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Stuffed Pineapple

Stuffed Pineapple

next 2025/12 ― The white rice creates a stark contrast in this colorful meal, which included a stuffed umbrella-enhanced pineapple. After eating this meal, I was the one who was stuffed.

Pan de aguacate

Pan de aguacate

next 2025/10 ― Los cocineros colombianos que prepararón este pan a base de aguacate se enojan cuando digo que es un pan a base de palta, pero la palabra que me parece la más latina se ubica en el diccionario inglés : avocado.

Authentic Pizza

Authentic Pizza

next 2025/09 – In Sanremo, Italy, a chef repeatedly threw pizza dough in the air and caught it. That gray dough was made of carbon vegetable flour. It was topped with porcini mushrooms and prosciutto. Baked, served, then devoured.

A Kronosaurus

A Kronosaurus

next 2025/06 ― This terrifying apex predator is a kronosaurus. Think of it as a giant crocodile head on the body of a whale. It has been in Villa de Leyva, Colombia for over 100 million years! Rather than to move this fossil, a museum was built on top of it.

The Harp

The Harp

next 2025/05 ― I wish I had taken music in high school. I would have learned about the instruments in an orchestra. Well, I got a rare opportunity to sit behind a harp. It has 47 strings. The red strings produce the note C and the blue strings produce the note F. The strings play […]

A Bird in Hand

A Bird in Hand

next 2025/01 ― The adage says: “A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.” Here I have a bird in each hand and there is another on the bench―just because I was not about to put seeds on my head. To sum it up, if my calculations are correct, two birds in hand […]

Triceratops are Tops

Triceratops are Tops

next 2024/12 ― In my mind, rhinos are as cute as a button, and I always go out of my way to visit dinosaurs in museums. Drawing from the best of both worlds, the most endearing creature would have to be the triceratops, the rhino-like dinosaur. Long live the―oh! never mind!

Sushi Class

Sushi Class

next 2024/08 — The chef hats manifest the seriousness of this sushi class that Mayra and I attended. We used nori, which are sheets of seaweed, to wrap together the sticky rice, ginger, avocado and seafood. After a dip in sauces and wasabi, these tasty creations met their Maker.