Frozen Drinks for Breakfast
Summer is back in full force – FINALLY! It’s been about 80 degrees or so here at the house for the last few days – with plenty of sun, to boot.* And you know what that means in our house – FROZEN SMOOTHIES FOR BREAKFAST! It’s fast, it’s delicious, it’s healthy. A glass of fruit [...]
Paying the Municipal Tax
If you rent a house or apartment in Peru, you may very well be expected to pay the municipal taxes. In the US, these charges are typically absorbed in the monthly rent, but here in Lima it’s normal to have the payment be a part of your rental contract. Fortunately, the cost isn’t all that [...]
Papa Rellena Peruana
A week or so ago, someone sent me a message asking me if I knew what papa rellena was, and if I had a recipe for it. You betcha! Papa rellena is Spanish for stuffed potato, and it’s a common appetizer and street food. When the boys were very little, street vendors outside the school [...]
Lucuma
Image by morrissey via Flickr Ten years ago, if you talked to me about fruit it would have been apples, bananas and oranges. Maybe the occasional pear, melon or peach thrown in, but nothing too out there. Living in Peru, that’s all changed. Now we have mango, papaya, guanabana (soursop), tamarindo, and my favorite – [...]
Peruvian Style Hot Chocolate
Ok, I know that here in Peru it’s all nice and warm. Heck, I’m even using the fan in the bedroom at night. That’s got more to do with hot flashes than the weather, though. Sorry – TMI? Anyway. So it might seem weird that I’d be making a post about hot chocolate. But the [...]
We Meet Alianza Lima!
It was an exciting weekend here around our place. Everyone’s favorite soccer team, Alianza Lima, played a game in Argentina and arrived back here in Lima on Saturday night. Now, I am not a soccer fan. I don’t know why they played in Argentina, or what the score was – I don’t even know if [...]
Raspadillas, Cremoladas and Marcianos
Street vendors are hugely popular in Lima – in all of Peru, in fact – and street food is a booming business. Some street vendors have one product that they sell all year, while others change products with the seasons. In the cooler months, you’ll see lots of arroz con leche and emolientes, but in [...]
Learning to be Happy
The other day I posted about the stages you will most likely go through as you adjust to expat life. The point of it is that it can take some time before you are really happy in your new life. I’ve also found, in conversation with other expats, that some people adjust easier than others [...]
Five Cool Down Summer Activities in Lima
Summer is my favorite time in Lima. It’s been cold and foggy for so long and didn’t really start getting sunny until about two weeks ago, yet I’m already hearing people complaining about the heat – even though the daily high is only about 77F! Whether you feel like it’s hot out there or not, [...]
Chicha de Jora
If you cook very many Peruvian dishes, eventually you’ll run up against the ingredient chicha de jora. And you may think to yourself, “What the hoohaw is chicha de jora?” Well, chicha (CHEE-cha) itself is a word used in Latin America as a catch-all for a variety of fermented drinks, especially those made using corn [...]
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