our mom and sisters … Continue reading
The other day Little Miss I, who has been surrounded by flowers at my mom’s house in Mexico, was wondering how you can extract the scent of a rose and make perfume. I asked her in return how she thought she could do it. She then said that maybe we … Continue reading
Right now I’m in Mexico, visiting my mom. Yesterday she had my grandma over to have lunch with her and all our siblings, and she made a salad we all love: Endive, Grapefruit and Blue Cheese salad with chopped walnuts and raspberry vinaigrette. I had totally forgotten about this salad, … Continue reading
Riding a hot air Balloon to reach the sacred City of Teotihuacan This past Monday, my mom treated us to an adventure of a lifetime: to ride a hot air balloon floating over Teotihuacan. At the break of dawn, we hopped into a hot air balloon to see the sun … Continue reading
If you follow my posts, you probably know Little Miss I (my 6 year-old daughter) got cast as the lead character for the Spanish version of a Russian cartoon called Masha and the Bear. Ever since she got the part, I decided to write about what I learned directing my … Continue reading
This is a very late post on the Frozen Party we threw for Little Miss I’s birthday. The reason is because as I was putting pictures together, I just took a very few of the event, and not particularly paying attention to the decorations or food… so I had to … Continue reading
This post might be just funny to me, but the other day, as Tiny A was playing with his books and pulling them out of his bookcase, I just realized the titles that were hidden behind our baby books: Noam Chomski’s “Failed States”, “A clockwork orange”, Einstein’s Physics, and a … Continue reading
And we’re back on month 5 of our Baby solid food adventures, and we’ve really gone crazy. Tiny A is now 10 1/2 months and has been trying all different types of textures, flavors and cuisines. It is becoming more difficult to actually record everything he’s been eating, as he … Continue reading
As per my previous post, today was supposed to be Little Miss I’s acting debut doing the lead voice for Masha and the Bear. However, last night she came down with a high fever and a headache, and woke up vomiting too. So, what to do when a child actress … Continue reading
As some of you might know, before being a mommy I was a writer-director for film and TV. I took a little break when my Tiny A came last year, after a complicated pregnancy, but now I’m back and directing my daughter! Right before Tiny A was born I did … Continue reading
