Video- Making Roti

February 25, 2010 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 0 Comments

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

February 23, 2010 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 2 Comments

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



Jalapeño Peppers

February 2, 2010 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 0 Comments

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 [...]



Oranges

January 20, 2010 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 0 Comments

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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 [...]



Canning Beef Stew

January 6, 2010 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 4 Comments

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



Pain de Mie

December 29, 2009 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 3 Comments

One of my favorite Christmas gifts from John this year was a new bread pan. With the help of our daughter Jesseka, who purchased it, boxed it up and had it shipped to us, I now have this…



Canning Turkey

December 15, 2009 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 3 Comments

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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. [...]



Day 17 My Grocery Savings Plan

November 5, 2009 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 4 Comments

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 [...]



Friday Pasta Night #3

September 12, 2009 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 1 Comment

This week, I tried a rather common recipe, although I myself have never made it.
I’ll serve this to Spanish guests as a 1st plate.
*For the next day, I used the leftover Fettuccine alla Carbonara along with some spaghetti sauce (with hamburger) + mozzarella cheese, mixed together to make another meal.
Fettuccine alla Carbonara
3/4 pound uncooked fettuccine [...]



Friday Pasta Night-2

September 4, 2009 - Posted by pearsonsprogress- 2 Comments

Tonight I’m fixing this ‘lite’ pasta dish. In our house what constitutes ‘lite’ is no meat or seafood.  Since I’m on a strict budget, I have to look for cheap fun anywhere I can.
Ok… so here is the recipe for tonight:
Pasta House Pasta Con Broccoli
This is the acutal recipe (not a copycat) as posted [...]