March: Quail in Rose Petal Sauce
- 12 rose, preferably red
- 12 chestnuts
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 drops of attar of roses
- 2 tablespoons anise
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 cloves garlic
- 6 quail
- 1 pitaya
This recipe of Quail in Rose Petal Sauce has a big impact on Tita's emotional beings. The rose petals reminded Tita of all the good times she has had with Pedro. "It was the first deep emotion she had felt since her sister's wedding, when she ahd heard Pedro confirm his love, trying to hide it from everyone's prying eyes," (Esquivel, 47). This recipe evokes an emotion in Tita that she will never be able to experience again.