Health

  As one of the Go Red For Women and Go Red Por Tu Corazon spokeswomen, I am passionate about heart health. Knowing that women and Latinas especially suffer from heart disease and that we can lower our risks by eating healthier has inspired me to make changes in my family's lifestyle, which I hope [...]

Did you wait till the last minute to purchase your Mother's Day gift and now don't know what to do? DON'T DESPAIR! It's not too late! Here are a few ideas that I thought were worth sharing. Cook a home made meal. Get ideas by downloading this Free eCookbook, featuring 28 pages of Mother's Day recipe [...]

It’s Sabroso Saturday (Translation: Tasty Saturday)! The day when we share recipes that have helped us stretch our budget, our imagination and our taste buds, without sacrificing our health. ******************** This past week, while at the Latin Billboard Awards, I desperately wanted a hearty breakfast meal for dinner.  I must admit, as the other bloggers ohhed [...]

It’s Sabroso Saturday (Translation: Tasty Saturday)! The day when we share recipes that have helped us stretch our budget, our imagination and our taste buds, without sacrificing our health. ******************** I'm so excited! I received the "100 Recipes Every Woman Should Know" from Glamour. As a Glammy Glambassador, I was given a copy to review before [...]

Picture the following scenes: Scene 1 A sabroso/savory meal cooking on the stove, soft music playing in the background, perhaps Luther Vandross singing "Never Too Much",  Teddy Pendergrass crooning "Turn Off the Lights", Maxwell reminding him just how "Fortunate" he is, or a more upbeat Bruno Mars belting out "Just The Way You Are", and [...]

Last September, The President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition and the First Lady's Let's Move! initiative to fight childhood obesity came together to form the "Million PALA Challenge". The Million PALA Challenge has set a goal. They want to motivate one million Americans to jumpstart or maintain a healthy lifestyle.  Adults are asked to commit 30 [...]

It’s Sabroso Saturday (Translation: Tasty Saturday)! The day when we share recipes that have helped us stretch our budget, our imagination and our taste buds, without sacrificing our health. ******************** By the time you read this, I will be leaving the Hispanicize conference and heading back to New York. While there, I moderated the Arroz [...]

It’s Sabroso Saturday (Translation: Tasty Saturday)! The day when we share recipes that have helped us stretch our budget, our imagination and our taste buds, without sacrificing our health. ******************** My mother grew up in an era when women were establishing themselves. They no longer defined themselves as homemakers and caregivers. In fact, it distressed [...]

It’s Sabroso Saturday (Translation: Tasty Saturday)! The day when we share recipes that have helped us stretch our budget, our imagination and our taste buds, without sacrificing our health. ******************** This weekend the boys and I are celebrating the youngest 10th birthday. Although he will always be my baby, he's no longer a little boy. He's [...]