Jan 14 minReflections on food traditions and tamalesCreating a family tradition of making tamales together.
Sep 30, 20213 minAguadito de pollo, a family favoriteWhen I think of this Peruvian chicken soup, I always think of my little sister Courtney and her wife. Not only is my sister insanely good...
Feb 1, 20216 minThe Pandemic Kitchen and my Hoarding Hallelujah MomentThis 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...
Dec 1, 20204 minTantawawa, a sweet bread offeringHaving 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...
Nov 11, 20197 minLatin American baby food? Yup!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
Oct 17, 20197 minGreen Deditos: Gardening BabystepsWhen Kahlo and I first started this website and blog we'd hoped to document our journey with food: to document our family recipes, maybe...
Jul 8, 20193 minAgua de fresa because....strawberries!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
Apr 1, 20195 minBeans That Made Him CryI 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, 20184 minTamales a la ChiquimamisWinter 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, 20182 minKahlo's Chicha MoradaHere in Boston we are swimming through another heatwave and it made me think about our favorite Peruvian drink, Chicha morada!