All Entries Tagged With: "Venezuela"
We’re Shreddin’ the Beef Today…
Hi! Just Me… in the kitchen today. And last night. Having friends over tonight for a little themed dinner party and I’ve been cooking carne mechada since 6:00 last night. Carne mechada? Other names for it are ‘ropa vieja’ or shredded beef. It is a wonderful Venezuelan dish that my sweet cousin, Paola, taught me. [...]
Remembering Lucy
The affectionate, craving attention, ‘carry me around please’ kind of cat Lucy was not. The primping, preening, super-clean cat she was not either. When I set out to find a companion back when I was just 23 years old, the decision to keep Lucy was a quick one that did not require much decision on [...]
A Housekeeper: Cultural Differences
So it is Friday and I’m sitting around in my bathrobe because I cannot quite overcome the chill that is in the house this morning. Sleeping in the cold is just heavenly, all snuggled under the warm covers, but then the chill in the air as you stumble to the coffeepot is just…. well, PAINFUL! [...]
Acceptance is Everything
Everything with me is such a ‘work in progress’. I never feel like I’m achieving what I set out to do. I guess I should be contented in the fact that, like with everything, it is not about the destination, but the journey along the way. I know I’m being vague, but it is by [...]
Kudos From a Stranger
I had the nicest thing happen to me last night. I got a phone call that a family friend was coming over and bringing someone that I had never met. No problem, I said, and I quickly re-shuffled my evening plans in my mind. I was within seconds of taking off my work clothes and [...]
The Unpopular Gringa
There is an article I would like you to read. Please read it. It ran in yesterday’s Time magazine, about the kidnapping situation in Venezuela. Let me just tell you this: this article only scratches the surface regarding this horrific problem in Venezuela. Keep in mind that Venezuela is under socialist rule and the government [...]
