Dec 1, 20204 min read
Tantawawa, a sweet bread offering
Having been born in the U.S. my references for Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, were most often with the customs of Mexico. As a young...
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Oct 26, 20203 min read
Alegría de kiwicha, cacao y maní // Amaranth Cacao Peanut Brittle
I do not have much of a sweet tooth. There are few sweets that really grab my attention. The ones that do often incorporate nuts or seeds...
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Sep 29, 20207 min read
Green Deditos: Year 2!
Last year Kahlo and I started growing a few things on our deck. Here are some of the lessons we learned this year.
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Jul 9, 20203 min read
Decolonizing Emoliente de quinua
As I continue my journey considering what Peruvian foods might have looked like before colonization I consider the tea, emoliente de quinua.
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May 6, 20204 min read
Food memory: Bananas, Plantains, and Peru
While I lived there, I made the same thing almost every day for breakfast because it was all I could afford: one fried egg, over rice, and a
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Mar 29, 20204 min read
Safe at home? Make some Vegetarian Chili and Sweet Cornbread!
Many of us are now working, schooling, shopping and entertaining each other at home and from home. For those of us in big cities, we may...
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Feb 27, 20206 min read
Carapulcra, an ancient Andean dish
I crave food with a lot of flavor. One dish that delivers is Carapulcra, a Peruvian potato, peanut and pepper stew. If you do an internet...
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Jan 28, 20204 min read
Papas rellenas, a Peruvian comfort food
When living in Peru, I didn't always have time to eat at home regularly. Papas rellenas were my go-to street food and is one of my favor
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Dec 30, 20194 min read
The Quinoa Dish Everyone's Mama Made
The humble Guiso de quinua, as one of my research participants said, is a meal in and of itself. It packs a punch of flavor, gives you...
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Nov 11, 20197 min read
Latin American baby food? Yup!
Can I be real for a minute? As much as I wanted to feed my little girl all the best things in the world I also used to make baby food for ec
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