I have to go backwards in time to December 15th.
God Bless Pat and Bob. About 15 minutes after their tickets were finalized, Amazon.com and Walmart.com packages started arriving at their house. It got sort of embarrassing, but that didn't stop us. They indeed managed to fit in all the totally random things we sent and wished for--at the expense of bringing their own personal items! We owe them a huge favor for this one...
Yes, that is TEN POUNDS of "regular old" cheddar cheese. The cheddar here is all sharp--even the stuff labeled "mild" is too sharp for enchiladas. That's one reason we haven't eaten any enchiladas since we've been here. We have the tortillas and the sauce, but they just don't taste right with sharp cheese (yuk).
Yes, that is also about 25 packages of Ramen noodles. The Ramen doesn't taste right here either--probably not enough salt (?!?!). I'm sure the kids are in better health because we don't get good Ramen here. Other things in the pile: Vlassic pickles, an oven thermometer, bird toys, lots of iced tea bags...
...Triscuts, gold fish, cheeze-its, ranch dressing mix, cornbread mix, pecans, and more iced tea bags...
...any my precious friend Angie sent DRYER SHEETS! These don't exist in the Middle East, and if you can imagine how low humidity + strong dryers = shock-the-crap-out-of-you static cling, then you know these are a special treat.
And now, because I do obsess over food, are a few pictures of things we ate...
John had rice pulau, which has toasted cashews, raisins, and lots of delicious Indian spiaces, along with paratha (like flaky buttery tortillas), bhindi bhaaji (yes, I'm quite sure I spelled that all wrong), and roasted Brussel sprouts. No, the Brussel sprouts are not in the same ethnic food group, but they were good anyway.
Homemade masala chai and Arabic sweets for dessert.
Christmas dinner: cheese enchiladas, rice, beans, corn salad.
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