Video- Making Roti

Our son John asked for the recipe. So here is the video and recipe on how to make roti’s.
1/2 c flour
pinch of salt
1/2 lukewarm water
a few drops of oil



Mother’s Day

Americans celebrate Mother Day on the 2nd Sunday of  May. In Spain it is one week earlier. As a mother myself, it’s my day to be thankful to the Lord for the privilege to be a mom..  I have already received my gift~my children.  How thankful I am! Every gift pales in comparison to that!
But [...]



Making Roti

When we arrived in the village at the beginning of the week, we forgot the box in the garage with:



John’s Letter to the President of the United States

Please read John’s letter that he sent to the sitting president of the United States of America. My blog usually doesn’t cover this kind of content, but I am enthusiastically behind this. May God have mercy on us all, Bobbie
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Obamas choice…
Saturday, February 06, 2010
President B. H. Obama
United States of [...]



Jalapeño Peppers

It´s time to start my Jalapeño peppers indoor! Our friends Tom and Jeanne, sent me this fantastic seed catalog and offered to send me seeds. I chose 2: peppers and kale (see photo). These peppers are extra large and good for canning, which is my intention. Since  hot peppers and not available in Spain, I [...]



Roasted Red Peppers

I bought 3 kilos of really nice red peppers for a good price in Madrid then roasted and canned them. Here are the results:
About 20 large red peppers rendered 16 jars of peppers.
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Oranges

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Well, here we are in the village, and the day we came in, our neighbor came with this bag of oranges from her tree. Boy, the way the Lord provides is just wonderful!
Now I’m in the process of looking for recipes that make  use of them. Here are a few recipes that I am [...]



Starting my tomato plants

I’ve started 2 trays of tomato seeds.  Can you see the 2 tiny little sprouts? One in a plum tomato and the other a large tomato called ‘muchamiel’  and these tomatoes have red bottoms and green tops. Last year the only ones that did well, were the cherry tomatoes, of which I will plant more [...]



Oregano

I realized, that I am nearly out of oregano! Yes, I can buy it here; but since I have the seeds, why not just grow it?
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It has been just freezing here…literally! The snow is on the ground and even the greenhouse is cold. I have a tray of oregano started in the kitchen [...]



Canning Beef Stew

After Christmas Anita and I went to Makro (the Spanish version of SAM’s Club or COSTCO) so she could buy