Latina Moms | Daughters
AN MTV PARTY ON A PUBLIC-ACCESS BUDGET Recently I was watching one of those “Sweet Sixteen Mega-Extravanganza” shows on TV. I guess I must have been shaking my head and rolling my eyes a lot because my husband walked in and said, “You know, if you don’t stop watching these shows, your face is going [...]
I’ll admit it, I am a sucker for a great movie dad. And by “great” I don’t necessarily mean “Father of the Year material,” I mean memorable. I certainly did not envy the relationship Chelsea (Jane Fonda) had with her dad (Henry Fonda) in On Golden Pond, but I must have seen that movie [...]
“Tailgate” I grew up in a football family. Every male on my father’s side for the past four generations has played football. My childhood memories are full of tailgate parties where the men compared football injuries with each other over tripas and Coors. I must admit, I never did get the appeal of the game—it [...]
“A Tie? Um, thanks.” My late father was the most difficult guy on earth to shop for. We were always trying to keep our eyes and ears open for the perfect gift for him, only to be beaten to the punch by my dad himself. You could pretty much bet that when he asked “Have [...]
All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his. —Oscar Wilde We’ve all had them. Those moments when you open your mouth and, almost paranormally, your mother’s voice comes out. And it’s saying those things. You know, the things you promised yourself you’d never, ever say when you became [...]
IF FRENCH IS THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE, WHAT’S THE LANGUAGE OF PARENTING? I must confess that I’ve always been a bit of a Francophile. First of all, there’s the food. Pain au chocolat? Don’t mind if I do! Then there’s French cinema; I’m a sucker for anything starring Jeanne Moreau or directed by Jacques Tati. [...]
OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE Years before we became parents, my husband and I lived in New Jersey and commuted into Manhattan every day. One Christmas Eve, I was riding a crowded A train to the Port Authority, eager to get home for the holiday break. When the train pulled into the 59th [...]
I don’t know if this is true of Latinos in general, but we have a long tradition of bruja tendencies on both sides of my Mexican-American family. When anyone on my dad’s side of the family was going through a stressful situation (a bad breakup, job troubles, even health scares) my Mama Lola would always [...]
The best nachos I ever ate can be found at Taco Nazo in Los Angeles. Taco Nazo has been around since 1978 and has six locations BUT, to get the best nachos in the world, YOU MUST GO TO THE TACO NAZO IN BELLFLOWER. I can’t stress this enough. You won’t get them at any [...]
WHY ASK ME? Ok, I knew. I knew the moment I decided on “Nacho Mama” as my blogging moniker that it would come up a lot. I remember thinking, “I might be answering questions about nachos for a long, long time.” Not that I’m unqualified to answer these questions. For as long as I can [...]
