Category Archives: In the kitchen

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Cangrejada

November 14th, 2011

Jared (son #2) and his girlfriend, Karina, invited us all over to their place yesterday for an all-day crab fest. Yes, that’s what we know as a cangrejada. So I thought I would share a few images today of some typical Ecuadorian seafood.

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Mother’s Day Every Day?

May 9th, 2011

I hope you had a lovely, lovely day with your kids. From the comments some of you left yesterday, it seems you did. And if everyone had a day like mine, I’m sure you’re wishing it was like this everyday!

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Feta-herb popovers with mango dipping sauce

September 7th, 2010

I wish I loved to cook as much as I love to quilt. Especially when I see photos like this one. You would actually think this would inspire me. And it does. I see a quilt pattern…

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What’s for lunch?

August 29th, 2010

Hmmm… how many of these do you think I can eat?

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Figs anyone? Or how to go out of your mind trying to find ways to use them

August 25th, 2010

You wouldn’t know it from looking at it. It isn’t even that big. But this little tree in our back yard spits out figs faster than a tennis ball machine. Literally. My mom had the leaves trimmed off for easier picking. Bags and bags have been given away to any friend willing to take them. [...]

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A weekend to catch up!

August 21st, 2010

All of a sudden I feel like I have really fallen behind with work related (and personal!) activities! It seems we took a lot of photos this summer, so before they fall by the wayside I feel I really need to sort through them, trash the bad ones, organize the good ones, print those that [...]

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Homemade Fettuccine

August 17th, 2010

Alexia and Julian will be returning to the U.S. tomorrow. It’s hard to believe the summer is practically over and everyone will be back in school next week. So to celebrate one of the most fun summers ever, and to wish our sweet kids a safe trip, we are having a family get-together today. And [...]

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New England Clam Chowder

July 21st, 2010

Among the many, many reasons why I am so happy to have Jamie home again is that she likes to cook. And she is a wonderful cook at that. So over the past few weeks we have been able to enjoy several of her “works of art.” Yesterday she made me one of my favorite [...]

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Dulce de higos (fig preserves in syrup)

June 21st, 2010

The last week has been all about family. And soccer. And no, I haven’t sat around watching three different soccer games a day, except for the weekend. But there’s at least one match a day that HAS TO be seen and, when time allows, up to three. In between we have played games, cooked together, [...]

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More on banana cake

May 20th, 2010

A couple of weeks ago I shared (here) on some banana cake my mom made one day for my sewing circle. Since then she has corrected me: I had stated one of the ingredients was flour, and she has pointed out there is no flour (or sugar) in this recipe. So I tried it myself [...]

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