September 17, 2023 It’s just after midnight. I’ve been checking the time all night, anxiously waiting for the clock to strike twelve, for the calendar in my head to turn the page to the 17th. My mom would have been 76 today. Rephrase… My mom should have been 76 today. But Cancer took that fromContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Mom”
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Phantom smells trigger real memories
After the flour, salt and baking powder have been mixed together, and you’ve mixed in the manteca, and you’ve added in the water, and the dough has come together as you knead it with your hands, there’s a slight but unmistakable scent. La masa. It was the smell of wet dough that caught my attention.Continue reading “Phantom smells trigger real memories”
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