My Sister's Tortillas

From the Artist

My grandmother and her sisters spent a lot of time in their kitchen in Monterrey, Mexico, grinding corn by hand with a metate to prepare masa for handmade tortillas. Two generations later, my sister and I purchased pre-packaged tortillas at the grocery store for our tacos and migas. While my sister and I may not engage in the same labor-intensive process of making tortillas from scratch that our grandmother and great-aunts did, when we make tortilla-based meals together, we feel connected to each other and the generations of sisters before us who have enjoyed this food together.