Here’s a fond memory from childhood: the open jar of pickled banana peppers in the refrigerator. I liked the sweet, tangy flavor. But there was always a question hanging over these peppers: How, exactly, were you supposed to eat them? They were on the large size. Were you supposed to cut them up? Or just start […]
What’s the difference between a salsa and a relish? I’m not sure there is any other than the name. The occasion for for this one arose when our friend Ben returned from a trip to New Mexico with an armful of green chilies. I don’t know the variety. He’d just seen them in an open […]
Just when I thought our “food appreciation” classes would be leaving Guatemala to continue our virtual world food tour our friend Grace, who works at the local library, e-mailed that she had located a Guatemalan cookbook. After paging through many intriguing recipes, I decided we must extend our stay another week so we could make […]
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