I love that story, Janis! I wore my grandmother's pearls at my wedding, with a blue pendant my mom found for me. Maybe that's a new family tradition :) And, yeah, I'm totally hungry now, too!
I love these! Thanks so much for the kind words on the book and the cover (huge props to the artist!), and for sharing your family traditions (or otherwise :). Keep 'em coming!
Eileen- *knuckle tap* for a fellow survivor of Mexican food trial-and- error! And now I want a tamale ;) Denise-Yum! Can you ever go wrong with melted cheese? I contend that's a 'no'! Aimee- What a lovely tradition! I adore 'special occasion only' food. My mom makes Julekake (sp?) for the holidays, and I look forward to it all season :)