Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Note To Self
Chapter 1: When Guts Fry
Chapter 2: Death By Soap Monsters
Chapter 3: Chicken Pot Poems
Chapter 4: Ice Scream: A Dialogue
Chapter 5: Conspiracy Theories
Chapter 6: Cigar Box Secrets
Chapter 7: Masking the Stench
Chapter 8: Chocolate Doesn’t Make Things Better
Chapter 9: Keep Calm and Dale: A Dialogue
Chapter 10: Hidden Recipes
Chapter 11: Adding Mucho Más
Chapter 12: Behind Smiles and Good Service
Chapter 13: ZEMCON 5
Chapter 14: What Would Abuelo Do?
Chapter 15: José Martí Doesn’t Eat Churros
Chapter 16: When the Pot Boils
Chapter 17: Words You Never Want to Hear
Chapter 18: Write Here
Chapter 19: The Last Batido
Chapter 20: Eating in Silence
Chapter 21: Memory Games
Chapter 22: Slicing and Dicing
Chapter 23: Cooking From Memory
Chapter 24: Ready To Roll Call
Chapter 25: My Sugary Fate
Chapter 26: The Verse and the Verdict
Epilogue
Pablo Cartaya’s Recipes Corner
Tortilla Española
Fricasé de Pollo
Author’s Note
Acknowledgments