Cooking up a Storm!

Hola a todos!

So I have been attempting to cook more. I made baked macaroni and cheese for our Thanksgiving event, which was a lot more work than I anticipated. I had to convert the recipe to metric units to know how much of what ingredient to buy. I actually found all my ingredients are our small grocery store, which I was happy about! I had to make my own breadcrumbs, which I've never done before, but wasn't too hard. I put them in the oven for a bit, then buttered them a bit before topping my mac & cheese with them.

Making a big mess in our kitchen

I also finally found normal ground beef at the store yesterday, so cooked all of it yesterday, making a hamburger, meatballs, and taco meat. I've never made meatballs ( I had to make my own breadcrumbs again), but it wasn't too bad. I haven't found normal chicken yet, but that'll be my next adventure. I am going to cook something every day, we'll see how long that lasts.

THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving day was definitely not a traditional one. I had to work at the school during the day, and tried to tell the kids the history of Thanksgiving. I made a sample hand turkey for the children, and they each made their own, then wrote what they were thankful for on each of the fingers. The older kids definitely understood better, but I think they all liked it. Two of my kids, Zaira and Jota, gave me theirs :) So I took a picture of theirs! 

Saturday we had Thanksgiving in Ponferrada with all the Americans, and a lot of our Brazilian friends came as well. Two Americans from a town over came too, and they made stuffing, and there was also ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, pumpkin and apple pie, and corn. It was all pretty delicious! 

The Thanksgiving poster and sample "hand turkey" I made

My mac & cheese (pre-baking)

Hand turkeys made by the children!

Couldn't get this to flip, but the kids all made my birthday cards then put it on a poster! :)

We are currently working on planning our Winter break adventures. We would really like to go to London or Paris, because they both have Chipotles there. Otherwise, we might go to Sevilla (Southern Spain) because one of my friends from my USC Spanish classes lives there, so we could stay with her (and it'd be warmer there!) I am hoping to go to the Chino later today to pick up some Christmas decorations! They have fake Christmas trees, so we'll see how much those cost. 

Besitos!