The Family Business

Last Monday I was surprised to find that the family I live with (who also own the apartment) decided to open a street-food stand in their garage. I was walking home from work and as I turned to open the door, there it was! The dad (Oscar - who is pictured with his wife, Vero) was behind the stand serving:

• flautas (tortillas stuffed with beef or chicken, rolled, then fried)
  
• tortas (sandwiches)
  
• horchata (beverage made of water, sugar, and ground rice, vanilla, and nuts)
• french fries

I tried all their food last week and it was very good - not the healthiest stuff though. And it's somewhat annoying that my bedroom is right next to the garage - so I hear all the commotion that goes on.

Last Monday also started new classes! It was a nice change. I am now teaching more classes, but some of them are the same levels so I can repeat the lesson plan.

Besides the food I mentioned above, I also tried to following dishes this week:

• enchiladas suizas: tortillas stuffed with chicken, rolled, and covered in Swiss cheese, and green chile sauce
  
• sopa azteca (also known as Tortilla Soup): tortillas, tomatos, onions, garlic, chicken broth, chiles, avocado, cheese, and cream. This soup was just okay - Mom - yours is much better!
  
• limonade: in the USA we drink lemonade, but in Mexico they drink lime-o-nade - Delicious!

It stinks to be in Mexico where there's hardly any Olympic coverage, but I've been doing my best to follow the USA online. The hockey team just beat Canada - woo hoo! That will be fun to talk about with some of my Canadian friends at work.