*En español después de las fotos I know! This is the first time I’m posting something that is not for dessert. Before, I wasn’t the one that was preparing my own meals and so it wasn’t quite under my control to capture a portion of our meals and take pretty pictures of them. Now, it … Continue reading »
Brigadeiro – A Brazilian Dessert/Un postre brasileño
-traducción en español al fin de esta entrada- Well, well, well. Has it been too long since I’ve put up a new entry? Unfortunately it has! I am looking at the date that my last entry was posted and I am ashamed of myself for letting this blog go so long without any kind of maintenance. The … Continue reading »
Vanilla Puff Pastry Pillows
Something that we face daily while working in Puno, is trying to throw water on smoldering superstitions. It’s a hard line to define whether we should confront them or not because sometimes they are just silly/quirky beliefs and aren’t necessarily satanic in nature. We had to confront a belief yesterday that had me literally flabbergasted! … Continue reading »
Vanilla Kettle Corn
Youins up in Ohio, I hear, are getting quite a bit of snow! How cold is it where you’re at? I’m glad for you guys in Ohio though, with all your snow, even though I’m sure the majority of you are wishing to blow-torch all the neighborhood snowmen for a winter genocide. Interesting piece of random … Continue reading »
Pill Bottle Cookies
A Very Merry Christmas to all my readers! For two days I am planning on doing absolutely, 100% NADA! It’s going to be amazing, and it’s going to go super fast too, which is too bad. Good news about being at 12,000 feet is that it’s nice and cold and gives the atmosphere, at least, … Continue reading »
Alfajores
It’s right around the corner. Christmas is knocking on our doors. It’s coming to me without family, snow or a big Christmas tree. When it comes down to it, what does Christmas mean to you? I’m learning that it doesn’t always have to have snow. There’s only a small percentage of the world that gets … Continue reading »
Maicillos – Cornstarch Cookies
“You don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone,” is not a phrase that stands true only for hot-shot guys who take their women for granted. It’s true for many occasions. Do you have a favorite season? Mine used to be Spring, only because my birthday was in Spring. But then, I went to Costa … Continue reading »