Once a year towards the end of the dry season, the village nearby has a fun little morning tradition. Everyone makes their way to the very top of the hill. Six different families lug *huge* pots of their best atole to share with the entire town. We get up early, we do not eat breakfast (you only make that kind of mistake once), and we walk to town to enjoy breakfast with friends.
For those who have never had the pleasure of drinking atole, it is a thick, hot drink, typically made from ground corn. Depending
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These last three months have been a combination of weird, interesting, exciting, and inspiring. In August, we officially ended our short-term volunteer program. Since the bulk of our guests came as volunteers, this effectively meant that we went from an average of ten to zero guests to feed.
At first I didn’t really know what to do with myself for food. No more 2 liter batches of hummus?? No more 5 liter batches of soups for dinner?? And how in the world do I make a salad dressing for just two people?
We ate a lot of simple food in August. Think
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My friend Nere mentioned to me that she’d be spending two days this week preparing mole for her daughter’s graduation ceremony at the primary school. I asked her if I could come and watch and she agreed immediately. Take pictures? Sure! Write about it? Of course. I owe this woman an entire entry devoted to her awesomeness, but for now I’ll be keeping it to mole: the signature sauce of Mexico.
When I need to explain curry to our Mexican kitchen helpers, I usually call it a “mole de India” – an Indian mole.
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I love condiments.
This may be why I love Mexican food so much. Street foods – specifically, tacos – come with a buffet of condiments, including marinated vegetables, a multitude of salsas, guacamole, pico de gallo, wow. Oh, how I love condiments. Since tacos are usually wrapped in two small corn tortillas, and since I’m normally accompanied by a very hungry omnivore, I sometimes hand over the meaty portion of the taco and save myself a tortilla to fill with salsas. Yum.
A typical plate of tacos is served with salsa, cilantro and onion, and a side of vegetables.
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