Fun in the Kitchen

We've decided recently that we want to start eating healthier, so we've been experimenting with more natural snacks. We're quite proud of some of our accomplishments. We made natural peanut butter, made from raw peanuts that we roasted ourselves. We also made homemade granola, and have been experimenting ways to turn them into granola bars. It tastes great on yogurt, and we're planning on trying it as an ice cream topper as well (ok, so that defeats the purpose of it being healthy, we know, but everything in moderation, right!)

When we come back from the States, we're planning on planting a small garden so that we can eat garden fresh produce. Additionally, our neighbor sells fresh milk, straight from the udder, which we plan to buy instead of the boxed shelf milk. We may even start making our own yogurt and churning our own butter. Maybe we should start our own line of natural food products to sell!

Visit to Village

This weekend we had the opportunity to go with Gerardo and Susana and their kids to their home in his home village. It is more of a mountain cabin, actually. We drove to the village then walked another 20 minutes up the mountain to their little wooden home, nestled among the trees. There's no water, bathroom, or electricity there, so we had our evening coffee and bread (a very typical Mexican dinner) cooked over the fire and eaten by the light of a torch they made out of a branch and a rag soaked in diesel.


Upon awakening in the morning, we helped them with the task of planting corn on the mountainside. We quickly discovered that this was not only a new process for us but for them as well. First we cleared the brush and burned it, then we planted the corn in the still smoldering ground. I wouldn't have been surprised if some of the kernels had popped!



Of course, there's always room for a little fun!