Like many migrants who moved to Mexico in a quest for a better life, Laura Linares finds that when she misses Venezuela, preparing traditional dishes from her childhood helps to ease her homesickness. Linares was one of the winners of an international migrant culinary competition with a typical potato stew from her region called turmada. "It's a warm dish. You feel like you're at home. You feel like you're being hugged," Linares says. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES