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Month: January 2015

A Thought for Thursday/Un pensamiento para el jueves

January 29, 2015 Alaina Leave a comment

My exam is still the main thing on my mind, if you couldn’t tell.    Mi examen es la cosa…

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Filed under: okay

Go-to Parmesan Chicken/Fácil pollo parmesano

January 24, 2015 Alaina Leave a comment

   My uncle made this recipe for dinner on Christmas Eve and it was so good, I stole it from…

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Filed under: easy, fácil, healthy, parmesan chicken, pollo parmesano, sana

A Thought for Thursday/Un pensamiento para el jueves

January 22, 2015 Alaina Leave a comment

   With my Master’s exam now less than a month away, this pretty much sums up my feelings.    Con…

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Filed under: mastersexam, thisisfine

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…/Lo que he leído recientemente

January 16, 2015 Alaina Leave a comment

“We came all the way from Cuba so you could dress like this?” Achy Obejas    I read this collection…

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Filed under: achy obejas, junot diaz, latino lit, literatura latina, manuel muñoz, the faith healer of olive avenue, we came all the way from cuba so you could dress like this?

January 14, 2015 Alaina Leave a comment

La soledad enseña más que cualquier compañía. Minglano. (via mi-mundo-entre-libros)

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Filed under: soledad, solitude

Snickerdoodle cookies

January 12, 2015 Alaina Leave a comment

   Snickerdoodle cookies were my papa’s favorite cookie, and we always make them around the holidays. They also weren’t too…

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Filed under: cookies, galletas, snickerdoodles, tradiciones, traditions

A Thought for Thursday/Un pensamiento para el jueves

January 8, 2015 Alaina Leave a comment

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Filed under: forever, travel

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…/Lo que he leído recientemente

January 7, 2015 Alaina Leave a comment

“De Sobremesa,” José Asunción Silva    The author and his friends have a conversation after dinner at the table–de sobremesa–about…

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Filed under: de sobremesa, hispanic literature, jorge isaacs, josé asunción silva, literatura hispana, maría

A crock pot favorite: Mac and cheese/Un favorito de fuego lento: Los macarrones con queso

January 5, 2015 Alaina Leave a comment

   I stole this photo off of someone else’s Facebook and can’t remember whose, but this recipe turned out to…

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Filed under: crock pot, domesticated, mac and cheese

What I’ve Been reading Lately…/Lo Que He Leído Recientemente

January 3, 2015 Alaina Leave a comment

“Don Catrín de la Fachenda,” José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi    "Don Catrín de la Fachenda,“ by José Joaquín Fernández…

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Filed under: don catrín de la fachenda, foundational texts, hispanic literature, josé joaquín fernández de lizardi, latin america, lazarillo, lazarillo de tormes, literatura hispana, sab

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