Salt, Ink, & Soul
Writing on food, family, and identity
“I write so that our food, our struggles, and our stories are never forgotten, but carried forward as legacy.”
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Felix the Fox Collection
Gentle adventures from the Whispering Woods — stories of courage, friendship, and resilience for children, and for the adults who read beside them.
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Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding
This Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding is a warm, simple dessert made with leftover bread, tender apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla custard. It is especially good after a bowl of Green Chile Mushroom Soup, using the homemade bread from the meal one more time.
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Do you think humans will ever colonize Mars? What would life there actually look like?
I believe humans may colonize Mars one day. But unless we change what we carry with us, Mars will not be a fresh start. It will be a red continuation of the same old world.
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Green Chile Mushroom Soup
A cooler, rainy New Mexico day called for soup. This Green Chile Mushroom Soup brings together earthy mushrooms, roasted green chile, cream, and a big piece of homemade bread for a simple, warming meal.
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What is something you wish you could tell your 20-year-old self?
If I could tell my 20-year-old self anything, I would say: focus on discovering who you truly are, stop trying to please everyone, and build a life that belongs to you.
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Thriller Was Never Gone
With renewed attention to Michael Jackson, this reflection revisits Thriller not as nostalgia but as a cultural force that has never stopped moving through music, memory, and the body.
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What are the biggest mistakes people make when visiting your country?
The biggest mistake visitors make is thinking America is one place. It may be one country, but every state has its own culture, rhythm, food, accent, and story.
