Buen Provecho
Traditional Recipes from Guatemala
About the Cookbook
This spiral-bound full-color cookbook contains 23 fabulous recipes, personal anecdotes, and interesting facts about Mayan food and culture. Each recipe was submitted by a person connected to the nonprofit and the original recipe obtained by someone they personally know in Guatemala. Many hands and hearts have contributed to this wonderful book!
The funds raised from the sale of the cookbook will fund food relief efforts in Guatemala and the donation of water filters and vented cook stoves.
Sharing Food = Showing Love
Our relationship with the communities we serve through Guatemala Service Projects is grounded in mutual respect and shared purpose. We have learned that food often is the only material gift they have to offer, and it is given with generosity and a heartfelt invitation to join them at their tables. This cookbook is a tribute to that spirit of generosity.
We hope these recipes inspire you to taste the love and history embedded in every bite, and to connect more deeply with the people and stories behind each dish.
Learn more about life in Guatemala, including:
— Vented Stoves: A Safer Way to Cook
— Natural and Fresh: The Guatemalan Way
— Tortillas, Three Times a Day
— Chocolate, Drink of the Maya
— Guatemala: Maya Culture at Your Local Grocer
— Corn: The Origin of Humans
— Three Sisters: Traditional Agriculture in Guatemala
¡Buen Provecho!
NOTE: The first print batch will be ready to ship by mid- to late October. After that, we will have a supply on hand and there will be immediate turnaround. Thanks for your understanding.
The “right” opportunity arose when I learned about a travel opportunity for adoptive families which would include volunteer work and cultural sightseeing. Being members of that team had a profound impact on me, Lillian and Andrew. Not only were we able to make a real connection to our son’s birthplace, but we met incredibly warm and generous people, all of whom we now consider to be a part of our “family.” In addition to the volunteer work I shared with the Team, I also was able to “give back” by performing as my alter ego, “Farfel the Clown” at a barbecue for children of The Backyard School. It will remain one the proudest and happiest memories of my life.