Homemaking
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Swing Set Playhouse Decor
I was debating about getting a playhouse or a Swing set for our backyard, and I found this Playhouse Swing set at Walmart, it was a great deal, about 40% off original price. As we got the great deal and I really wanted a cute playhouse, we decide to give it a makeover while we were assembling it. I will write a full post next week with all the details about how we assembled it and the paint and tools we used. This post it’s about all the accessories and extras we incorporate to the Playhouse. We spent a total of $50 for the accessories. The upper level doesn’t have…
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Hibiscus and Mint Popsicle Recipe
A couple of months ago I try The Good Pop Hibiscus popsicles at HEB as soon as I tried them, I knew I had to re create that Hibiscus and Mint Popsicle recipe. It was one of the most refreshing popsicles I have tried, it was not a regular hibiscus popsicle. The mint gives the popsicle a super refreshing flavor. I fell in love with the combination. I bet you have had before hibiscus tea or Hibiscus Agua Fresca, if you haven´t, you are missing a lot! The hibiscus flower is known for its refreshing red color and vitamin C content. You can buy it any Latin American grocery store.…
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Celebrating 4th of July
Being bicultural means that we have and combine the cultural attitudes and customs of two nation, in our case USA and Guatemala. I’m still learning about USA culture. Having a daughter that was born here and living in this country, motivates me to enhance more the American culture in our home. Here I share with you some fun ideas to enjoy and connect with your children this 4th of July.
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Salpicón guatemalteco (Beef ceviche)
The Salpicón from Guatemala is probably the food I miss the most. If you have never had salpicón before, think as it is a beef salad or beef ceviche. Ideal for summer days. It’s super easy to make and you will have lots of portions it’s really abundant. It’s so abundant that sometimes I will make half recipe and with the other half of the meat I make Carne Fría. The hard thing for me was to find the right meat, because I wasn’t sure what type of beef I should use, the beef cuts in USA are really different from Latin America. After some research I found out I…
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Montessori metal insets tracing tray DIY
I came up with this DIY Montessori tracing tray, to help stabilize the insets while my daughter traces shapes. My daughter is ready to start writing, in fact she can already trace a couple of letters. So I bought this wooden, smaller, cheaper version of metal insets but I couldn’t find a tracing tray for this smaller version. What is exactly a Montessori metal inset? The Metal Insets are used in preparation for writing, to help control of writing movements and changing directions. You can learn more about how to use the insets in this article from How we Montessori and on this other link from Info Montessori you will…
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Alfajores Recipe + A Spin to serve them
This are the traditional Argentinian Alfajores recipe. Well I didn’t add any coconut or lime zest, but I accidentally discover a new way of eating alfajores that take this cookies to a whole new level of yumminess. This Alfajor recipe I have been improving it for a long time, changing some measures of the original recipe, until I got the most delicious of all. This is one of my favorite cookies, I love them as much as my Pecan snowball cookies and my lemon shortbread cookies I bought all the ingredients to make alfajores, because I really was craving for one, but couldn’t find time to make them. So my…
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Coconut Popsicles recipe
This coconut popsicles recipe is really easy, because you just need a few ingredients and they are delicious, refreshing and so creamy! So good this is the third time I make them in a month. This pregnancy has keep me craving for ice treats, specially the refreshing ones not so much the super sweet ones. This coconut popsicles are perfect because they are not on the super sweet side. If you would like them sweeter just add more sugar just be aware that when the popsicles will freeze will loose a little bit of the sweetness. Make the mix a little bit more sweet than you would like the popsicles to…
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Champurradas and Churros Recipe
You can find these traditional Guatemalan cookies in each local bakery. Usually, you eat at breakfast or snack spreading jam or to dip in the coffee.
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Lemon cookies Recipe
This lemon cookies recipe is full of flavor, refreshing and simply delicious. Crips lemon shortbread cookies covered and topped with lemon icing and peanuts. When I was a little girl, on the first level of the building where we lived there was a bakery. I used to collected all the pennies under the sofas to buy these delicious cookies from the bakery. I tried to look everywhere for the recipe (well, to be honest, I google it ) and I could not find it. The closest one I could find was a Martha Stewart lemon pistachio wreaths. After some tries, I think I finally got something similar, at least…
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Toddler gift guide
Here is a list of out favorite things. Lately We’ve wanting more of the simple and basic toys. I can testified how toddlers are more engage with things that have a reaction with their actions. So you will find most of the things in this list are open ended. “The more ways a child can play with a toy, the more he will learn” 1.Cow Bouncer. Inflatable hopper that will bring hours of joy and will drain some of their energy really fast. About $16 on Amazon. 2. Magna Tiles.We wanted to try these for a while, but I thought they were very expensive. I know you can find cheaper…
