Molé Mama Cooking With Love

Diana Silva

Hola y Bienvenidos! Are you ready to be inspired to cook at home, try new recipes, meet chefs, foodies and artisans from around the world? Diving into my Latina roots, I use my magical molcajete, wood pit and other tools and techniques that make my guacamole, crunchy tacos, chorizo y queso fundido molcajete, chimichangas, spicy slow grilled ribs, and so much more taste like grandma used to make back in Mexico. My guest chefs and familia share their inspiring stories that led them to create cookie art, Churro cupcakes, Mexican chocolate brownies, sweet potato flautas, pumpkin tamales, and other delicious culinary creations. Warning, most of our podcasts will make you hungry and you may find yourself dancing in your kitchen to salsa music. Eat before listening or have snacks nearby as we celebrate sharing home-cooked meals with friends and family for food is love! Saludos & Abrazos, Molé Mama read less
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The Storied Recipe, Becky Hadeed Interviews Molé Mama
09-03-2021
The Storied Recipe, Becky Hadeed Interviews Molé Mama
I was recently interviewed as a guest on The Storied Recipe Podcast and our episode went live today!! Here’s what the host, Becky Hadeed, had to say about the episode and the highlights of our interview.  So grateful to welcome Diana Silva to the podcast today with a set of stories that will challenge and inspire us to live with more love. Diana is a YouTuber, podcaster, and author of the book Molé Mama: A Memoir of Love, Cooking, and Loss. The book begins when Diana’s mother, Rose, was given 3 days to live. It chronicles the 13 months that she outlived that diagnosis - the 2nd time in her life that she survived against the odds. As Diana walks with her mother deep into “the valley of the shadow of death”, she also cooks for her. In this way, Diana sustains her mother, comforts her, and finally learns the delicious Mexican recipes that Rose made for the 15 (yes, 15!) children and hundreds of migrant workers that she welcomed into her home over 50 years. We have much - so very, very much - to learn from both Diana and Rose in this episode, as their lives challenge us to love with greater sacrifice, endurance, and joy. Highlights From This Episode with Diana Silva (Molé Mama)   The universal Molé Mama and her message to us to leave our best behindThe diversity of Mexican food that we don't get to experience in the United StatesThe meaning of a molcajete - and what has it seen?Working in the fields as a child, the "bad men" that chased them through the fields, and what her mother taught herThe intense discrimination Diana's mother faced as a Mexican womanTuberculosis: living 7 years, from 17-24 in the ward. Laying flat on their backs , coughing, enduring experimental treatments, and losing all her siblings - and not as long ago as you think."My mother had faith. And I'm not talking about religion. She lived her faith."Caring for 15 children as if they were her own - and how did Diana learn to accept that?"Just like scientists say we only use 15% of our brain, I think we only use 15% of our capacity to love."Saying goodbye to her mother with no regrets