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Using Leftover Eggwhites – Chewy Chocolate Meringues
Chocolate Meringue Cookies, how I use up leftover eggwhites
Segedin Goulash
One of the best things I’ve ever eaten is this Segedin Goulash – a sauerkraut goulash.
Spiced Pumpkin Mousse – no bake Thanksgiving
If you don’t want to turn on the oven this Thanksgiving, or if you don’t have an oven, spiced pumpkin mousse makes a wonderful no bake Thanksgiving dessert.
Making Ceviche in Quito, Ecuador
Carrie and I took part in a cooking class at Simon Bolivar language school where they taught us how to make ceviche with shrimp (ceviche de camarones) and chocho (a kind of bean – ceviche de chocho). Directions for making…
Patacones (fried plantains another way), perfect with a mug of coffee
The next step down the Ecuador green plantain trail is: patacones. Patacones are kind of like plantain pancakes. By this I mean flattened chunks of fried plantain. They are absolutely delicious. They are best enjoyed with a nice cup of…
Ecuadorian food: Chifles (fried plantain chips)
How to make chifles from green plantain. Chifles are fried plantain chips. We made chifles in Ecuador with our Spanish teacher, Maribel. Depending on the oil you use, chifles are better for you than any potato chips. Chifles are delicious.
Climbing Kilimanjaro Equals Making Pizza?
We live South of Denver, but I had a business function up North today at 120th and Federal, and it was a rather hazy day, but here’s a shot of Denver. There’s Bill (one of our sponsors!) Carrie and I…