My dad, as a toddler. His hair still looks like that at times. This week’s “Family Photos Friday” selection is one of my very favorite photos — it’s my dad, as a toddler, wearing exactly the kind of coordinated boy outfit that he refused to allow Mom to put on my brother as a child. […]
Christmas Traditions: Maria Nieto Robledo’s Tamales
Maria Nieto Robledo (1887-1974). Homemade tamales are a Christmas tradition in many Mexican families, and my family is no exception. I can’t remember a single childhood Christmas, and very few adulthood Christmases, without my dad making the wonderful savory tamales (with the world’s most perfect masa) that he learned how to make as a child […]
