Pearsons Progress

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

Making Roti

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

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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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 [...]

Canning Turkey

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One of my favorite things to do is can meat. It relaxes me and gives me a sense of satisfaction when I see all the jars lined up on the shelves.
I always know when it’s time to can when I have a shelf of empty jars, so I start making my plans. [...]

Our Thanksgiving

We scrimped and saved for this meal to share with our friends and it was worth it! Here are some photos below. It was an American Thanksgiving with a few splashes of Spain added.
15 of our best-est Spanish & Brazilian buddies came to the house.

Day 19 My Grocery Saving Plan

Day 19:
Today I spent: $0 on groceries
Total spent these last 19 days: 70,35€

Average per day: 3,70€
We called about a turkey at another market and got a better price: 3,95€ kilo!   That’s better than the 5,40€ from the poultry store here in Loeches. Anyway, we ordered two 5 kilo birds because those are as big as [...]

Day 18 of My Grocery Savings Plan

Day 18:
Spent today: $0
Spent in the past 18 days on groceries: 70,35€
Average for these 18 days: 3,90€
Mid-day meal:
1st plate:
cream of butternut squash -we had this yesterday as well, which I took out the freezer
2nd plate:
Macaroni & cheese with ham
salad
garlic toast
Supper:
egg salad sandwiches on hamburger buns (last 2) & lettuce
* we had a wonderful blessing of [...]

Day 17 My Grocery Savings Plan

Day 17
I spent today: 11,50€
1 dozen eggs- 1,50€ (village food cost more and I forgot to bring my eggs!)
2.5 kilos of pork- 10,00€
Total spent for the past 17days: 70,35€
Average per day: 4,13€
NOT great if we are eating all of that food but these are meats that I have canned. Today I canned 39 jars of [...]