SLIM PICKINGS AT THE GROCERY AND A TROUT RECIPE

 What a strange couple of weeks it was. At the hipermercado where I shop once a month for staples, preferred brands and heavy items, I found gaps on the shelves. There was none of my favorite laundry detergent. No 18-roll packs of house-brand toilet paper. Not even the kind of coffee and tea that I like. Most worrisome, there were no carrots.On the evening news I realized why—a huelga de