First Winner of the Aprovecho A Mexican American Border Cookbook

First, I would like to congratulate the first winner (in a series of four) of the





Aprovecho A Mexican American Border Cookbook.

The lovely Julie Hession from Peanut Butter and Julie is the winner. Julie, I hope you enjoy reading and using the cookbook as much as I enjoyed putting it together. The book should be arriving to you shortly.

Next a big congratulations to Judge Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice and only the third woman on the court in its entire history. Watching the ceremony on CNN with her mother and brother by her side, her face reminded y of any one of a number of females in my family. But when it came to her voice, she’s a true New Yorker. Bien hecho Sonia. Felicidades.



Finally, you know I had mentioned that my computer crashed a couple of weeks ago. While I was able to backup a lot of my files (while in safe mode), I still lost some that were important to me. But I did manage to save one where I had made a note of having won an award from the wonderful Ms. Cucinista from The Working Lunch Blog. It’s a beautiful award and I want to thank her from the bottom of my heart. Please visit her blog and check out the wonderful recipes she has for you.


Meanwhile I would love to forward this award onto Tina from Mommy’s Kitchen. I love Tina’s way of thinking when it comes to food. It’s all prepared in a down-home manner, very Southern-style. It’s very much comfort food, I LOVE it. So, Ms. Tina (neighbor) for all the wonderful recipes you’ve shared with us, here’s to you. You rock my friend.

First Hispanic Nominee for Supreme Court Justice!

AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

I was going to do a post about Beer Can Chicken that we made yesterday, but I decided this bit of news was a lot more imporant. While we all suspected tht President Obama would most likely select a woman as a nominee for the Supreme Court Justice, it never entered my mind that it would be a Hispanic - Federal Appeals Judge, Sonia Sotomayor. I literally jumped for joy.

The article caught my attention when I read that she was raised in the Government Housing Projects (in the Bronx) growing up as a child. I was born (midwives - two sisters) and raised in the projects in El Paso's Segundo Barrio myself. So, an immediate kindred spirit-feeing arouse in me that I hope others feel as well.

The article reads:
"President Barack Obama chose federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice on Tuesday, praising her as "an inspiring woman" with both the intellect and compassion to interpret the Constitution wisely."

Read the entire article here.

Buena suerte Sonia.