Difficulties in the Kitchen

As the chief cook and bottle washer, I've enjoyed cooking meals. I tried my best to keep the group well-fed. It is somewhat difficult working in the kitchen here in Peru. There is no hot water at the sisters. To wash the dishes, one must have one washbasin with soap water and the other with bleach water to disinfect them.

Also, to wash vegetables, one must use soap for the fruit and skinned vegetables and scrub them with a green scrub pad. Then one must rinse the vegetables in an iodine bath. It is a lot of work.

Shopping is difficult because one must take the motokar to the store and take it back home with all of the groceries. It is not very convenient.

Everything has a different taste here in Peru. It's a good different. There are fewer products to buy, except for soft drinks. Coke is most popular here. Also, did you know that the recipe for Coke here in Peru is different from the recipe in the USA? I think it contains less sugar and it comes in 3L jug.

I wanted to make Muesli chocolate chip cookies and they don't sell brown sugar or chocolate chips.  However, to make up for it, we bought two beautiful cakes, a mousse cake and a cheesecake. Their bakery and breads are wonderful. I haven't eaten this much bread in years!

The vegetables and fruits are fresh. The chicken is really good because it's fresh as well.

Submitted by Deb

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