Monday, February 14, 2011
Chad & Tana Pig Out
Written by
Tana
Today's entry will impress some, depress others. It will undoubtedly make all of you stop reading our blog because you will realize that we just aren't suffering the way you all hoped we would in the good-old-fashioned Peace Corps tradition. In fact, we have been quite enjoying ourselves with the following dishes. However, please don't let this discourage you from taking us out to dinner when we get home in December 2012. We will be hungry from all this cooking we've had to do.
Grilled Cheese with Chick-Fil-A Sauce
Fajitas in bed with Sheldon
Pizza
Pizza with Me
Curry, not yet finished
Pepperoni Pizza Crackers
Monkey Bread
Monkey Bread Dough, Punched
Spaghetti Sauce
We may be excellent cooks, but don't be fooled. We never cooked this much back in the USA. We relied heavily on delicious and convenient fast food sources such as Arby's and Wendy's and Chick-Fil-A, and Chipotle and Jimmy John's and Dunkin' Donuts and Panera, if you can call that fast food. We do so miss the comforting, familiar faces of the good people who work in these establishments. Their name tags. Their paper hats. The way they always have change. That's right, here in Burkina, no one has change. They leave the restaurant and go next door to ask if anyone has change for a 10. And, believe it or not, the last McDonald's restroom you used was significantly cleaner than any public latrine in this country. (But probably only marginally cleaner than the latrine at our house.)
And now, because we feel so guilty from making you drool over our culinary achievements, here are some how-to instructions for those of you at home who would like to eat as well as we do here in our humble African village.
PRETZELS 101:
Step 1. Make the dough.
Step 2. Shape the dough into pretzels.
Step 3. Put the pretzels on an oven-safe plate.
Step 4. Put the cooked pretzels in an air-tight container.
APPLE PIE 101:
Step 1. Bake the pie.
Step 2. Let the pie cool for at least 2 minutes.
Step 3. Serve the pie with a fork.
Step 4. Your family members will be happy.
BENGA (BEANS) 101:
Step 1. Look at the little insect holes in the beans.
Step 2. Remove as many insects as possible.
Step 3. Boil the beans. And watch the remaining insects rise to the top.
Step 4. Add KC Masterpiece Barbecue sauce.
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2 comments:
Wow!! You two have it made!!! I beleive that this blog should be required reading for all PC volunteers who are having second thoughts about their commitment. What was wrong with me? I thought that you two would be roughing it. How silly of me. Next time, I'll post some of the stuff that's hard here, back in the states...like, I'll bet you don't have to wait in lines at the Kroger checkout...or I'll bet you never have to worry about whether your Starbucks Caffe Latte has the proper full bodied espresso or whether it has the proper amount of foam. Yeah, you two continue to live it up while we suffer back here in the states. Thanks alot!!
Chip
thats so awesome that papa johns delivers that far to you guys.
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