Food

Waste Not, Want Not: How to Cook for the Family Without Being Wasteful

Waste Not, Want Not: How to Cook for the Family Without Being Wasteful Cooking for the family, no matter how big or small, can be a challenge. Add in trying to be green and you may think it’s even more difficult. However, trying to cut down on waste generated by cooking is not only better … Read more

Zesty Wine Spritzer Recipe

Easy Zesty White Wine Spritzer Recipe with Mirrasou Chardonnay, sprite, red chili peppers, and lemon making it a little spicy

Mickey Mouse Grilled Cheese Appetizers

Mickey Mouse Grilled Cheese Appetizers

I received free products to host the Disney Side @Home Celebration and a gift card from B.J. Wholesale Club. As always, all opinions are my own. 

As part of the Disney Side Celebration package, I received a Mickey Mouse cookie cutter set. Instead of making cookies, I used the Mickey Mouse cookie cutter to make Mickey Mouse Grilled Cheese Appetizers. I bought the bread and cheese in bulk from B.J.’s Wholesale Club. They have great deals and are now taking manufacturer coupons on top of the B.J.’s Coupons! I barely paid anything for a huge Land O’Lakes Cheese pack with one manufacturer coupon from the newspaper and a B.J.’s coupon. I think this was me best coupon experience yet. Saving money is still a work in progress for me.

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Mickey Mouse Mini Blueberry Cheese Cake Bites

Mickey Mouse Mini Blueberry Cheese Cake Bites

I received free products to host the Disney Side @Home Celebration and B.J. Wholesalec Club provided a gift card towards food. As always, all opinions are my own.

I recently hosted a Disney Side Celebration and was inspired to come up with a few Mickey Mouse themed recipes. This recipe came to me at the last minute as I was about to put out the cheese cake bites that I bought at B.J. Wholesale Club. They were already pre-sliced and pre-made so it was a no brainer to add something extra to them. It took only minutes to add the blue berried to the top.

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Periko & Jessi Leon at Starbucks “Noches Cultures” featuring Caramel Flan Latte

Periko & Jessi Leon at Starbucks “Noches Cultures” featuring Caramel Flan Latte by Maria Serritella

Maria Serritella is a great friend of mine. She is a fashionista, actor, dancer, makeup artist, and mother that will be contributing to April Golightly. Check out and like her IMDB page and her makeup skills in this tutorial.

This week, I had the amazing opportunity to meet & interview the extremely talented & vibrant duo PERIKO & JESSI LEON at the Starbucks “Noches Culturales” in Miami, where customers were invited to celebrate culture, tradition, & the new Caramel Flan Latte accompanied with live acoustic music!
Periko and Jessi
On this particular night of “Noches Culturales” we had something extra special to celebrate…it marked the 1-year anniversary of the duo together making latin pop rock music magic! Combined, their musical talents include composition, singing, & songwriting. Together they play guitar, ukulele, bass, & percussion instruments. Coming from successful solo careers, it was no surprise that their magical union occurred given the chemistry of the perfect blending of their voices. They have performed together in countless venues including The 14th Latin Grammy Street Party, Premios Lo Nuestro, Latin Billboard Showcase, Dewaristas con Juanes as Finalists, St. Jude Children’s Hospital Gala, Radio Amor 107.5, Lexus Listening Lounge, Univision, Showbiz (CNN), MegaTV,  America TeVe, Sirius XM, MTV Tr3s, Telemundo, Telfutura, among others.

South Beach Wine and Food Festival #BuickEatandTweet

This past weekend my husband and I were lucky enough to get to attend the South Beach Wine and Food Festival  for the #BuickEatandTweet event. First, we learned about a few of the Buick cars including the Encore which is an extremely safe and fuel efficient SUV at 25 city and 33 highway. If you own … Read more