Dog Crazy!
We’re crazy about dogs in our house. If we thought we could get away with it, we’d probably have a dozen of them by now. As it is, we make due with our three – Reina, Chance and Bisou. Reina is a mutt – she was our first dog as a family. I found her [...]
The Tumi – A Peruvian National Symbol
Guest post by Maureen Santucci The tumi is a sacrificial knife that was used for thousands of years in Peru by many pre-Inca cultures as well as the Inca themselves. It was primarily used for ritual sacrifices, especially in honor of the sun, which held prime spiritual significance for indigenous Peruvians. The blade would be [...]
Tragedy en el Classico
In Peru, as in much of South America, everyone has their own favorite soccer team. But there is one pair of teams that are considered the top rivalry in the national league – and in Peru, those two teams are Alianza Lima and Universitario. This past Saturday saw el clasico – the showdown between the [...]
Menu Plan – Week of 25 September
This seems to be becoming a regular theme! Once again, things went on around here and in the end I didn’t get all the meals I had planned this week cooked, so a couple of them are moving onto this weeks meal list. Meals are really hectic now with Chino back in the house. Not [...]
First Day of Spring in Lima
Today is the first day of spring, but here in Lima it doesn’t feel much different than the last day of winter. Or the first day of winter, to be honest! This year seemed to take a while to get cold. I feel like it’s been colder this year than in years before, but it [...]
Dressing Lima Style
I am not a fashionista. I want to make that clear right from the start. I’ve never really been one of those people that spends a lot of money on clothes. In fact, I can’t even remember the last time I bought any! It has to be at least four years ago, the last time [...]
Watching TV in Lima
There are a surprising number of English speaking channels here in Peru, or at least in Lima where we have a few cable and satellite options. Several networks broadcast in English with Spanish subtitles. Most of these – channels like the Sony network, The Warner Bros network and Fox – show the popular sitcoms and [...]
Weekly Menu Plan – Sept 18-24
This past week we had a surprise – 14 year old Chino moved back in with us in a surprising turn of events. Ok, not all that surprising, if you know his mother – not even unexpected. It just happened quite suddenly and apart from us being really happy that our family is back together [...]
Easy Salad Recipes
I like to make a lot of salads as side dishes. One reason, my kids aren’t crazy about cooked vegetables, but they’ll eat a lot of things if they’re raw in a salad. Also, salads are so easy and quick to throw together. Also – super healthy! Since I’ve been on the Jamie Oliver kick [...]
Apple Crisp
I love to cook, but I’ve never been much of a baker – But I LOVE baking this apple crisp. Baking can be rigid. If proportions, temperatures and timing aren’t exactly right, things can be a mess – cakes don’t rise, souffles fall, brownies come out hard as a rock. It’s like science. But cooking [...]
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