A Taco Testimony: Meditations on Family, Food and Culture
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (948 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1887896945 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Her writing and her many community projects have been supported by the Fulbright Commission, the Lannan Foundation, and a Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Award. About the AuthorDenise Chávez has her roots in New Mexico, Texas, and México and learned to love tacos in all of these places. An award-winning fiction writer, playwright, actress, and teacher, Chávez considers herself a "performance writer." In 1995 her first novel, Face of an Angel, won the American Book Award as well as many other honors. Her works include the novel Loving Pedro Infante, nonfiction, fiction for children, and more than 45 plays. Chávez founded the Cultural Center of Mesilla and the Border Book Festival, of which she is executive director. She lives with her husband in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Her writing and her many community projects have been supported by the Fulbright Commission, the Lannan Foundation, and a Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Award. An award-winning fiction writer, playwright, actress, and teacher, Chávez considers herself a "performance writer." In 1995 her first novel, Face of an Angel, won the American Book Award as well as many other honors. Denise Chávez h
Food is more than food; it's a culture. And tacos are more than tacos."Chile country is the setting for Chávez's magical, tragicomic fiction. Acclaimed author/actress Denise Chávez explores the history, lore, and preparation of tacos—and other art forms—in a warm and exuberant memoir, with recipes."Tacos are sacred to me," writes Chávez, who's set many a fictional scene in a Southwestern restaurant or around a dinner table. And here are her special recipes, including her mother's Tacos a la Delfina ("I swear these tacos are really good cold!") and Granma Lupe's Pasta (not macaroni but a savory mincemeat-like taco filling). Here, too, are tips on shopping, cooking, and serving: "Offer up the meal with gratitude and remember: Tacos are one of life's greatest things!""We live in chile country," she adds. And in A Taco Testimony she also tells wonderful stories that connect literature wit
"Las Crucen's Heartfelt Memoir Finds Comfort in the Culture" according to Daniel Olivas. In the very first sentence of her new memoir, "A Taco Testimony: Meditations on Family, Food and Culture" (Rio Nuevo, paperback $16.95), Denise Chávez warns readers:"This is not a sweet little book about tacos; it remembers the fights that began at the kitchen table, spilled into the dining room, then moved quickly into the living room and continued into the bedroom with the sudden slam of a door that led to the hushed sound of someone crying . "I don't know exactly how to take this book." according to Sabrina. It isn't very well written. It is repetitive in the extreme, and sort of chaotic both in point of view and chronology (didn't an editor get hold of this before it was published?). And yet it's still sort of fascinating if only because it's a glimpse into a Latino community of which I was entirely ignorant: the dirt-poor barrios of New Mexico.But I think it's the totally bizarre and singular recipes which captivated me the most. Her mother made rolled. A Taco Testimony A fascinating look at a culture I am not familiar with. There is much more written about Italian and French Cooking.