Yet another linguistically discouraging day at school, and nary a travel story to report except a fun dinner with my two favorite people from the Tikal trip, along with a woman I would have favorited if I’d talked to her. Their lodging in Antigua has mesmerizing views of Agua, Fuego and Acatenango. Fuego was spitting out a little tendril of smoke. Anyway, my three dinner-mates are studying Spanish at San Jose el Viejo, which they […]
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La Receta de los Rellenitos
Here’s Silvia’s recipe Silvia for the dulce tipico she bought me in Monterrico. [Sorry: the accents fell off the page.] Makes 10–15. 6 Platanos (grandes o medianos, con un poco de amarillo y negro; no bananas) Frijoles negros (no liquidos o duros; medianos) Aceite Azucar (2 cucharadas) Canela Vainilla Lavar y cortar en 3 partes los platanos (con piel) y cocinar con agua, azucar y canela. Cubrir los platanos con el agua y cocinar por […]
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