In the spirit of the season, please enjoy this re-post of one of our favorite family recipes. GVC … [Read more...]
Our Pecan Tree
December 6, 2012 By 2 Comments
With the arrival of his firstborn daughter, a young father planted a nogal seedling. The land was barren and stony but the nogal thrived. Two more daughters were born and, over time, the three sisters grew to play in the shade of the tree's broad branches, climbing, jumping, and staining their clothes with its caramel-colored sap. The girls gathered the tree's savory pecans, cracking them open and eating them as they played. … [Read more...]
When Worlds Collide, Look Out for the Cheesecake
November 15, 2012 By 2 Comments
Guest contributor, Maggie Asfahani Hajj, is a writer based in El Paso, Texas. She spends her free time working as a personal chef, chauffeur, therapist and activities director to her lovely ten year-old twin girls. Here she writes about growing up on the Southwest border as an Arab-American and how an interplay of cultures often manifested at the family table. Photos by Maggie Asfahani Hajj. … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day Buñuelos
May 13, 2012 By 12 Comments
On Mother's Day six years ago, I lost my son, my only child, to the war in Iraq. Every Mother's Day, since that day, I have felt unable to write for this blog about anything else besides what this loss has meant to me. How could I? Our children, for better or for worse, define who we are. At whatever age, they are the sun around which our lives revolve. The loss for me, then, has meant reworking the way I live my life, to find purpose, meaning and direction in the chaos. And to learn to find joy again. … [Read more...]
Crepas de Cajeta for Cinco de Mayo
May 5, 2012 By 2 Comments
The Battle of Puebla that took place on the 5th of May in 1862 holds little significance for us today. Many people think that Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexico’s independence from Spain which, in fact, took place 41 years earlier and is celebrated on September 16. What you need to know for the purposes of this post is that what began as a regional victory celebration upon the Mexican Army’s surprising (albeit temporary) defeat of French forces in Puebla over a century ago is now a virtual symbol for Mexican pride and heritage. … [Read more...]
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