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...

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...

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

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...

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

It wasn't until I was an adult and living in Lima did I first encounter emoliente peruano. Once I found it, I obsessed about it not only...

Once upon a time, I hated seafood. My father used to say to me that it wasn't possible that I was his child if I didn't love seafood, as...

Winter time is a season when our family gathers together for many things. We have quite a few birthdays that fall in December (and...