A Diaz Cookbook
Sometime back around 2005, we put a call out for recipes to produce a Diaz Cookbook. Well during this time of quarantine, during the Coronavirus of 2019, there are things I’m getting done at home.
We have the new revamped Diaz Observer website and it inspired me to finally publish the cookbook after 15 years. It was Chelo’s story on how Grandma Cecilia taught her to cook simple pinto beans that moved me to look back at old emails for these recipes.
There are several different type of foods included, from Tia Della’s Calabacitas with Pork Chops, to Susan Diaz’s Ambrosia Salad, to Camilla Meyer’s Sour Crème Drop Cookies and even a Capirotada recipe from Tony Stricker Jr.
Speaking of desserts there are a whole lot submitted by the Stricker girls. As well as Joe Stricker’s infamous Chicharones, Joann Woodke’s Posole, Rachel Diaz Leopold’s Hot Wing Chicken Dip and Julie Smith’s Drunken Chicken on a grill. Over 50 recipes from over 20 Diaz family members — a sure bet for any young inspiring Diaz chef.
Some of the recipes reach back to the golden days, such as Odelia Diaz’s Thanksgiving Stuffing, Rosie Ruiz’s Hot Chile Sauce, and Grandma Cecilia’s Mole recipe from Chello. Who is going to try it first? I can be the taste-tester.
There is also Lorraine Bedella’s Nopales and Tia Natalia’s Bread Pudding, recipes from Chicago primos.
After all these years, we will finally have a Diaz cookbook to help us remember those dishes that are special to us. It will make a great gift for any young family member just starting out in the culinary world. If anything this stay-at-home time has brought out the cooks in all of us — we are no longer dropping by our favorite fast food establishment.
We can try the recipes and take pictures of our creations and post them on the Diaz site; wouldn’t that be fun?
I want to apologize for not getting this out sooner, it’s taken 15 years, but we can have it as a beautiful historical item produced with love to capture some of the cultural essence of who we are as a people — as Diaz family members, who evolved from two people in Huandacareo and Piñicuaro who had the fortitude to dream big!
We all know Grandma Cecilia was an excellent cook, I hope if you purchase this cookbook and peruse through its contents, you will remember her with great fondness. Buen Provecho!
You can buy A Diaz Cookbook today by clicking the link below. Plenty of great pics , too! $20 per book
We have the new revamped Diaz Observer website and it inspired me to finally publish the cookbook after 15 years. It was Chelo’s story on how Grandma Cecilia taught her to cook simple pinto beans that moved me to look back at old emails for these recipes.
There are several different type of foods included, from Tia Della’s Calabacitas with Pork Chops, to Susan Diaz’s Ambrosia Salad, to Camilla Meyer’s Sour Crème Drop Cookies and even a Capirotada recipe from Tony Stricker Jr.
Speaking of desserts there are a whole lot submitted by the Stricker girls. As well as Joe Stricker’s infamous Chicharones, Joann Woodke’s Posole, Rachel Diaz Leopold’s Hot Wing Chicken Dip and Julie Smith’s Drunken Chicken on a grill. Over 50 recipes from over 20 Diaz family members — a sure bet for any young inspiring Diaz chef.
Some of the recipes reach back to the golden days, such as Odelia Diaz’s Thanksgiving Stuffing, Rosie Ruiz’s Hot Chile Sauce, and Grandma Cecilia’s Mole recipe from Chello. Who is going to try it first? I can be the taste-tester.
There is also Lorraine Bedella’s Nopales and Tia Natalia’s Bread Pudding, recipes from Chicago primos.
After all these years, we will finally have a Diaz cookbook to help us remember those dishes that are special to us. It will make a great gift for any young family member just starting out in the culinary world. If anything this stay-at-home time has brought out the cooks in all of us — we are no longer dropping by our favorite fast food establishment.
We can try the recipes and take pictures of our creations and post them on the Diaz site; wouldn’t that be fun?
I want to apologize for not getting this out sooner, it’s taken 15 years, but we can have it as a beautiful historical item produced with love to capture some of the cultural essence of who we are as a people — as Diaz family members, who evolved from two people in Huandacareo and Piñicuaro who had the fortitude to dream big!
We all know Grandma Cecilia was an excellent cook, I hope if you purchase this cookbook and peruse through its contents, you will remember her with great fondness. Buen Provecho!
You can buy A Diaz Cookbook today by clicking the link below. Plenty of great pics , too! $20 per book
