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| Sugar Skull inspired Sugar Cookies |
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| Hand Made Tamales |
I had a great dinner party for Dia de los Muertos, a holiday where we remember those who have left us. We prepare beautiful food as though we were to receive our beloved as guests and we build beautiful altars with offerings to the deceased such as flowers, sweets, old photos and candles.
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| An altar to our Ancestors |
The menu was very healthy, mostly vegan takes on Mexican classics. There was refried beans, three color rice, several flavors of tamales, jalapeno poppers and holiday salad, shrimp ceviche, candied pumpkin and hibiscus margaritas. I was so busy getting all the beautiful food on the table that I forgot to take any photos, but luckily I have a few that a friend sent me and a few from a day of the dead party two years ago that show tamales.
The party was extra special because my stepdaughter and her boyfriend decided to get involved. They did all the decorations, here you can see one of Natalie's amazing paintings and flower sculptures. Below is an altar where guests could put up a photo they had brought of a loved one. And during dinner John played for us his own compositions on the piano.
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