Really, I don’t have enough words to express how much I love her and miss her, and how utterly good she was. If I wanted to hijack the kitchen to make desserts (which she did not like to make) she’d let me. If I wanted to be left alone in a corner to read, or play video games, she’d let me. She was also the only person who would let me just be. She was the only one who never judged me for being “a difficult kid” and would always be kind to me, even when I wasn’t kind to myself. That was another aspect of her that I thought was magical. She said, “Fat isn’t ugly, and you’re always so happy when you eat.
But my nana always made me feel at ease about my weight and appetite. There would be times when I’d cry because I wasn’t supposed to be eating so much. I believe Nana’s overfeeding came from the fact that she, much like the rest of my family, starved during the dictatorship, and once she had access to food, she saw no reason not to overindulge. Much to my mom’s chagrin, since I was obese as a child, and whenever I went to my nana’s I’d come back much heavier than when she dropped me off.
Portuguese people don’t do measuring cups, or instructions when cooking-we just throw stuff in with confidence and whatever happens, happens.Īnd, in true grandmother fashion, she’d feed me until I dropped. She was also notoriously bad about writing down her recipes, because, well… she didn’t follow any, not really. I still think she had some sort of magic in her, because every dish she touched came out delicious. I’ve always loved cooking, and baking, and some of my best memories are with my grandma Nini, who was an out-of-this-world cook. Already read and loved them? Then read on to learn about its culinary delights!ĭisclaimer: I love food. I’m so excited to welcome A Curse of Roses author Diana Pinguicha back to the site today to celebrate the release of her debut, and to discuss the delicious food in it! The f/f YA fantasy just released yesterday from Entangled Teen, and if you click on the title above, you can check out the first two chapters right here on LGBTQReads.
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