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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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 love collard greens. I love them cooked until they are tender and melt in your mouth; I love them in soup to give added color and...

When I was in culinary school and studied in Peru, I learned of a super simple salad from Arequipa called Solterito, which literally means &

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