I’m on a roll today, like a biology teacher, can’t help myself, this is fun.  Right around Christmastime, I was visiting my friend Ileana not far from the Cuscatlán stadium.  She has a small yard in front of her house, and prides herself in having the “nicest” one of all her neighbors.  She really does.  [...]

When you live in a northern climate, far away from the tropics, you never get a chance to see where some of your  yummies come from.   Kicking back on the couch on a chilly winter night, maybe with the gang, you pop open a can of mixed nuts and watch the football game.  A couple [...]

So I’m talking with my neighbor Sabas over the fence the other day.  He’s the same guy with the cool birds and plants I’ve mentioned before.   He had a couple soup bowls from meals I’ve passed over, and we were chatting about water bills or taxes, or something affecting the general populace here, when a [...]

We went on a trip to San Pedro Nanualco, where my brother-in-law and his family live, last June, and I thought I’d share the visit with you after running into the pictures again.  The star of this visit is my niece Doris.  While my husband worked with some men to cut lumber for the house [...]

I was finally able to get “Abate” – pronounced “ah-bah-tay” – a couple days ago at the health center on main street this week.   I stopped there just before New Years and they said they had some, but the people with keys were out that week and to come back next week.   Abate is a [...]

Bite into a potato.  Now bite into a Jicama. You’ll see for yourself, which one is the real “pomme de terre”.    They are bland in flavor with a slightly sweet taste, and a texture similar to crunchy apple.   Brought to you by El Salvador.  It’s Jicama season.   Buy one, try one, enjoy yourself. I had [...]