Connecting arts & culture to community and community to arts & culture

Food

Breakfast for Dinner
It was a surprise, a treat, and a strategy although as a kid at the time, I felt […]

This entry was posted in Encouragement Food Laughter & Joy Money and thrift Musings about life Parenting The Family Uncategorized and tagged hard times making do making ends meet scrambled eggs women friendship on September 29, 2020 by Candelaria Silva

Our Green Thing in tribute to Earth Day
“Oh, Mercy, mercy me. Oh, things ain’t what they used to be, aw-nah, oil wasted upon the ocean […]

This entry was posted in Celebration Food Green Concerns Uncategorized and tagged eliminate Recycle the food project urban farming institute boston on April 22, 2020 by Candelaria Silva

Here’s to the hosts
Here’s to the hosts with the most, who open their homes, share their culinary (or food-ordering) prowess, uncork […]

This entry was posted in Celebration Food Friendship Laughter & Joy Tribute and tagged card parties celebrations Christmas feasts First Soup gatherings Hosting New Year's on January 3, 2018 by Candelaria Silva

The joy of dining alone
One of the simple pleasures of my life is dining alone. I absolutely adore having a good meal […]

This entry was posted in Boston Celebration Food Laughter & Joy Money and thrift With Gratitude & Thanks Women and tagged Dining solo on February 22, 2017 by Candelaria Silva

What happened to food aromas?
I was standing in front of the bakery in Roche Brothers downtown. The pistachio donut looked really tempting. […]

This entry was posted in Food Memories The Family and tagged bakeries Baking Christmas baking food aromas homemade food on December 29, 2015 by Candelaria Silva

12

Soul food in Boston

Soul Food in Boston…not. A recent article in the Boston Globe, Savoring a healthier, revitalized soul food by […]

This entry was posted in Black People Boston Community Food Pleasures Roxbury-related and tagged Carole Darden Coast Cafe Darryl's Corner Bar & Kitchen Downhome Catering Handy & Person Catering Jessica B. Harris Maxine's on Saint James Next Step Soul Food Cafe Norma Jean Darden Patti LaBelle Slade's Bar and Grill Soul Food; A Taste of Country Cooking; Edna Lewis; Spponbread and Strawberry Wine The Pit Stop The Rotisserie United House of Prayer Kitchen Boston Vertamae Smart Grosvenor on October 11, 2015 by Candelaria Silva

Respite
Respite. Rest. Get-away. A break. It was only a day and a half but I felt rejuvenated from […]

This entry was posted in Celebration Food Friendship Pleasures and tagged respite taking a break Truro vacation Vermont weekend home weekend trip on September 30, 2015 by Candelaria Silva

Easter Memories – Thank you, Mom
My mother is central to my Easter memories. She made Easter (and every other holiday) special in my […]

This entry was posted in Celebration Food Love & relationships Memories The Family With Gratitude & Thanks and tagged Easter on April 20, 2014 by Candelaria Silva

Chicken Wings & Collard Greens (coda to Beantown Jazz Festival)

“I know you got soul, if you didn’t you wouldn’t be in here.” These lyrics by Bobby Byrd […]

This entry was posted in Black People Boston Food Music Pleasures Publications Roxbury-related on October 7, 2013 by Candelaria Silva

3

Late fall pleasures

Two simple pleasures happen in the late fall each year. The first is the blooming of our Christmas cactus. […]

This entry was posted in Food Pleasures on December 11, 2012 by Candelaria Silva

7

An observation is not a complaint

It may be different for others but it’s the same as it always was for me. That sentence […]

This entry was posted in Food on March 7, 2011 by Candelaria Silva

6

Blackbeans, collard greens and snow

Did you know that one of the things you can do when the sixth snowstorm hits (in what […]

This entry was posted in Boston Food Laughter & Joy on January 24, 2011 by Candelaria Silva

4

Come together, right now (why wait?)

I almost never host cookouts because I don’t have the outdoor furnishings to accommodate more than my husband […]

This entry was posted in Food Friendship Laughter & Joy on September 12, 2010 by Candelaria Silva

3

Laziness and Lettuce

Is it so hard to spit out watermelon, grape or orange seeds? Is it really that difficult to […]

This entry was posted in Food on March 9, 2010 by Candelaria Silva

6

Reading labels will make you rethink what you eat – ...

Oh, oh, I’ve been reading labels again. Having read several places that dark chocolate in small amounts is […]

This entry was posted in Food on March 2, 2010 by Candelaria Silva

2

Plans change but the celebration remains

My Thanksgiving was loaded with: gratitude (I have so much to be thankful for), laughter (the side-splitting, jaw-aching kind), […]

This entry was posted in Celebration Food The Family on November 28, 2009 by Candelaria Silva

2

Under the Roxbury Sun – an enchanted evening

If you changed the opening lyrics from “a lovely day” to “a lovely night” in the old Bill […]

This entry was posted in Food Laughter & Joy on August 28, 2009 by Candelaria Silva

5

Tussling with the Old Ladies at the Fields Corner Farmer’s ...

I almost got into a fight (okay, fight is too strong a word so I’ll change it)….I almost […]

This entry was posted in Dorchester Food Walking on August 3, 2009 by Candelaria Silva