Summer Veggies All Year Round
Thursday, May 31st, 2007For dinner tonight Kate and I made focaccia bread and stuffed it with grilled summer veggies. I was worried San Cristobal’s high elevation would affect the quality of the focaccia but it turned out nearly perfect. I added too much oregano to the recipe because it’s the only spice we have and so I substituted [...]
San Cristobal vs. The Rain
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007We have had rain the last few days…and lots of it. Apparently San Cristobal doesn’t handle rain very well. I was told that a few years ago the entire city flooded because the main drainage pipe was blocked with garbage. There was so much water the military had to blow up the drainage pipe with [...]
It´s a hard knock life
Monday, May 14th, 2007
We have been trying to perfect brownies here for our neighbors. So far they are pretty good, but not quite like the boxed delight at home.
Aside from full-time brownie making…
In an all-time record for fastest calling given, with exactly 8 days in the country Kate was called to be the Gospel Doctrine teacher [...]
Home Sweet Home
Sunday, May 6th, 2007We have finally arrived in San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico. Hurrah! After what seemed to be much more than 10 days in Guatemala we are glad to be settling in and not hotel hopping & carrying heavy bags on crowded buses any more. (Although I have to admit here that Neil was carrying about [...]
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