Here is a second recipe from our Treasurer Mary Weick-Brady. Now that it’s getting colder, it is time to get out those hot chocolate recipes. Here is one from Ecuador. Of course, if you can dry your own cacao, cook down your own beans and make your own chocolate ball, it would be the best chocolate drink. If not, here is a close second: …
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Here is a post from our treasurer, Mary Weick-Brady, ’82-‘84, what we hope will be a regular feature!
We’ve all seen the herbs in the markets throughout the regions of Ecuador and, as a public health nurse working in the subtropic area of Bolivar province, I encountered many types of health care workers including herbalists or curanderos. I learned about numerous herbs and ways to use them during my life in Echeandia and I will share some of these through this website, along with some familiar recipes that contain the herbs. I also gathered ideas from a book called the “Herbs of Ecuador” as this became a fantastic reference for me when I worked with the herbalists in order to get a better understanding of why they did what they did with the herbs. …
Herbs Found in Ecuador #1 – A Parsley Recipe Read More »
