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Day 5-Portuguese Stew
I wanna share my Mom’s special recipe with you! (Portuguese Fish Stew, a.k.a. “Caldeirada”) BACK STORY My mother was Portuguese. She taught me a few recipes before she passed. One of my favorites is a fish stew called “Caldeirada de Peixe.” It’s Portuguese for “Large Pot of Fish.” She used to tell me Portuguese fishermen…
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Day 4-Things I Love
It’s funny, many of my loves fit on a table. 😀 Tea… Rumi’s Poetry… Journal (for writing & sketching)… the red ballet shoes my mother made for me (before she passed)… a Macrobi choker that someone who changed my life gave to me… (I included my iPhone because I like photography, the Notes App, and…
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Day 2-Follow Your Heart
I spent a while trying to do what I was “supposed” to do (for example, make lots of money, get high “status,” please others)… until I stopped to listen to my heart. I was on my way to becoming an accountant, wanting so much to become somebody… until I came across a notice for an…
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Day 1-A Little Intro
Hey, I’m Amara! I’m a dancer in New York City. See my little video I shot above? That’s my little studio apartment in Queens. As you can see, I have waaaaay too many books! And the ballet shoes in the video? My mother, who introduced ballet to me, MADE those for me BY HAND… before…
