Tacos, Tacos

When we began planning our final days at our home in Charlotte, we knew that the packing would taking priority. However, a MUST was to continue learning from Denis the art of Mexican cuisine. Denis is an excellent cook. Yesterday, after a little packing, time was spent in the kitchen. Previously, she had gotten us a tortilladora from Mexico. It is handmade and had to be packed for shipping. Below is a picture of this amazing device.

Denis is very much in her element in kitchen. She makes tortillas every morning and again in the evening. Today, I practiced making the masa and pressing the tortillas.

Mick helped out with the prep work for the tacos. Here he is chopping onions, cilantro, and lettuce. We were working with an almost bare kitchen. Denis would look for a utensil and I would remind her that it had been packed or she had it. There were a lot of laughs.

I do not yet have the finesse with the device that Denis does, so she gave further instruction.

Below is one of the finished products. The tacos were absolutely delicious and we all gorged ourselves. We used three different meat fillings, lingua, asado pork from Mexico, and ground beef. The seasonings were perfect. All were absolutely wonderful. I was quite proud of our finished product. These will be shared with our friends in Cuenca. Next week, we're making tamales; of course, Denis must bring a steamer.

There are many facets of preparation for our exodus in progress, one of them is Nick. He has been getting tests done and today, he had his teeth cleaned. Little did he know last night when I took the picture of him that he would be seeing a white coat today. He was a little trooper of course and his teeth are pearly white.

The packing must be completed tomorrow. Mick has a meeting in Lexington, again. Time is ticking away. The movers will be here on Monday and in less than three weeks we will be in a new climate, a new home.

Until next time,

Mick and Kathy