J is for Jicama and Q is for the latest Baby Quilt

Here's a photo of the latest baby quilt. I just finished it a few days

ago and it is on it's way to Berlin Germany.

Our neighbor up the street is flying there today to meet her

first grandchild-a darling little girl.

and here is the latest recipe for the ABC series:

Mexican Fruit "Gazpacho Salad"

6 servings

1 1/2 # papaya

3/4 # jicama

1 large mango

1 cucumber

1 orange

3 Tablespoons lime juice ( 1 squeezed lime should work)

1 teaspoon New Mexican chili powder or other medium hot chile

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

2 Tablespoons finely chopped cilantro

Peel and dice (and seed if necessary) the papaya, jicama, mango, cucumber and orange

Combine all the fruit in a serving dish. Mix the lime juice, chili and salt in a small bowl.

Pour over the fruit, add the cilantro and toss gently but well. Serve. YUM.

Refrigerate if not serving immediately.

Day 9-Cooking class

Today after our wonderful breakfast of fresh fruit, yogurt ,orange juice ,
coffee and mango omelets - we went up the street just a few blocks to
Pilar’s Cooking School “La Casa de los Sabores”. What a absolute treat
for us. There was only one other student, Lucy from NYC, and we all got
along like peas in a pod. First off we went to the little market not too far
away and purchased all the items we would need.

Our menu today was:
Squash Blossoms filled with Requeson Cheese
Salsa Verde - smoky tomatillo sauce
Tortilla Soup seasoned with Avocado leaves
Poblano chilies filled with chicken in a nut sauce
and Coconut Flan
I will be happy to share all the recipes once we get back!
Pilar was a great teacher and we all had a good experience making all the
dishes together. After we were done cooking-we sat down and had a delicious meal!

Our beautifully set table for the feast

Russell and Kathe showing off their stuffed squash blossoms

Making Tortilla Soup

Ingredients for Tortilla Soup

Roasting tomatoes, tomatillos, chilis, garlic and onion

for the Tortilla soup and Green salsa

Smash those tomatillos for the salsa

Roasting Poblano peppers

for the Chili Rellenos

Finished Chili Rellenos with Nut sauce

Ingredients for Coconut Flan

Swirling carmelized sugar in pan for flan

Ahhhhhhhhh....so good!

Some folks don't sit down to a lunch like ours....