A Life in Food by real-life Chef Cheryl Bennett
Are you ready for the most delicious taco? These pumpkin tacos are not only vegan, they are also gluten-free. Roasted pumpkin is tossed with chili powder and cumin, giving these tacos a ton of flavor. Pumpkin isn’t just for sweet recipes. It also makes a great turkey pumpkin chili, perfect for fall.
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The smell of the lightly singed corn tortilla & the memories instantly flood my mind. I inhale deeply and let the smell fill my head.
I close my eyes and it’s 1993… I was leaving home for the first time to do a semester abroad.
I was on my way to the state of Jalisco, Mexico to attend the Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara.
I remember very distinctly the feeling of stepping off of the plane, walking alone through the airport and realizing that I was on my own in a foreign country… and speaking Spanish was now a necessity.
The realization that I was the minority in this country where its people were the minority in mine.
Everything was so different; the sounds, the smells, the food… nothing was familiar to me and as terrifying as that was, it was also the thing that was most exhilarating.
The most tedious of tasks at home had become an adventure in Mexico, some of them less amusing than others…
I learned more about this country in the few months I lived there than I did in all the years I had been studying it. Being immersed in a culture other than your own is something I think everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime. It opened my eyes to things that changed me for the better, giving me a greater appreciation for what I had.
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