Finding joy in sharing traditional meals with my loved ones. Story by Bella Coronado Esperanza Coronado didn’t cook because she had to, or because it was a hobby; cooking was her love language, how she communicated joy. On the rare occasion when my Abuela’s four sons, three daughter-in-laws and 12 grandchildren gathered together, we came around her food. She valued the way food brings people together, because it brought warmth that could be felt in every room; it was felt through conversation...