The Novel Bakers: Cooking (or not) With Grandma

During all the happy days I spent with my two grandmothers I cannot recall one moment of standing side-by-side with either of them for the purpose of learning to cook.  My grandmothers and their families were recent arrivals in the USA, crossing different borders but with the same objective of becoming an American citizen.  My maternal grandmother came to Ellis Island as a…

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Mexican Birthday Table

October 16, 1991  This time it’s a boy! A blue bundle of fun and joy! He shares his name with my dad.  WILLIAM.  He has a grandmother who thinks he is a prince and a big sister who thinks (still) that we brought him home for her entertainment!  And even though he is growing into a handsome, intelligent, talented, kind ……

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