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  Coffee Corner Connections   Meadowlark Hills is a retirement community in Manhattan, KS. I brought 25 pairs of mugs there for residents to drink coffee during their weekly “Coffee Corner” event. Independent-living and assisted-living residents were
  My Mothers Nurturing  In collaboration with Lynn Karle  My mom is very connected to people and places. She has nurtured and encouraged me through my whole life. She understands me without my needing to explain myself. When I left home to go to coll
  Serving with Kelsie  In collaboration with Kelsie Doty  This pitcher and cup set was developed in collaboration with textile artist Kelsie Doty. After searching for fair-trade fabrics from around the world she found a striped textile from Ghana cal
  Learning to Make Flour Tortillas with Aunt Blanca   After my first trip to Saltillo, Mexico I could not forget the flour tortillas. We ate them with almost every meal: with eggs for breakfast, meat with various kinds of sauce for lunch, and as ques
  Learning to Make Flour Tortillas with Aunt Blanca
  Arroz con Leche with Adriana   Adriana chose to cook arroz con leche, or Rice Pudding, with me because it was something her grandmothers made for her as comfort food. She told me about the unspoken competition over which grandmother could make bett
  Bhujna and Chapati with Pinakin   Pinakin is a PhD student from India who has lived all over the world. Despite many of the elaborate Indian dishes his mom can prepare, he always requests Bhujna when he has the chance to return home. He appreciates
  Nohema and Alejandra Share Café con Capirotada   While I was doing an internship in Puebla, Mexico I asked Chef Nohema if she would be willing to teach me a meaningful recipe. She invited one of her students, Alejandra, to participate. Alejandra’s
  Christmas Morning Blueberry Go-Round by Grandma Karle   Every Christmas my grandmother bakes a blueberry coffee cake. Thinking of the cake reminds me of being in the kitchen on Christmas morning with her, my grandpa, mom, dad, sister, brother-in-la
  Norwegian Lefse in Honor of Brian and His Brother Dan   Dan was put into foster care when he was two years old. His foster mother, Ruth, was from Scandinavia and made kurpsau as a special meal for her family. Dan fell in love with it so she began t
  Norwegian Lefse in Honor of Brian and His Brother Dan
  Kay’s Banana Cream Pie   Kay and I made banana cream pie together because it is a special recipe that she makes for her husband’s birthday each year. While cooking I got to know Kay’s strong-willed and passionate personality. I felt that we were ki
  Four Generations of the Jossie Family’s Chicken Soup   Teresa Jossie’s mother often told her of the pot of soup that her own mom, Teresa’s grandmother, kept on the stove. The family had very limited means during the 1930’s. The vegetables were grow
  For Indian Roti in Honor of Ranjit   When I moved to Manhattan for graduate school I did not know much about Manhattan nor anyone who lived here. In order to meet new and interesting people I signed up to be paired with an international student. Ra
  For Indian Roti in Honor of Ranjit
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