CALDO DE PATA Dedicated to my daughter Melodia who always oversaw the lunch preparation in our house in Ecuador. Though she was too young to cook, she wasnʼt too young to take it all in. WHOLE FOODS Manufactured, processed, prepared packaged foods. Ugh! Farm fresh, pastured, organic, non-GMO, hormone free, pesticide free, garden grown, foraged […]
LA CASA DE ROY AND THE ILL-FATED TURKEY, Part II
Ill-Fated Turkey Thanksgiving in Ecuador When Melodia and I lived in Ecuador, American Thanksgiving was almost never remembered. We were far removed from American traditions and cultural events. The date for Thanksgiving came and went each year, but I was usually unaware. Some years my husband Raul would lament, “Hey, I just realized Thanksgiving already […]