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About my family, Celebrations, International Topics

Being Thankful

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Being Thankful

One of my daughters is currently working from the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, which was subjected to the fury of Hurricane Fiona.  My husband and I had planned a trip to visit her this fall, and had already bought our plane tickets to Halifax (capital city) for the Monday right after the storm; because both my husband and my daughter had also booked their time off from work, we decided that, if the airport was open, we were going, even just to give our daughter some moral support in the aftermath. Once there, I realized there were other ways to help, and many reasons to be grateful ... click on title for more

About my family, Celebrations

My Dad’s Pictures: Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

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My Dad’s Pictures: Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

For this Father's Day, I am remembering my dad today through two of his pictures (circa 1970):  A night view of Mexico City's Metropolitan Cathedral (above), and a similar frame during the day (below), with a view of the tabernacle on the right side, and my brother and me walking towards the building.   To all [...]

About my family, Ingredients, My Fusion Recipes

Cooking with the Harvest I – Moussaka

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Cooking with the Harvest I – Moussaka

It is always very interesting to see how traditional dishes transform as new ingredients are introduced.  Moussaka is a Greek and Cypriot dish that is very well known around the world; the traditional versions only comprised layers of eggplant and ground lamb or pork, but since tomatoes and potatoes arrived to Europe from Mexico and Peru, respectively, they have become a common part of the recipe. This post shows the fusion of recipes from my Mexican/Japanese mom, my Cypriot mother in-law and my own, and it is a tri-generational effort, because one of my daughters helped with the cooking, and also styled and photographed the plated presentation, as shown above ... click on title for more