Friday, Day 8

Thought for the day:
“A young man once asked God how long a million years was to him, God replied, ‘A million years to me is just like a single second in your time.’ Then the young man asked God what a million dollars was to him, God replied, ‘A million dollars to me is just like a single penny to you.’ Then the young man got his courage up and asked God, ‘Could I have one of your pennies?’ God smiled and replied, ‘Certainly, just a second'.” ~ Unknown

Journal Entry – Sung to the tune of “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”
1. Wonderful breakfast.
2. Appropriate Spanish lesson – Goddess of the Kitchen.
3. Van to Cebadilla.
4. Scrape and paint roof of Cebadilla church.
5. Start work at the cemetery.
6. Dig and haul dirt/clay behind Cebadilla church.
7. Sand and finish tables and chairs at Cebadilla church.
8. Stucco school walls.
9. Level ground, dig trench, start foundation footing.
10. March to cemetery, work, march back to Cebadilla.
11. Back to hotel, clean up.
12. To Gina’s home – beautiful home, ecstatic view.
13. Share pizza.
14. Good conversation.
15. Old people left, youngsters stay.
16. Goodbye

Here’s a recipe from a Cebadilla kitchen
Pasta in White Sauce
1. Cook 1 package of macaroni noodles.
2. Finely chop onion, garlic, cilantro, sweet pepper, sweet corn.
3. Sautee onion, garlic, pepper in butter.
4. Add 1 cup of sweet cream to sauté, add salt to taste.
5. Combine all ingredients in a pot.

Beans
1. To cook 1 package of beans.
a. Combine water and beans in a pot, 2 parts water to 1 part beans.
b. Bring pot to boil, and then turn down heat to simmer.
c. Simmer for about 45 minutes until a fork can go into the beans easily.
2. Finely chop onion, cilantro, and sweet pepper.
3. Saute onion, cilantro and sweet pepper in oil.
4. Add the cooked bean to the sautéd mixture and stir.
5. Add salt to taste.