Thanks to living in Indonesia: The land of the most horribly tasting tortillas, I'm learning to make my own. I must say that my tortillas top them all.... Or so Matt says. One thing is for sure my "Crunchy-Granolaness" is reaching new heights: Unimaginable Heights!
Here's my recipe if you want to increase your Crunchy Granolaness. I adapted my recipe from Kitchen Stewardship
Mix together
2 pinches of salt
1 cup of whole wheat flour
1/2 cup of white flour
1/2 cup of ground flaxseeds (and a little more for EXTRA good health - It comes out to be 170 grams using my only measuring cup here. 1/2 cup = 120 grams. Gotta love the metric system! My brain is making a measuring switch. It feels so weird when it does!)
Cut in with pastry blender or two knives:
¼ c. butter (slightly softened) I use coconut oil because its SUPER healthy and its REALLY cheap here.
When it looks like crumbs, add gradually:
½ c. room temperature water
Toss with a fork to make stiff dough. Knead thoroughly until smooth and flecked with air bubbles. (Just a few minutes.) Refrigerate 4-24 hours and allow to come to room temperature before rolling out.
Divide dough into 8-11 balls, depending on how big you want your tortillas. Roll as thin as possible on a lightly floured surface. Heat an ungreased electric griddle or cast iron skillet very hot (400 degrees) and drop tortillas on it.
Christmas arrives in Indonesia thanks to the marketing of fellow Indonesian stores.
Our Christmas has had to arrive in our hearts [not in the form of Christmas trees, stockings, lights, snow (added at Matt's request), etc] as I refuse to pay for over priced, not so pretty Christmas decorations here. (Maybe there are prettier decorations for a good price here, but I dont know where to buy them yet).
Although Christmas feels so different in Indonesia, it has become so real in our hearts!!!
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders.
And He will be called
wonderful counselor,
mighty God,
everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace."
- Isaiah 9:6
Once it arrived in our hearts, God blessed us with visiting The Webb's and their amazingly decorated house. This is a picture of their Christmas Tree.
Here's a picture of Matt hugging their Christmas Tree.
The first lesson I had to teach at the school was on food. These are the materials I used for that lesson. First, we played "Bingo" to get the kids used to the vocabulary.
All the kids loved playing Bingo. I got these cards from www.mes-english.com These cards were for teaching main course meals and snacks.
I had to modify my lesson for teaching drinks as amongst the Bingo cards were these:
Learning this vocabulary can be quite offensive here. Thankfully, I was able to modify my lesson.
At the end of my lessons I like to have a "how to apply this to your life" section. For that section, I made a menu template for the kids to create their own menu. Here's the one I made
All the kids loved this lesson. Now, I'm wondering if I set the bar too high for myself. How can I continue to deliver fun and exciting lessons every week?
Thankfully, Winter break is just around the corner!!!!
