So, I was scheduling my post of weekend links yesterday when the news that House voted to slash $40 billion from the food stamp program hit my Twitter feed. I wish I could say I was surprised, but our current Congress has proven time and time again that the interests of working families is just not […]
MoreFideos are a household staple for Latin-American families across the country and it rivals a pressure-cooked pot of beans in ease. Growing up, we ate my mom’s variation of the dish that was affectionately referred to as sopita. Her “little soup” consisted of noodles in a tomato-chicken broth and we would slurp it up on […]
MoreMaking lemonade reminds me of summers in Mexico with my grandfather. He would send us out into the garden behind the kitchen to fetch as many key limes as we could find. We’d tumble into the kitchen with them scooped in our skirts and drop them onto the table. We’d then sit for what seemed […]
MoreThe Austin Food Blogger’s Alliance is partnering up with the Capital Area Food Bank to raise awareness around the programs they offer and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), the newly branded federal food stamp program that helps low-income families with the increasingly difficult task of putting food on the table when your week’s pay isn’t enough. I’ll […]
MoreUPDATE************************** We’ll be postponing the lemonade stand till Saturday, May 7 at noon. We’ll continue taking online donations through then and hope that you guys can still make it out. ************************************ Our daughter will be raising food and funds for the Capital Area Food Bank on Sunday, May 1 with her first-ever lemonade stand. She […]
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