Guatemalan buñuelos recipe

Guatemalan Buñuelos Recipe

Buñuelos Guatemaltecos are the quintessential Guatemalan comfort food for cold weather. They are a traditional Guatemalan dessert served for numerous occasions, from Christmas to baptisms and birthdays. A fritter-like ball of dough soaked in rich syrup, buñuelos dulces (or bunuelos) is a popular Guatemalan food commonly sold by street vendors, at state fairs, and during … Read more

Read Conmigo Fostering Biliteracy with Free Books in Spanish!

Inifinity’s Read Conmigo Program Sends you Free Books in Spanish! Infinity Auto Insurance has embarked on a mission to reinforce the educational advantages of bilingual literacy. In May of 2011 they launched Read Conmigo, a non-profit program for Latino families across the country.  Read Conmigo’s mission: to enrich the learning environment of bilingual households, one … Read more

Best Educational Spanish Apps for Kindle Fire

The Kindle Fire is a great tool for helping children learn Spanish interactively. Most apps for Android are compatible with the Kindle Fire and already there are a few bilingual and Spanish apps available and the best thing is that new ones are popping up every day.  Here are our favorite ones so far.  Please … Read more

GROWING UP BILINGUAL BOOK DRIVE!!

THERE IS NO BETTER GIFT FOR A CHILD THAN A BOOK!! As part of the Dual Language Learners Committee for South Florida, we have been working on supporting parents to keep their home language and culture alive.  This has great advantages for the children’s future success in school, as well as for entire family and … Read more

Latino Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup!

Thanksgiving is about family, about giving thanks and about gathering around delicious food and that is something Latinos know a lot of.  For me gathering with family and friends around the table always involves making food that connects us to our culture and in my case my chapino roots (Guatemalan). Thanksgiving is an American holiday … Read more

Carambola (starfruit) Cranberry Sauce

Looking for new and delicious Thanksgiving meal ideas? This tasty cranberry sauce with carambola recipe has the perfect Latino twist to make this holiday season extra special.  This recipe for starfruit (or carambola) and cranberry sauce has the ideal amount of sweetness and a slight lip-puckering tanginess that will bring your Thanksgiving food to life! … Read more

Guatemalan ponche de fruitas Christmas fruit punch

Ponche de Frutas de Guatemala (Hot Fruit Punch)

Guatemalan ponche de frutas, or Christmas fruit punch, is the ultimate hot holiday drink! This Guatemalan recipe for fruit punch is very similar to Mexican ponche de frutas. This traditional Guatemalan recipe made with fruits, sugar, and spices is prepared during the holiday season and served for Las Posadas, Christmas, and even for Three Kings … Read more

Swimming with dolphins in Key Largo

Dolphin Assisted Therapy: Our Experience

DOLPHINS AS HEALERS “During a positive experience joy eclipses illness.” The sun glistened on the water as if a child had sprinkled glitter on it.  It would be a hot day but a hint of the early morning cool breeze still lingered in the air.  A very faint smell of fresh fish and sea enveloped … Read more