Turkey and lettuce and strawberries

Well chickadees, the Peruvian Thanksgiving dinner was a success, you'll all be happy to know.

The bumps in the road were minor:

-underdone pumpkin bread still a big hit
-soupy mashed yellow potatoes not as important as mashed potatoes often seem to be
-spicy Peruvian sauce slyly added to the turkey much milder than originally thought

But the best part of the actual meal, I personally thought, was all the different reactions to the salad we threw together for the occasion: lettuce, basil, strawberries, dried cranberries, walnuts, pear and plum dressing, beauty and deliciousness.

Us gringas were all super excited about it. Truly, you have to try it! The Peruvians not so much. One guy tried to explain to me that in Peru, they eat strawberries more in juices and desserts and such. And as one of Beth's host sister's said at the beginning. "Mmmm everything looks good. Except the lettuce with strawberries."

Ah well, they ate the pumpkin bread. How much can you really ask in one night?

Other highlights included:










Pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread.













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No honey bunches, but it could save the world

I love breakfast cereal. At home, Massachusetts home and Pennsylvania home, I stock what I like to think of as "grown-up cereals." You know, the really fancy and kind of pompous ones that contain 5 different nuts and dried fruits from 10 different countries and do not put mazes on the back or prizes inside. (which is a real shame....) I need nutrition and an ego boost to get me going in the morning.

In Peru, those cereals are generally imported and "costosos," and I couldn't justify it. (But you could justify spending $40 to have chocolate chips and peanut butter shipped to you? I choose my battles.) Also couldn't convince myself to go native and have a ham sandwich. So I buy the cheapies and mix them together.


It's really not bad. I like them. For a kilo for about 3 bucks, I like them even more. AND though no mazes, I can read about the adventures of Angel Mel, Angel Chock, Angel Zock, and Angel Flakes. They save planet Without-Flavor from the evil villain Such-Wickedness who makes food boring.

And aren't they cute?

But I think Captain Crunch could take 'em.

Have a great weekend!!

Wow. Put this up a couple hours ago and just realized I mispelled "honey." IN THE TITLE!! Clearly, my brain only has room for one language.