It's A Small World...

Love Hector Tobar's column today in the LA Times... At our three-day celebration - Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Kenzo's 6th birthday party, we have had empanadas, lasagna, an Italian recipe for paper-wrapped trout, smoked ham on biscuits, yakitori chicken with ume and shiso, mochi ice cream, and Filipino sweets like kusinta and ginataan...



Our family sets a pretty global table all year round and we all love to explore new dishes from many cuisines... But it is at Christmas and other holidays that you really see the various cultural influences that have shaped us in many ways and that we welcome with new friends and family members...