The name derives from the Latin verb regere, meaning “to direct”. In the past, families living in the countryside were larger, and many siblings would live with their extended family under the same roof as their original family. The Rezdôra was the matriarch who managed the home, the family matters, and the culinary traditions. She also took care of the livestock’s welfare and the orchards. She was a skilled cook and homemaker, not just a housewife, but a pillar of the community—a benevolent figure always available to help and have a positive impact in every situation. My grandmother was a Rezdôra. You would always find what you needed in her home: delicious food, a clean space, a stocked pantry, a full fridge, a sense of calm and joy, and thriving plants. Who doesn’t need a Rezdôra?