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La Ruta Del Vino in Valle de Guadalupe: Top 10 Wineries To Visit

A weekend in Valle de Guadalupe wine country will have you coming back for more delicious Mexican cuisine, wine, and warm culture filled with many other adventures.  Wait, WHAT, they make wine in Mexico? They sure do and have for centuries.  If you make your way to northern Baja California, along Route 3 in the Valle de Guadalupe region, the quality of wine has grown tremendously in the past two decades. In fact, certain wineries here have teamed up with chefs and hoteliers…

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Food & Drink Recipes & Chefs

Spanish Rose Petals Jam Ice Cream Dessert

If there was one word to describe Spain, it would be passionate.  Within the untamed beauty of its countryside and coasts, the country and its people vibrate with life and energy.  I immediately fell in love with Spain when I traveled there for the first time, especially with a little town called San Sabastian.  I remember one day as I was exploring its narrow streets looking for ice cream, I looked up and seen many rose plants hanging from the residents balconies.…

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Knott’s Berry Market Recipe: Pulled Chicken Boysenberry BBQ Flat Bread Sandwich

After attending Knott’s Boysenberry Festival this past year, I fell in love with all their gourmet boysenberry dishes that are only available during its spring season.  But the secret is out! The much anticipated Knott’s Boysenberry BBQ Sauce is now available to the public! I’m super excited to try my own dishes with Knott’s signature jams, jellies, and many sauces.  But it was the BBQ sauce that won many hearts during the festival.  I’m here to inform you that the BBQ…

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Magdalena Dulce De Leche S’mores with Cinnamon Graham Crackers

Whether it’s summer or winter, taking a bite of a s’more is always the same.  You’re immediately sent into a state of s’more bliss. But is it the chocolate or slightly burnt marshmallows that takes you back to youthful exuberance or is it the moment?  I can say the delicious treat never gets old.  Until, one day I was having a conversation with a group of friends of the many ways to enjoy a s’more.  There’s s’mores with nutella, strawberry…

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Collecting School Supplies For Casa Hogar Estrella – All Girls Orphanage in Rosarito, Baja

Last year, The Orphaned Earring non-profit organization introduced me to twenty young orphan girls in Rosarito, Baja California for my fortieth birthday.  After spending a day with them, the girls reminded me that I shouldn’t take the simple pleasures in life for granted, including education.  As soon as I arrived to their school and home, the girls welcomed me with sincere grateful hugs and smiles.  A stranger they’ve never met could make them happy with a simple donation of pencils and binders.  That…

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It’s a Family Culinary Affair: The Delectable Dishes and Wine of Morocco

Growing up our family would always get together for picnics, dinners or just because.  It seemed like our weekends would always be filled with family activities.  But as we got older, the visits weren’t as frequent as they were when we were children.  It wasn’t until recently that we decided to change that and make family gatherings an international affair. Listen, our family loves to eat, its no wonder why I enjoy taking pictures and blog about food.  So leave it…

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Five Business Lessons That Will Continue to Make #MyHustle Powerful

A girl grows up poor in Los Angeles, drops out of high school and becomes a single mother at age 18 without a college education, becomes an early adopter of eCommerce, loses it all and rebuilds over to become an advocate for women in tech and all things digital, each time with more success. That may sound like a made up story, but it’s part of my real life story.  Learning from my own trials and errors, I went from being an insurance broker –…

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