Mar 166 min read
Peru: A longing for the embodied, through Kahlo's Eyes (Part 1)
This was the first trip I took with my child to Peru in which we both were old enough to have retained memories.
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Feb 1, 20233 min read
At my father's request, Cau cau!
My father's birthday is New Year's Day. While many people party on New Year's Eve, for many years now I have stayed in and prepared food...
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Nov 30, 20224 min read
Cachangas con api, a simple and super satisfying breakfast
Cachangas con api is a fun example of when Indigenous food preparations mix with colonial ones and create something new and delicious.
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Jan 1, 20224 min read
Reflections on food traditions and tamales
Creating a family tradition of making tamales together.
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Sep 30, 20213 min read
Aguadito de pollo, a family favorite
When I think of this Peruvian chicken soup, I always think of my little sister Courtney and her wife. Not only is my sister insanely good...
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Feb 1, 20216 min read
The Pandemic Kitchen and my Hoarding Hallelujah Moment
This was not a post I had planned to write. I realized recently, after trying to work up the energy to create and test out another...
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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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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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Oct 17, 20197 min read
Green Deditos: Gardening Babysteps
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...
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Jul 8, 20193 min read
Agua de fresa because....strawberries!
Summertime in New England brings not only heat but humidity. There is nothing more refreshing then a cold glass of water that has a beautifu
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