New Year’s Eve Is Coming
Tomorrow night is New Year’s Eve. Next year will be the last year of the first decade of the 2000′s – hard to believe this 10 years has passed so quickly. Seems like it was just yesterday that everyone was panicked about the Y2K bug. That NYE passed badly for me – I was sick [...]
One Crazy Christmas
Image by pellis via Flickr We ended up with a holiday worthy of ‘A Christmas Story’. Christmas Eve, I’m expected my husband’s family to show up – as they have every year for the last five years - with all the food. My mother in law usually cooks the basic meal, and I like to [...]
What Are You Eating For Christmas?
Image via Wikipedia Christmas in Peru takes place on Christmas Eve. My mother in law is doing the turkey, and most of the rest of the food. I’m going to make a couple casseroles full of scalloped potatoes – if I’m lucky enough to find cheddar cheese in the market, I’ll make that au gratin. [...]
Happy Birthday to My Mom!
Image via Wikipedia Today is my mom’s birthday, and I just wanted to take this opportunity to tell her how much I love her, and how important she is in my life.
Christmas in Lima
Cover of A Charlie Brown Christmas(TM) Christmas is getting closer, and I’m just not feeling it. Believe it or not, I think I miss the crass commercialization of Christmas in the US! I miss seeing decorations everywhere, music blaring in every store, commercials non-stop on the TV. I did see Santa Claus in Wong (a [...]
Peanut Butter, Bananas and Mayo
Ok, people – What’s the weirdest food that you love? Since I was a kid, I loved banana sandwiches – sliced banana and mayonnaise on white bread. As I got older, I started experimenting. Wheat bread was a good choice. Banana and peanut butter was good, especially with a little honey. Any kind of nuts [...]
Zarsa – Peruvian Salsa
Image via Wikipedia If there’s one thing you can say about Peruvians, it’s that they love onions. Red onions are a part of just about every meal. Even when they aren’t cooked into the food, you’ll find them served raw as a side dish. This side dish is officially called ‘Salsa Criolla’ , but everywhere [...]
¡Viva Alianza! and Other Sports News
Image via Wikipedia Today is the big day between Alianza Lima and Universitario. These are the two favorite teams out of all the Peruvian teams, and they have a huge rivalry. This season, the championship is down to the two of them, and everyone is a-flutter. In our house, we’re big Alianza fans. (I say [...]
I make the BEST roast chicken
If you live in Peru, you have the secret to absolutely delicious roast meats right in your grocery store. In the section of the supermarket where they sell seasonings and mixes, you’ll find some sauces under the brand name Piki. I’ve been using the rocoto molida for cooking and my husband likes to put in [...]
Swine Flu :(
This past Saturday evening, my oldest son David mentioned that his throat felt a little scratchy. I gave him some hot tea, but about an hour later his mom came by and picked him up for the weekend, and I didn’t think any more about it. When he came home Monday morning, he had breakfast, [...]
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