puerto rican advocados
Remember when the price of food spiked during the COVID-19 lock-downs? What if that wasn’t just a one off event, but a preview of the […]
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How I use coconuts in Puerto Rico
Video transcript: Several months ago I did a video on how to remove the husk from a brown coconut, an easy way to do that. […]
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how to open coconut husk (quick and easy!)
Video transcript: Apparently, this is coconut season here in Puerto Rico, at least where I live. Almost every day I go down to the beach […]
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how to get your municipal business license (patente municipal) in puerto rico
I think it’s pretty clear to longtime readers of this blog that I LOATHE waiting in lines. So you can imagine the sinking feeling I […]
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diy backup water storage (for condos / apartments)
The dam at nearby Lake Guajataca made national news as it was badly damaged and nearly failed in the days following Hurricane Maria. This reservoir supplies water […]
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diy homemade nattō! (and yogurt)
Sticky, stinky, stringy, and downright delicious! Japanese people love their nattō and being half Japanese myself, I’m certainly no exception. I have fond memories of waking […]
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homemade mineral sunscreen
They say that the sun’s UV rays are more intense as you move closer to the equator. It didn’t take long for me to be able […]
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