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Food has the power to comfort us, connect us to our roots and preserve our culture. 

When coming to a new country, immigrants leave much behind. But one thing many people carry with them to start life in a new place are their family’s recipes.

MPR News guest host Kelly Gordon talks with a cookbook author and a chef from Mexico about the dishes and stories that tie us to the people — and places — we’re from.

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Kitchens of Hope: Immigrants Share Stories of Resilience and Recipes from Home

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Family recipes connect us to our roots. MPR News guest host Kelly Gordon talks with a cookbook author and a chef from Mexico about the recipes and stories immigrants carry with them to Minnesota.  

Kitchens of Hope: The recipes and stories that immigrants bring to Minnesota

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