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What’s Cooking: Mexican Buñuelos

My local library usually hosts La Posada during Christmas, but it has been canceled for the last two years because of the pandemic.  Las Posadas is a reenactment of the nativity of Jesus which is celebrated throughout Latin America, especially Mexico.

After La Posada activities, everyone eats buñuelos, or fried dough topped with cinnamon or powdered sugar and dipped in hot syrup or chocolate!  In Colombia, they look like little fried balls with some curd cheese inside.

I found this recipe on YouTube and tried it for myself.

My Year in Books 2021

I have been reading (and rereading) a lot of books this year because of the pandemic.  I made a list not only to share my reading habits but also to hold myself accountable to continue reading.  I always say that my new year’s resolution every year is to read more books, but this year I focused on reading more books for enjoyment!  

My favorite books this year were How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith and You Don’t Belong Here by Elizabeth Becker.

Island People: The Caribbean and the World Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
Caste Isabel Wilkerson
The Color of Water James McBride
Revolting Prostitutes Molly Smith and Juno Mac
How The Word Was Passed Clint Smith
Hood Feminism Mikki Kendall
The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America Carol Anderson
Caul Baby Morgan Jerkins
400 Souls Ibram X. Kendi/Keisha Blain
State of Emergency Tamika Mallory
The Other Black Girl Zakiya Dalila Harris
Island Queen Vanessa Riley
Come Fly The World Julia Cooke
You Don’t Belong Here Elizabeth Becker
Open Water Caleb Azumah Nelson
The Eternal Audience of One Remy Ngamije
Confident Women Tori Telfer
Names of New York Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
A Promised Land Barack Obama
When the Reckoning Comes Latanya McQueen
Sensational: The Hidden History of America’s “Girl Stunt Reporters” Kim Todd
When Women Invented Television Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead
The Secret History of Home Economics Danielle Dreilinger
The Personal Librarian Heather Terrell and Victoria Christopher Murray
There She Was: The Secret History of Miss America Amy Argetsinger
Imperial Intimacies Hazel Carbey
An Autobiography Angela Davis
The Barbizon Paulina Bren
Revolutions Hannah Ross
Female Husbands Jen Manion
Holy Bible

  

Book Review: The Barbizon

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I picked up this book at the bookstore one day on a whim, and I am glad I did!

The Barbizon is the true story about the women who lived in the famed New York hotel during its heyday.  If you are looking for some escapist reading from all the madness in the world, this book is for you.

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