A warm, lov­ing Sephar­di fam­i­ly is the sub­ject of this touch­ing book about a grand­moth­er and grand­daugh­ter who spend time togeth­er cook­ing, shar­ing, and inter­act­ing with one anoth­er in a beau­ti­ful way.

Talia loves spend­ing time with Nona. The delec­table del­i­ca­cies they con­coct, all dish­es from Nona’s rich tra­di­tion, make their kitchen a delight­ful place to be. But Talia is wor­ried. Nona isn’t the same as she used to be. She is con­fused about what time of day it is; she is con­fused about how old Talia is now; and she is not even sure about the names of her oft-made recipes. A lov­ing and con­cerned grand­daugh­ter, Talia under­stands that show­ing affec­tion, stay­ing close, and con­tin­u­ing to care is what she can best do to help her fam­i­ly through this chal­leng­ing time.

Deep, vibrant col­ors, clear facial expres­sions, and a rich­ly dec­o­rat­ed home show­ing a life­time col­lec­tion of spe­cial items both Juda­ic and gen­er­al accom­pa­ny the prose and draw the read­er into the story.

This inter­gen­er­a­tional tale focus­es on warmth, lov­ing rela­tion­ships, and cul­tur­al roots. An author’s note dis­cuss­es the his­to­ry of Sephar­di Jew­ry and ref­er­ences the author’s Sephar­di grand­moth­er, her Ladi­no lan­guage, and her scrump­tious foods, as well as pre­sent­ing a sen­si­tive ren­di­tion of how to han­dle the inevitable aging process of some­one you love. Talia and her grand­moth­er make invalu­able mem­o­ries that will help Talia shape her rela­tion­ships as she grows and matures.