Storytelling

Pandemic Kitchen, Part 2: My 10 Year Old Chuño

In my last post, I reflected on my fear-based shopping and hoarding practices due to the pandemic. Over the last ten years, I have increa...

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 recipe...

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...

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...

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.

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

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 ...

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...

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

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 pl...

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