Pine Island Florida

Discover Pine Island Florida – A Hidden Paradise

It’s just a few miles from home (Cape Coral, FL), but once you cross the short strip of asphalt that connects Pine Island with the mainland you feel like you are entering a different world. Pine Island (in Lee County) is the largest island (17 miles long and 2 miles wide) on the west coast … Read more

State Farm Neighborhood Assist – What is Your Cause?

This is part of a sponsored collaboration with Latina Mom Bloggers and State Farm.  However, all opinions expressed are my own. I believe in the importance of supporting the people in my comunidad, of helping out and paying it forward. My dad always taught me that we always have to : ayudar al prójimo (help each other).  He … Read more

DIY paper gift boxes free printable template

Beautiful Valentine’s DIY Paper Boxes and Flowers

Valentine’s is just around the corner! And I have been trying to come up with ideas to use all the scrapbooking paper I have lying around, so I decided to try these adorable DIY paper boxes. They double as gift boxes to hold love notes or for packaging a small sweet treat. Using just a … Read more

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Cream of Huitlacoche (Cuitlacoche) Soup

Ever since I discovered that I can order Cuitlacoche online I have been experimenting in the kitchen and having so much fun creating huitlacoche recipes.  For those of you who do not know what huitlacoche, also knows as cuitlacoche, is it’s a mushroom or fungus that grows on corn.  It has a sweet and earthy flavor … Read more