Author Archives: Maria Vazquez

This Thanksgiving, like every other year, my family and I made the usual Pork Shoulder with Pigeon Pea Rice, Salad, and Fried Plantains. This is a very popular dish in the Dominican community and although I’m Mexican, I grew up … Continue reading →

I find it fascinating how the Union soldiers would get creative when it came to making their coffee to get through their day, as well as finding out that coffee was a major factor of the war rather than everything … Continue reading →