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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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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!

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.

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!

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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