Archive for the ‘Off the Beaten Track’ Category

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  What a Great Year it Was
  1/10/12
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  Baking with Kids
  9/13/11
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  Remembering September 11th
  9/11/11
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  Celebrating Another Year
  8/16/11

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  NY Daily News Feature
  8/1/11
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  More Than Just a Food Bloggers Conference
  5/22/11
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  Excited, Rejuvenated and Empowered
  5/2/11
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  Wordless Wednesday
  3/30/11

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  Wordless Wednesday
  3/2/11
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  Wordless Wednesday
  2/23/11
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  Thank You
  2/14/11
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  Ditching the Plan in a Special Way
  8/16/10

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  Bittersweet Blogoversary
  1/2/10
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  Baker Gifts – LaVanila Laboratories
  11/2/09
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  Newspaper Roundup – A Chica Reads the Papers
  10/2/09

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  My name is Eliana and I welcome you to A Chica Bakes – the musings of this curvy body, brown skin, curly haired Latina baker. Up and running since January 2009, A Chica Bakes has helped me navigate through life both in and out of my kitchen. And with a healthy dose of cakes, cookies and ice cream, I hope it does the same for you..... (more)

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