MetroVida's 7th Edition

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Magazine

Andrea Hernandez

Editor

7th issue April

Sergio Morales

Publisher

Design & Photographer

Contributing Writers Briana Frantz Luis Alarcon Victoria Lebron

May 2013

Happy Birthday MetroVida!!!

Design

To our readers thank you so much for helping us get to our year marker, we are very happy to celebrate this mile stone with you all.

We will be hosting a Fashion Expo/Birthday celebration at Los Patios April 21, 2013 starting at 4pm and everyone is more than invited, we hope to see you all there ready to see what are awesome vendors have to offer for all of your fashion needs. Remember to stay trendy…

As always I would like to thank you all for loving MetroVida as much as we do. We would like to give an especially big thanks to our awesome model Rochelle Ramos, our advertisers, and our readers.

You guys are the reason we never gave up…and we never will.

Thank You, and we hope to see you there!!!

Jenesis Medina

Kevin Taliman Dhanushka Kaluarachchi Models Fitness Fitness Location Gold’s Gym

Rochelle Ramos Ericka Vanous

Special Thanks Hair Shades Hair Studio

Clothing & Accessories Mel’s Boutique Grisy Boutique Chic & Cheek

Patty’s Boutique

Make Up Chic & Cheek

By Danny Garza

Photoshoot Location Los Patios Laredo, TX 4653 Casa Blanca Rd

Advertising Andrea Hernández andreah@mevimag.com (210) 683.4596

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What’s the Ingredient

Oh, The Places you’ll go...

When you meet your new best friend

16

Toys Over Time

20

Spring Fashion

28

Fitness: 6 Easy Ways

30

Trends & Innovations

32

Lebron James & The Miami Heat

features &

cover stories

Ingredients you will need 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1 egg

1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup (4 oz) unsweetened applesauce 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup buttermilk

Frosting: 1 stick butter, room temperature 1/2 pound powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoons maple syrup, plus more for drizzling pinch of salt 1 Waffle, cut into 12 pieces

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.

Step 2: In a medium size bowl combine dry ingredients (flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and baking powder). Set aside.

Step 3: In another bowl and using a mixer, beat eggs, sugar, applesauce, vanilla extract, maple syrup and vegetable oil. With the mixer on low, alternate dry ingredients and buttermilk, until fully combined.

Step 4: Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 16-18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on cooling rack before frosting.

Step 5: While the cupcakes are baking you can start your frosting.

Cream the butter in the bowl of an electric mixer. Add the vanilla extract, salt and pure maple syrup and combine well.

Step 6: Begin adding in the sugar and mixing thoroughly after each addition. After all of the sugar has been added and mixed thoroughly, give it a taste and decide if you want to add in more maple syrup. For thicker frosting you can gradually add in a little more sugar.

Step 7: Pipe buttercream (or gently use a spoon to drop frosting as you could with cool whip) onto cooled cupcakes Skewer a piece of waffle with a toothpick and stick on top of buttercream. Before serving, drizzle maple syrup on top!

Note: if you really want to spice up your cupcakes try adding bacon to the batter. Nom, Nom, Nom, Nom, Nom.

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Jewlery & White Pants

Patt’s Boutique Tan Blouse

Mel’s Boutique

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P a t t y ’ sB o u t i q u e

“A woman is never sexier than

when she is comfortable in her clothes. Vera Wang

Black and Gold Bracelet

Mel’s Boutique

Red and Black Bracelet

Patty’s Boutique

Purple Jeggings & Green Blouse

Grisy’s Boutique

Yellow Blouse

Grisy’s Boutique Blue blouse, Jean Skirt, & Beaded bracelezt

Mel’s Boutiuqe

Silver Bracelet & Bora Ring

Patty’s Boutique

Aqua Dress and Bracelets

Mel’s Boutique

Gold Necklace

Patty’s Boutuqe

Spring Dress

Patty’s Boutique Chandelier Gold Earings

Mel’s Boutique

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