The things we eat....
For those looking for the more mundane, here is a sampling of the food we eat here. It is exciting for us that we're able to make such "fancy" dishes, which should give you an idea of how terribly not fancy the food usually is... So here we are, trying to recreate the things we crave and take advantage of our very nice kitchen. We'll just give you our favorites. Or the ones we've remembered to take pictures of.
*Mexican Brunch*
This is a favorite, a combination of two amazing things. It is a weekend highlight. Layered from the bottom up: tortilla, refried beans, French fries, cheese, over-easy egg, lettuce, tomato, sakay be, green onion, hot sauce. So good. Special thanks to Robin Cullen and my parents who have all sent us various Mexican necessities from cheese to seasonings to salsa! Robin's giant box of Mexican was perhaps the best surprise and present I have ever received. Seriously.
*Pancakes with nutella and bananas*
Again, thank you thank you thank you to Robin who sent us a huge tub of nutella. We also use it to top some donuts we buy on the street and heat up in the oven while the coffee is brewing, though we don't actually make anything involved in that breakfast so you won't see any pictures. It is surprisingly cold in Fianarantsoa right now, so these warm and cozy breakfasts make it much easier to wake up in the morning.... To be clear, cold means 50s to 70s, but it makes a big difference when buildings don't have any form of heating. The cold gets in you and stays in you. Thank goodness our house has hot water....
We'll try to post more random meals soon (the dinner version is harder to capture on camera because the lighting capabilities are worse at night...). We'll also try to show you some pictures of our home so you can see a bit more of our life here!
Also I just realized that both meals we've posted have relied on Robin's generosity... We'll include meals in the next post that use strictly local ingredients....
