Lessons Learned: future posts
1) Be prepared for anything on the cuota
2) Try everything, try anything
3) Mexico loves speed bumps
4) Kids are kids are kids - no matter how much money their parents make or what country they're from
5) A team trip at the new school is NOT a team trip at any school I can think of
6) Move to an international school community: make awesome friends
7) Peacock dresses are the best kind of dresses
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
Food
In keeping with the fact that there are actually more Canadian teachers than Americans at my new school, I headed off to the Canadian Thanksgiving festivities with two Canadian friends who live in my colonia (neighborhood), one of whom is one of my housemates.
I had gone a little crazy in the planning process of what to bring, so I ended up making four different things. I cooked the classic green bean casserole, which - of course - went over awesomely. I also made three other dishes, all of which were roasted veggies a la Martha Stewart's website - carrots with thyme, baby mushrooms and pearl onions, and brussels sprouts with onions. I was pretty certain that people would be all over the green bean casserole, but I was worried about the rest. Turned out that was needless, as people went crazy over everything - there was about one bite of carrots and one bite of brussels sprouts left, a few spoonfuls of the mushrooms, and the same for the green bean casserole. I got nothing but compliments. In fact, the assistant principal of the high school - who hosted the dinner - asked me to send her the recipe.
Cooking has become something I am really enjoying since I've been here. It's great to put together something new and have it be tasty and have people enjoy it. It also helps that there is - on the whole - a great, inexpensive selection of produce here in Mexico. There are some things that will be pricier than in the states (or on par with prices), but usually you get quality stuff for much cheaper. I don't think I've made anything yet that hasn't been good...though there have been things I've liked more than others.
Cooking. Who knew?
I had gone a little crazy in the planning process of what to bring, so I ended up making four different things. I cooked the classic green bean casserole, which - of course - went over awesomely. I also made three other dishes, all of which were roasted veggies a la Martha Stewart's website - carrots with thyme, baby mushrooms and pearl onions, and brussels sprouts with onions. I was pretty certain that people would be all over the green bean casserole, but I was worried about the rest. Turned out that was needless, as people went crazy over everything - there was about one bite of carrots and one bite of brussels sprouts left, a few spoonfuls of the mushrooms, and the same for the green bean casserole. I got nothing but compliments. In fact, the assistant principal of the high school - who hosted the dinner - asked me to send her the recipe.
Cooking has become something I am really enjoying since I've been here. It's great to put together something new and have it be tasty and have people enjoy it. It also helps that there is - on the whole - a great, inexpensive selection of produce here in Mexico. There are some things that will be pricier than in the states (or on par with prices), but usually you get quality stuff for much cheaper. I don't think I've made anything yet that hasn't been good...though there have been things I've liked more than others.
Cooking. Who knew?
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