How not to get a husband…
January 13, 2010
Well, yesterday in the kitchen, the Wightman females had quite the cooking experience. If you know me well, then you know that I don’t know a thing about cooking, and actually can get quite stressed in the kitchen. But I looked at this cuisine occurrence as a challenge.
For the snack we were told we had to make tortillas. They had already rolled up the dough, so all we had to do was flatten out the dough into round tortillas — much easier said than done. The Hermanas showed us how it was done, but we still had trouble getting the hang of it. I think one of the Hermanas was able to roll out three to our one. And theirs of course looked 100 x’s better as well.
I am pretty sure that watching Americans try to roll out tortillas is their idea of a Mexican joke. They were watching us and laughing quite hysterically. They then asked me in Spanish if I was married. When they heard I wasn’t, they stared to laugh and told me it was because I couldn’t roll a round tortilla. I guess there is no hope for me or my sister…and in regard to my mom…I guess she just got lucky.
I am hoping to redeem myself tomorrow, as one of the Hermanas came up to me this morning, and told me that tomorrow’s snack is the same thing. I think she is hoping to get another good laugh out of it…
Here are some pictures of the tortilla making process. In the end, they all tasted the same.
Watching to see how it's done.
Rolling out the dough
This is how they were turning out in the beginning...
...But we eventually got the hang of it. (Please note: the tortilla in this picture is one that I made. The one above is Khalia's...)
Showing off my masterpiece
The finished product!
Colossians 3:17 – And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
(Even tortilla making!)
How funny Ellen! When Ambrocio and I were newly married and visited Mexico, my tortilla-making skills were the brunt of many jokes. (Mine were too fat and pancake-like.) Be thankful you didn’t have to ride a burro and milk a cow as well!
In Oaxaca, the visitors got to peel and cut a crate or two of mangoes — you ladies look like you did fabulous with the tortilla rolling! You’ll be all set to make Lefse (a Norwegian bread)