“Rompopo, a Latin-style eggnog filled with plenty of rum, cinnamon and vanilla, is so much a part of my family’s history that it’s more like a fifth food group at every special event during colder months,” says Eat Boutique founder Maggie Battista, whose book Food Gift Love—featuring recipes for edible gifts, complete with wrapping how-tos—hits shelves Oct. 13. “The recipe found our family through my mother. She was born in Honduras but settled in the U.S. in the 1960s, with dreams of being a singer. She still makes her own private stash of rompopo today, adding a little extra rum, humming as she stirs and sips.”
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By Jacqueline Houton Sept. 25, 2015
“Rompopo, a Latin-style eggnog filled with plenty of rum, cinnamon and vanilla, is so much a part of my family’s history that it’s more like a fifth food group at every special event during colder months,” says Eat Boutique founder Maggie Battista, whose book Food Gift Love—featuring recipes for edible gifts, complete with wrapping how-tos—hits shelves Oct. 13. “The recipe found our family through my mother. She was born in Honduras but settled in the U.S. in the 1960s, with dreams of being a singer. She still makes her own private stash of rompopo today, adding a little extra rum, humming as she stirs and sips.”
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