This coming week we celebrate Thanksgiving in the U.S. Though I have lived in Guatemala for the past five Thanksgivings, I still celebrate by making a feast for my family…
The days are getting cooler. Where I live, in the highlands of Guatemala, cooler means that the temperature outside has dropped from 78 degrees F to 68. Brrrr. Time to…
On October 5, 2005, a landslide cause by the torrential rains of Hurricane Stan buried the village of Panabaj, part of Santiago Atitlán, under tons of mud. Hundreds of people…
Fall is apple season; that’s just as true here in Guatemala as it is in the U.S. The local markets are loaded with crisp little apples, and what better to…
Today’s guest post is from Marco Solo, guitarist and lifelong musician. Guitarists are notorious amongst musicians for obsessing about ridiculously small details of their craft. That being said, I have…
While my friends in the northern U.S. are posting photos of the beautiful changing colors of fall, I’m watching our own changing colors with delight. We’re almost to November, my…
My favorite orange sweet potatoes are uncommon in the Lake Atitlan area. We find them now and then, along with a purple variety, but most of the sweet potatoes (camote)…
I had some leftover garbanzos after making Moroccan Eggplant Garbanzo Stew, and wanted to make something besides hummus. As I looked through my lunch recipes, it hit me that I…
Many years ago I was having lunch at a San Diego restaurant with a friend. Gazpacho was one of the few vegan items on the menu and we both ordered it….
When I first went vegan, I was told it was impossible to make vegan waffles. The waffle overlords said waffles couldn’t exist without eggs. Wrongy-wrong-wrong! This is my favorite waffle…
French author and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was taking off from the Guatemala City airport in February, 1938, on his way to South America. The airplane, accidentally overloaded with fuel, crashed…
My family loves pasta. I’m always trying new pasta dishes that are low in fat but still satisfy my dad, who loves high-fat, creamy dishes. This vegan pasta alfredo fits…
Many people have trouble understanding what I eat. Even though the word “vegan” has become much better understood than it used to be, I talk with a surprising number of…
A while back I posted my version of vegan dog food. Amitu, the queen of the household, likes her homemade food, but her favorite food snack is the vegan peanut butter…
I hesitate to call this a meatloaf. I didn’t like meatloaf much back in my meat-eating days, and I love this savory mix of lentils and vegetables. For many people, however,…
Commercial vegan cheeses aren’t available in the Lake Atitlan area, so I make my own. On a recent trip to the U.S., however, we decided to try a few commercial vegan…
One of my favorite things about living on the shore of Lake Atitlan is that I can hop in my kayak at any time, getting nice exercise while taking in…
I wanted a more clever name for this recipe. My husband suggest Uber Tuber Salad. Great idea, but not a big hit on Google. The name may be boring, but…
I’m not a big fan of mayonnaise. When I still lived in California I avoided mayo, mostly because of the fat content. If I really needed some for a specialty…
For many plant-based eaters, cheese was the hardest food to give up. How many people have you heard say “I would be vegan but I just can’t give up cheese!”…
