Salsa
(A Teresa Roberts special)
1 Anaheim chili
2 Jalepenos
2 Serrano chilis
1/2 bunch of cilantro
3 cloves of garlic
1 big can of diced tamatoes
handful of salt
1/2 handful of cajun
Put it all in a blender and ready to serve! I would take out all the seeds - and enjoy!
The Island Calls - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat & Think With Your Taste Buds - Desserts
‘For a brief period, early in my
life, things were wonderful. When I was very young my family, which
consisted of my mom and dad and my three sisters, lived in Northridge, California
on Napa Street. My mother, Nikki Philips, was young and beautiful –
she was tall, blonde, slender, and a model at the time. She had big
beautiful blue eyes that grabbed you! A perfect match for my father.
My father had come to the United States from Guam
when he was 17 and still in the Marines, but he was 32 when meet my
mom, and his dark good looks contrasted, yet complemented, our mother’s
fair complexion. My father’s name was Felix Montanona Garrido. I felt
lucky to have the parents I had. My older sisters, Kim and Stephanie,
were five and six when I was three. They had a different father than
Peggy and I, as our mother had been married before. But we were a close
family,
always looking out for one another. Peggy, the baby, was a year
younger than I. We lived in an old, two bedroom house with a very large
fenced yard. I felt safe and deeply loved by my family.’
Teresa Garrido’s life changed when
one day her father left her mother, taking her with him. He hoped her
around from place to place until he apparently decided she would
be better off with her mother. Upon returning her, he made her promise
him one thing and that was that she would always take care of her baby
sister Peggy. She made the promise and as life went on, she stepped in
to rescue her sister more times than she could count.
Peggy was blonde and fair skinned
like her mother whereas Teresa took after her father with dark hair,
skin and eyes. This difference in looks caused problems for Teresa
throughout her school years with kids calling her names and wanting to
know where she came from. Peggy was well accepted due to her beauty and
trusting nature, which brought major problems when it came to men.
Even as a child, she was the target for pedophiles. It became Teresa’s
job to watch her constantly, as she had promised her dad.
Teresa loved her father and knew
that one day he would come back for her but as the years went on and no
dad she quit getting her hopes up. Then the day came that she found out
her dad was dead and had actually been murdered. This started Teresa’s
search for the truth about what really happened to her father.
Searching for the truth opened doors
that some would say should never have been opened, but after reading
The Island Calls, I think I can understand the need for closure that
Teresa Garrido Roberts may have never found otherwise. I have to praise
her for the bravery and persistence she showed throughout her life.
The Island Calls is a very involving story and knowing that it was real
and not fiction made it even more so.