Showing posts with label Honduras. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Honduras. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Honduras


We just returned for Honduras.  I love that place!  The people are friendly and the countryside is beautiful.  The only thing I don't like about it is landing in Tegucigalpa.  The landing strip is surrounded by mountains and the plane comes in at a very steep angle and they have to slam on the breaks to stop.  After we landed in Honduras, the flight attendant told us that it is the most dangerous place to land that American Airlines fly's. She said most of the pilots are former fighter pilots who landed planes on aircraft carriers.


We were in Honduras as part of the Passion Play Ministries International Support Team.  We are assisting the Passion Play of Honduras as they train a group in from Costa Rica who are preparing to have a Passion Play in their city.

Our friend Ricardo Alvarez is running for President of Honduras.  He is on the right side of this billboard.


The food in Honduras is delicious!  Fresh seafood and beef are a staple in the country.


These yummy little things are stuffed with pork sausage or cheese and topped with coleslaw.

 

Our hotel had an incredible breakfast buffet.

Sauteed mushrooms and zucchini.
Honeydew and cantaloupe juice in shot glasses.

We have one more week of travel.  I will be posting pictures on my Facebook page.


My new cookbook is available at schools, businesses, hospitals, and book fairs in cities across the United States.  Be sure to pick up a copy or two, when you see them.  They make great gifts!

Check back on Friday,
for my Thanksgiving Dessert recipes

Follow me on my Facebook page!

Visit my friends blogs!

 GINGERLOCKS' KITCHEN, has become one of your favorite blogs! Stop by Jordan's blog and take a peek!

You will love Bo and his blog,  Bo's Bowl.  Not only does he host great giveaways,  his recipes are incredible!  One visit to his blog and you will see why I faithfully follow it.

Also visit my friend Pam's blog, Pam's Midwest Kitchen Korner,  for more great recipes!  Once you read her blog, she will be your friend too!

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Honduras


I am in Honduras as part of the Passion Play Ministries International Support Team.  We are assisting the Passion Play of Honduras as they train a group in from Costa Rica who are preparing to have a Passion Play in their city.

You can follow my trip on my Facebook page.



My new cookbook is available at schools, businesses, hospitals, and book fairs in cities across the United States.  Be sure to pick up a copy or two, when you see them.  They make great gifts!

Check back on Friday,
for my 3 ingredient 
Pumpkin Pie Fruit Dip  recipe! 

Follow me on my Facebook page!

Visit my friends blogs!

 GINGERLOCKS' KITCHEN, has become one of your favorite blogs! Stop by Jordan's blog and take a peek!

You will love Bo and his blog,  Bo's Bowl.  Not only does he host great giveaways,  his recipes are incredible!  One visit to his blog and you will see why I faithfully follow it.

Also visit my friend Pam's blog, Pam's Midwest Kitchen Korner,  for more great recipes!  Once you read her blog, she will be your friend too!

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Recipe: No Bake Pumpkin Pie

No Bake Pumpkin Pie

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1(.25 ounce) packet unflavored gelatin  
2 eggs
2 cups canned pumpkin pie mix
1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker pie crust

In large saucepan, combine sweetened condensed milk, gelatin, and eggs.  Mix well.  Over medium low heat, cook mixture 10 minutes, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat.  Add pumpkin pie mix.  Mix well.  Pour into pie crust.  Refrigerate at least 3 hours.  Keep refrigerated until time to serve.

This no bake pumpkin pie recipe has a creamy texture instead of the firmer texture of the baked version.  When I tested it on friends, it was a big hit!  I should have made two pies, because almost everyone wanted seconds.

There are so many blogs posting Thanksgiving recipes, I had decided to just post some more photos from my trip to Honduras.  After taste testing this pie at last week's radio fundraiser, I had a lot of people request the recipe.  So here it is, just in time for Thanksgiving.  Below are a few of the remaining photographs from our trip to Honduras.


Every morning while we were in Honduras, we ordered fruit, yogurt, and granola for breakfast.  I was pleasantly surprised when on the last day we were in Honduras, our fruit tray arrived with Rambutan fruit on the plate.  The only other place I had eaten this fruit, was in Malaysia.

Rambutan, is a funny looking fruit.  The fruits are round to oval in shape, the ones I ate were about 2 in length.  The thick leathery skin had a deep purplish red color and had lots of fleshy soft spines.
The firm flesh of the fruit is translucent and slightly whitish. It has a sweet flavor, that reminds me of a grape. The fruit contains one large single brown seed.  The fruit grows in clusters on a tree.
Our son had a little problem ordering breakfast at our hotel.
No Spanish + Room Service = Breakfast for 4 instead of for 2!
Fried bananas are a tasty street food!
Fresh tortillas, YUM!
The food we had in Honduras was the typical fare that you could order at an authentic Mexican restaurant in the States.  Honduras is famous for their beef, so a lot of the dishes that we ate were beef based. 
The coffee in Honduras is incredible!  Smooth and rich with a slightly sweet flavor.  Everyone took back several bags of this delicious coffee.

On Friday, I will be posting Leftover Turkey Recipes.

I hope you and your family have a 
Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving!
My husband Stan, me, my uncle Dr. Richard Reasoner,
and my son Tyler, in Honduras.

Sign up to follow my blog, for your chance to win a Christmas apron,
and a copy of my cookbook, MY KIND OF COOKING.
Check out my blog about the Giveaway for more details.

Visit my friends blogs!

You will love Bo and his blog,  Bo's Bowl.  Not only does he host great giveaways,  his recipes are incredible!  One visit to his blog and you will see why I faithfully follow it.

Also visit my friend Pam's blog, Pam's Midwest Kitchen Korner,  for more great recipes!  Once you read her blog, she will be your friend too! 

Another blog that I think you would enjoy is my friend Janet's blog, 

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Honduras

We just returned from a trip to Honduras.   We went to support the Passion Play of Tegucigalpa, which is one of 15 cities, around the world, that host our presentation.  For more information, visit our Passion Play Ministries International website.

Our PPMI Support Team from the USA and South Africa.
The President of the National Congress of Honduras, Juan  Orlando Hernandez, and his wife attended the first night of the play.  Several other members of the government were also present.  In this photo is the President of Congress, his wife, my husband Stan, me, and our son, Tyler.

On the second night of the production, the Mayor Of Tegucigalpa, Ricardo Alvarez, attended.

It was the second time the Mayor has attended the play.  Last year, he was there to preform a ribbon cutting ceremony, for their inaugural production.  He is very supportive of the Passion Play of Tegucigalpa.
The local press gave the Passion Play of Tegucigalpa great coverage.  In this photo, they are interviewing my husband Stan.

Below are pictures from The Passion Play of Tegucigalpa production.
 
 


It was a wonderful trip.  Honduras is one of our favorite places to travel.  The people are friendly and instantly become your friends. 

I wanted to take her home!
My friend Cesar, a local photographer,
gave me a book about styling food.

Around every corner in Honduras,
there is something beautiful to look at.

Next Tuesday, I will post pictures of the local cuisine.  

Check back on Friday, when I will post two Sweet Potato recipes.

Sign up to follow my blog, for your chance to win a Christmas apron,
and a copy of my cookbook, MY KIND OF COOKING.
Check out my blog about the Giveaway for more details.


Visit my friends blogs!

You will love Bo and his blog,  Bo's Bowl.  Not only does he host great giveaways,  his recipes are incredible!  One visit to his blog and you will see why I faithfully follow it.

Also visit my friend Pam's blog, Pam's Midwest Kitchen Korner,  for more great recipes!  Once you read her blog, she will be your friend too!