by Samiyah Muhammad
On the fourth day of Christmas, in addition to four calling birds, it’s traditional to remember the baby boys killed in Bethlehem by King Herod in his murderous fear of being usurped. In the midst of celebrating the birth of the king of kings, we remember all...
by Heather Miller
Many years ago when my family became Adventist, we started exploring how to cook and eat vegetarian. My mom had started back to college when my brother and sister and I were in late elementary and junior high; she became good friends with her Spanish teacher who was a...
by Lauryn Singh
Some recipes are more than instructions. They are memories. They are grief. They are love passed down by hands that are no longer here. For me, that food is gujiya. Gujiya is a traditional Indian dessert usually made for holidays and celebrations. It’s a...
by Cindy Cardona
To know my dad is to know the Cardona Fruit Salad. Once you have tasted his version of the Filipino fruit salad, you will come to an easy conclusion that his fruit salad is, hands down, the best. Growing up, fruit salad was synonymous with summer, celebrations, church...
by Derrick Cruz
Christmas is sacred across much of Latin America and its diaspora. We call it Noche Buena (the Good Night), and for many families, it holds more meaning than Christmas Day itself. It is a night set aside for worship, food, being with family, and having fun. Becoming a...
by Aryssa Singh
Susan Sontag (one of my favorite, if not my favorite author of all time) once stated that “attention is vitality.” While reading a mesmerizing biography titled, Sontag: Her Life and Work, by Benjamin Moser, I noticed that during Sontag’s extensive travels, she often...
