This was the first trip I took with my child to Peru in which we both were old enough to have retained memories.

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...

Last year Kahlo and I started growing a few things on our deck. Here are some of the lessons we learned this year.

When Kahlo and I first started this website and blog we'd hoped to document our journey with food: to document our family recipes, maybe...

I had these smoked turkey necks in the freezer and a bag of pinto beans I needed to use up. I decided to throw them together into...

Winter time is a season when our family gathers together for many things. We have quite a few birthdays that fall in December (and...

Here in Boston we are swimming through another heatwave and it made me think about our favorite Peruvian drink, Chicha morada!

Since I can remember I've been eating Ensalada Rusa, which translates as Russian Salad, at various family parties over the years.

It's Chef Mama Krysia's birthday and she's whipped up her and Kahlo's (and abuelo's!) favorite dish!

A mom and daughter representing Peru at a school International Night with Aji de gallina!