Stella’s mandel bread

I had a rough day yesterday and all I could think on the bus ride home was, “The only remedy for today is mandel bread.” Now, this may sound strange coming from someone who is black and Filipina. Mandel bread (or mandelbrot) is a traditional, Ashkenazi Jewish cookie made with almonds (mandel), oil, sugar and […]

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Party!

My mom’s retirement party has come and gone. We had many guests. Much food was consumed. The two pitchers of sangria and mojitos were demolished. The party went two hours longer than planned and the guests probably would have stayed all night had there been a third apple cake. My aunt sent my mom capiz

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