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...

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...

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

As I continue my journey considering what Peruvian foods might have looked like before colonization I consider the tea, emoliente de quinua.

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...

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