It Started with One Light Pole

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art community, jama coaque sello art, jama coaque sellos, jama ecuador, Lisa Brunetti, luchy cevallos, manabi art, manabi artists, precolumbian art, route of the jama sellos, rycardo aclivar, sergio

The small town of Jama Ecuador has many multi-talented artists, and most of them dodge the spotlight.  How can they get more recognition if someone doesn’t prod them forward from time to time?!

BIRDING AROUND

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Birding in Ecuador, Black-Crowned Night Heron, Cattle Egret, Ecuador, Frigate bird, pelican, Snowy Egret, Yellow Crowned Night Heron, zeebra, zeebra rocks

When high ebb coincides with sunrise and sunset,  a living work of art calls me to the river.  Thousands of waterbirds punctuate certain areas of the mangroves, and to my good fortune, they roost in my little slice of heaven!  During nesting season (now!) their numbers swell, and the cacophony builds as the sun slinks toward the horizon.  With paddle in one hand and camera in the other, I shove the kayak into the water and join them.

“Quinouli” (Keen-oo-lee) Fritatta

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Breakfast Ideas, Brunch recipes, Hibiscus Tea, Hibiscus tea from fresh flowers, quinoa, Quinoa Fritatta, Quinouli, Tabouli

Quinouli Fritatta - Bipolar presentation to show top and bottom of fritatta!

The “Quinoa-Tabouli” post gleaned a great new name:  Quinouli!  Thanks LT!

This morning-after experiment with quinouli leftovers was a success!  I should switch back to painting soon, or I’m going to gain weight!

Let’s go to the kitchen!   Z

Quinoa-Spinach-Hibiscus “Tabouli”

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cooking with hibiscus, Quinoa Recipe, Quinoa-spinach Tabouli, Recipes for Diabetics

Quinoa-spinach-hibiscus Tabouli

As a watercolorist, I am a purist and believe in saving the white of the paper without the use of masking fluids or tape.    I am equally-sensitive about certain traditional foods, and it seems a bit wrong to call this, “tabouli,” just because it looks like tabouli!   I welcome suggestions for a better name!

Whatever we call it, this recipe uses quinoa instead of wheat and is a much-better choice for diabetics or people with wheat sensitivities. (When using fresh flowers, always be sure that they have not been treated with pesticides!)

This is so easy!

Flooding Continues

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Flooding Chone Ecuador, Flooding Manabi Ecuador, March 2012 Manabi Flooding, Rio Jama Flood

Rio Jama back in Bounds --- 06 - Mar - 2012 - photo copyright L. Brunetti

 Manabi Ecuador’s farming belt area continues to suffer from flooding, as the canton of Chone and neighboring areas battle what some say is the worst flooding in 40 years.   At least 90% of the urban areas of Chone are flooded and remain under red alert,

Creative Cooking & Cursing Computers!

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Achojcha, Computer frustrations, Experience Ecuador, February 2012 Manabi flooding, Lentil Burgers, Naranjilla, Sarah Dettman, Tomate Arbol

 (Pictured above:  Parsley, New Zealand Spinach, Potatoes, Carrots, Pineapple, Limons, Green Peppers, Tomatillos, Achojcha, Tomatoes, Tomate de Arbol, Sweet Potatoes, Celery, Garlic (from Chile), Red Onions, Broccoli – all for ten dollars and some change!)

The devil surely has his fingers in the computer world!  True to my recent statement, “It’s not what one has planned for the day,” this week brought computer demons that altered my priorities!   An ultra-sluggish Windows 7 system refused to upload any information, my computer challenged my competitive spirit, and I was determined to wrestle it back into submission.

..When All Else Fails... (Probably 30 attempts to upload this before it worked!)

This problem happens only