In this heartfelt love story, Diana shares the intimate journey of her mother’s final thirteen months.

Their love of food and cooking together was the basis for their close relationship, and as Rose battles, a terminal illness, once again home-cooked food, is at the center of their farewell. Diana cooks her mother's heirloom Mexican recipes every weekend while Rose presides from her nearby hospice bed and completes taste tests to ensure that Diana has perfected her favorite dishes. None of these multi-generational recipes had been written down. Diana knew how to make several of her dishes before Rose became terminally ill, but whenever they cooked together, Rose always added more spices and made the final tweaks to recipes when Diana wasn't in the kitchen.

Molé Mama: A Memoir of Love, Cooking and Loss

By Diana M. Silva

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So it was in these last thirteen months that Diana knew she had to perfect their cherished Mexican family heirloom recipes or they'd be lost forever.

Rose was a patient, loving teacher, and her food was magical! She had a way of making everyone feel at home around her, loved, listened too like they were important and cared for, and always filled their tummies with a memorable meal.

Rose also uses this precious time to help Diana understand the secrets to a good life: forgiveness, love, faith, and gratitude for every moment. Witnessing her mother's grace and zest for life during these last few months changes Diana's understanding of how to live, and this is the best recipe her mother ever shared.

Diana hopes that her story will inspire you to be courageous, present, authentic and vulnerable during your farewell journeys.

The book includes some of Rose’s most cherished recipes, Chicken mole, Spanish rice, chili beans, enchiladas, guacamole and others.

Reviews describe it as a mix of Like Water for Chocolate and Tuesdays with Morrie. Many readers have shared that Diana’s book brought them deep comfort and an understanding that they weren't alone in their heartbreaking farewells.