Tortilla Chef Extraordinaire

So the other 2 foreigners (Sarah & Sadie) and I were invited to learn how to cook some Mexican food. We had a whole lesson. Some of the girls at one of the churches had to do a service project for someone, so they picked us and decided to teach us how to make tortillas. It was so much fun. We were laughing the entire night. The whole saying- Mi casa es tu casa- is completely true here. The people I have met are so giving of their time and possessions.

Here are us as we are getting ready to start- very attentively I might add.


And then we had to press the balls of dough in the tortilla press. They told me to press harder, and when I did, the handle popped off. I thought for sure I'd broken it. Lala had just finished saying that you can buy ones that are smaller and more convenient to use, but her grandfather made this for her parents at their wedding so it has a lot of sentimental value. Luckily that was supposed to happen- not broken for real. Just a little scare.


Here is the first batch. Guess which one they demo-ed. Yep. The one that is still completely intact and not wrinkled over.


and here was our meal. Everyone got one Mexican and one American/ Irish tortilla. They all tasted good though haha. This is what legit Mexican looks like: hand made corn tortillas, some steak meat, some kind of lettuce- not sure what kind, cilantro- the herb choice, also not shown-- rice, homemade salsa, homemade guacamole, and don't forget the lime to squirt on everything. So GOOD!


And here are all of us. This is how they salute their flag. This was right after the Mexico game on Sunday so they had the flag up (now both my teams are out of the World Cup).