Weekly Meal Plan – Week of Oct 31
This is going to be short and to the point, because I’ve got a ton of work to get done today! I’ll be happy when we find a new housekeeper – just keeping up with the laundry and dishes around this place is a full time job. It’s not like back home where it took [...]
Halloween Ghost Stories in Lima
Who watched “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” last night? I did! I always loved that one when I was a kid. I think I identified with Linus more than any of the other Peanuts characters, and there’s something to be said about sticking to your beliefs despite the ridicule of others. I hadn’t seen [...]
Weekly Menu Plan Oct 24-30
I kind of liked doing this post on Monday last week, so I think I’ll just keep doing that! Last week was Elizabeth’s last week working for us. She’d been a part of our lives for over a year, cleaning house and helping me out with just a million different things – and I’m kind [...]
Watching US Television from Overseas
Photo credit: alvimann from morguefile.com A couple of weeks ago, I talked a little bit about the state of TV here in Peru. One of the things I mentioned was how my favorite channel had gone off the air, and how totally bummed out about it I was. Well, wouldn’t you know it – I’ve [...]
Cooking Brown Rice in the Rice Cooker
In my attempt to get my family to eat healthier, I’ve been slowly making changes to our diet. I’ve talked (ad nauseum, I’m sure) about how much rice and potatoes are involved in the typical Peruvian criollo diet. While I’ve got absolutely nothing against carbs, I’m pretty sure that we’ve been eating way too many [...]
Weekly Meal Plan – Oct 17-23
Dudes – I totally forget to make my meal plan post yesterday! I know this isn’t really a big deal to anybody but me, but as my friend Jackie says, it’s important to make plans and stick to them. I have the same problems as Jackie – when I don’t make my list, things go [...]
Sopa Fuchifu
The name sounds like the villain in a bad Charlie Chan movie, and for a long time I never even bothered asking what it was. It just sounded so ridiculous, and no one in the family ever mentioned it, so I assumed it wasn’t anything to write home about. Then one day at a chifa [...]
Meeting Other Americans in Peru
I’m a busy work at home mom, and I don’t get out of the house much. I spend all day working at home on the computer, building our businesses (both online and off) and taking care of my kids. Cooking, cleaning up and helping with homework take a lot of my time. So, I don’t [...]
The Great Roommate Hunt
It’s that time again, we’ve got a roommate leaving us and are looking for another one to take his place. If you’ve ever tried to find a roommate, you know how stressful it can be. If you’re like us, you need to get someone in quickly, it’s no good on your budget having the room [...]
Weekly Menu Plan – October 9-15
You know what’s annoying? Having a kid that harasses you for hours asking “Is it lunch time yet? When’s it going to be ready? How much loooooonnnngggggeeeerrrrrrrrrr?” So I fix lunch, put the plates on the table, and the first thing the kid says is “Ewww, this is gross”. Of course, I say “So sorry [...]
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