October

this love affair i have with the Sunday farmers' market...

Dia De Muertos

We are celebrating Halloween this week but it is also time to think about Dia de Muertos, celebrated in Mexico and around the world.

Here is the link to the origins and meaning of this Mexican holiday dating to the pre-Columbian era.

skulls and pearls....

It is a day on which friends and family who have passed are remembered and visits from their souls encouraged....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead

Why not try a recipe to make your own sugar skulls, too?

http://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/how-to-make-sugar-skulls-calavera-de-azucar/c12860df-02bc-4901-a2e4-46efbf570322