Wednesday, July 20, 2011

"We are home"

We eat all of our meals in what we call the comedor. The comedor is basically a cafeteria but I believe the word translates to dinning room. NPh has a very low food budget because most of the food is produced by us or else donated. Yesterday in Miacatlan I saw where the fruits and Vegetables are grown as well as where the animals are kept before slaughtering. The foods we eat are pretty basic and plain. Some meals are better than others, but it's all eatable. Lots of beans, rice and tortillas. Sometimes a meat that is difficult to identify and often the donated fruits and veggies are clearly what could not be sold in the stores. Tonight though. Tonight was pretty darn good. It was cold and rainy tonight so the hot meal was just what Bailey and I needed. This might not sound very exciting but I will share with you what we ate. A rice pilaf sort of thing, so rice with some spices and veggies in it. Coupled with lentils, which we have not had the privilege of  consuming so far. And all of this topped with what we thought at first were french fries but they turned out to be sort of like potato chips that were in the shape of french fries. Very strange I know but quite delicious.  And after Bailey's first bite she said "Yuuuuum. We are home".

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