Honduran Food- Part 13

I can't say that we really suffered in the food department. The food was all wonderful! A sweet, Honduran lady, Saida, cooked most of our lunches and dinners during the week since Christy and I were busy many times. Saida has a housekeeping job where she makes $1/hour. She was happy to get a raise and cook for a week for the 18 of us! She is a wonderful cook!
In this picture, she was making Beans and rice and fried plantains.
Most meals included montequilla which is a white sauce similar to sour cream but much better even!
On Monday, we had Pollo Frito (fried chicken) arroz (rice) homemade tortillas and pataste (a really yummy green vegetable that is similar to broccoli)
Dinner was Gringas (tortillas, chicken, salsa and montequilla)

Tuesday- Bistec (steak) Ensalada de lechuga (salad) tortillas and Papas (like cheesy mashed potatoes)
Dinner- Baleadas (tortillas, smashed red beans with scrambled eggs mixed in and montequilla)

Wednesday we ate lunch at Canculuncos and had fried chicken, beans and tortillas
Dinner was Arroz con Pollo (chicken and rice

Thursday we had Arroz con Frijoles, platanos won Mantequilla (beans, rice, plantains and montequilla--as shown below)

Friday, we went to a restaurant for lunch. (see 2nd picture) It was a fabulous, really nice lunch and there were 22 of us for that meal that cost only $70.
Dinner was Estufado (stew) Ensalada and tortillas

Steak on a stick, tortilla chips, plantains, Honduran cheese, rice and salad.

Saida with a stack of homemade tortillas. We had a friend from church give us money. She felt that God had put it on her heart to send some with us to give whereever we felt led. At the end of the week, we paid Saida for cooking for us and also gave the extra money to her. We received a letter shortly after about what a blessing it was to her family. Saida lives in a 1 room brick home with 2 children. (I think they are her neice and nephew) With the money that we gave her from us and from the donor she was able to buy a refrigerator for her home. She said it was the first time she could actually have fresh milk at home!! Lest you think we gave her thousands of dollars, the total amount was only $150 total (from us and the anonymous donor). What a difference you can make in the life of the poor, the orphan and the widows in the world. Where $20 or $50 might not seem like much to you, if you are willing to give it away, it is SUCH a blessing to the receiver!! If you need a great ministry to give to...we know one! Just let us know!!!

Yup...they have Wendy's in Honduras!