Family-Style Drama
What did Tita have to do to her beans in order for them to cook properly?
She had to sing to them
The movement of the _ _ _ _ _ combined with the movement of their bodies as they made love for the first time, at a gallop and with great deal of difficulty. (5 letters)
Fill in the blank
Horse
What food makes Tita cry?
Onions
While Tita did not cook in Chapter 6 (June), she received a recipe for making what, and who gave it to her?
A Recipe for Making Matches and Dr. John Brown
What food did Tita prepare in the first chapter, set in the month of January? (2 words; 9 letters, 5 letters)
C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R_ _ _ _
Christmas Rolls
What type of flowers did Mama Elena require in her bath?
Lavender flowers
Anyone looking at Tita could easily have mistaken this look of recognition for a look of sorrow, but she didn't feel any sorrow. Now she finally understood the meaning of the expression "fresh as a head of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ " - that's the odd, detached way a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ should feel at being separated abruptly from another _ _ _ _ _ _ _ with which it had grown up. (7 letters)
Fill in the blank with the same repeated word.
Lettuce
What is Tita's favorite childhood food?
Sausage Rolls
What dish does Tita prepare in Chapter 2, set in the month of February? (3 words; 7 letters, 7 letters, 4 letters)
C _ _ _ _ _ W_ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _
Chabela Wedding Cake
What dish does Tita prepare in Chapter 3, set in the month of March? (5 words; 5 letters, 2 letters, 4 letters, 5 letters, 5 letters)
Q _ _ _ _ in R _ _ _ P _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _
Quail in Rose Petal Sauce
After their wedding, because of Mama Elena, to which city did Pedro and Rosaura move?
San Antonio
As you see, within our bodies each of us has the elements needed to produce phosphorous. And let me tell you something I've never told a soul. My grandmother had a very interesting theory; she said that each of us is born with a _ _ _ (3 letters) of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7 letters) inside us but we can't strike them all by ourselves....
Fill in the Blank (2 words).
Fill in the blank and who said it?
Box of Matches
Dr. John Brown
From which state did John’s Aunt Mary travel?
Pennsylvania
What did Tita make in Chapter 8 in august? (1 word)
C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Double points if you can spell it
Champandongo
In Chapter 10, which takes place in October, what dish does Tita make that consists of two words? (2 words; 5 letters, 8 letters)
C _ _ _ _ F _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cream Fritters
When Gertrudis arrived to reunite with Tita, what was the first thing she asked for?
Hot Chocolate
"Pedro didn't offer any resistance. He let Tita _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (1 word; 9 letters) to the farthest corners of his being, and all the while they couldn't take their eyes off each other. He said "Thank you, I have never had anything so exquisite."
Fill in the Blank.
Penetrate
Approximately how many eggs were used to make the wedding cake for Rosaura and Pedro? (Acceptable range: ±10)
170
In Chapter 7, which takes place in July, what type of soup does Tita prepare?
Ox-Tail
What dish does Tita prepare in Chapter 4, set in the month of April? (7 words; 6 letters, 4 letters, 4 letters, 7 letters, 3 letters, 6 letters, 5 letters)
T _ _ _ _ _ M _ _ _ with A _ _ _ _ _ and
S _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _
Turkey Mole with Almonds and Sesame Seeds
On what day in January is the bread sliced for the Three Kings Day celebration?
On what day in February must the person who finds the doll in the bread hold a celebration?
6th
2nd
Everyone else, including the ranch hands, was making _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (3 words; 3 letters, 10 letters, 4 letters), wherever they had happened to end up. Some, under the bridge between Piedras Negras and Eagle Pass. The more conservative, in their cars, hastily pulled over to the side of the road. The rest , wherever they could.
Fill in the Blank.
Mad Passionate Love
In Chapter 12, which takes place in December, what dish does Tita prepare? (Bonus Points for the exact wording with no hint!)
Chiles in Walnut Sauce
In Chapter 11, which takes place in November, what dish does Tita make? It includes two parts:
Beans with Chile Tezcucana-Style
What dish does Tita prepare in Chapter 5, set in the month of May? (3 words; 7 letters, 5 letters, 7 letters)
N _ _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _
Northern Style Chorizo