- Dec 1, 2020
- 4 min
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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- Sep 29, 2020
- 7 min
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.
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- Oct 17, 2019
- 7 min
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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- Apr 1, 2019
- 5 min
Beans That Made Him Cry
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...
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- Dec 23, 2018
- 4 min
Tamales a la Chiquimamis
Winter time is a season when our family gathers together for many things. We have quite a few birthdays that fall in December (and...
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- Aug 29, 2018
- 2 min
Kahlo's Chicha Morada
Here in Boston we are swimming through another heatwave and it made me think about our favorite Peruvian drink, Chicha morada!
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- Jun 11, 2018
- 5 min
Is Ensalada Rusa Actually Russian?
Since I can remember I've been eating Ensalada Rusa, which translates as Russian Salad, at various family parties over the years.
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- Apr 5, 2018
- 4 min
Las Mañanitas & Green Spaghettis aka Tallarines Verdes
It's Chef Mama Krysia's birthday and she's whipped up her and Kahlo's (and abuelo's!) favorite dish!
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- Mar 26, 2018
- 4 min
Peru, presente!
A mom and daughter representing Peru at a school International Night with Aji de gallina!
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- Mar 18, 2018
- 3 min
Snow Day Banana Bread
We live in the Boston-area and in the last couple weeks we've gotten hit by 3 Nor'easters. So, snow day banana bread!
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