have any heirloom recipes passed down from generation to generation. I did not learn how to cook from my parents; I learned to cook on my own, mostly out of necessity. I was a young teen when my family immigrated to the United States, and my mother worked long hours, leaving my brother and me to fend for ourselves in terms of meal preparation. Even now, when my mother is craving Colombian food, she asks me to cook it for her. I’m the one teaching her how to make the foods of her
