Mommy and Me

by graceelena on September 1, 2010

Way back when I first started this blog I won a photo editing contest. The prize was a three month subscription to Picnik. I had loved using it to edit my photo and was thrilled to get a chance to use the premium options. Ever since then I have been using Picnik regularly to make collages for my blog.

I am at the point where I feel it is my signature. I enjoy making them and have seen myself progress. Using it brings me back to my photoshop class in college. I remember worrying that I would be really bad at using Photoshop but it turned out it was easy for me and my imagination went wild. For now Picnik is a great substitute but hopefully I’ll be able to get my hands on a copy of Photoshop soon.

The above photo is my latest Picnik creation. There are a few things I’d like to tweak (in Photoshop) but overall I am madly in love with it.

Have you ever used Picnik*?

*It’s free for a regular subscription.

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Food Friday: Nacho Cheese

by graceelena on August 27, 2010

A few years ago we had a lovely birthday (77) for my abuela. People come out in droves for Mama Maria. As it should be. At this particular birthday we thought it would be nice to have a chocolate fountain. Cool, right? It worked out quite well. Everyone was eating chocolate covered fruit and life was good. But then the chocolate ran out. hmm…

So we did what any good Mexicans would do. We improvised.

Behold, the Nacho Cheese Fountain.

It was way better than the chocolate fountain. Let me tell you, this is the future.

Happy Friday!

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Idaho Sky

August 26, 2010

The first two weeks of August I went on vacation with my parents. We traveled through California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho and Montana. We spent most of the vacation at Glacier National Park. Glacier is gorgeous, but my favorite part of the trip was driving through Idaho. Idaho is breathtaking. We passed through forest and prairie and the [...]

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Hot

August 24, 2010

Palm Springs is hot in the summer. Really hot. Since I grew up here I’m used to it. As my cousin said today on facebook: “How is it people still complain about the weather here.. If you were born here or have been here for over 15 years.. STFU! You’ve been acclimated.” It made me [...]

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Today is brought to you by the letter ‘S’

August 23, 2010

whew. I feel better already.

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Video Blogging

August 19, 2010

I can’t sit still for videos. It doesn’t matter what it is. I don’t have an attention span for the video medium. I choose to read the State of the Union instead of watch it live and I’m known for falling asleep during the most action packed movies. While I love my tv shows I [...]

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Agua Fresca: Horchata

August 13, 2010

Here we are, the last recipe of my Summer Fiesta series. Be sure to check out the earlier recipes for carne asada, rice and beans, salsa, guacamole and tortilla chips! Horchata is my favorite Mexican drink. It’s creamy and sweet yet light enough to drink in the summer. Since it takes some time to make [...]

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Honey Island Swamp, Louisiana

August 9, 2010

In June I visited New Orleans, LA with my friend Heather. We had a great time experiencing the city. One morning, much too early, we headed out to Honey Island Swamp. On the way our bus driver gave us an informal tour of the Hurricane Katrina damage. While I knew the city was still experiencing [...]

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Food Friday: Frijoles y Arroz

August 6, 2010

My favorite Mexican food is the simplest. Rice and Beans. My mom always has a pot of beans made. And now that she has a pressure cooker they are done in 20 minutes. I often eat a big bowl of rice and beans for lunch or dinner. It’s filling and delicious. For the party my [...]

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¡80 años de una vida preciosa!

August 4, 2010

On Saturday we celebrated my abuela’s 80th birthday. My grandmother wanted pictures with as many of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren as possible. Almost everyone was there and we had a great time. In honor of her 80 years we decorated tables to represent significant birthdays in her life. 1, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, [...]

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