5/3/20 - I walked to the ATM at SuperMaxi today along the Tomebamba.
5/3/20 - On my walk to the ATM at SuperMaxi today along the Tomebamba I saw this picture painted under a bridge.
5/3/20 - On my walk to the ATM at SuperMaxi today along the Tomebamba. Life goes on as usual for some...yet not as usual as they are all wearing masks while washing their laundry in the river.
5/3/20 - On my walk to the ATM at SuperMaxi along Ordóñez Lasso.
5/3/20 - Vendor selling protective wear at Las Americans and Ordóñez Lasso.
5/3/20 - Vendor selling protective wear at Las Americans and Ordóñez Lasso. I bought one of the face shields he is holding to wear home on the plane and through airports. It comes down over the shoulders.
5/9/20 - Today I thought I would try my hand at making soft pretzels in the slow cooker since I don't have an oven. Since regular shaped pretzels wouldn't fit in the slow cooker, I decided to try bite-size one. I rolled the dough as if I was going to make a regular shaped pretzel but then cut it into bite-size pieces.
5/9/20 - Not as evenly brown as if baked in an oven but I have to admit, these ugly little "bad boys" were pretty tasty.
5/11/20 - Couldn't find any measuring spoons or cups at Tia's. So, I decided to make my own measuring cup. The apartment has 2 measuring spoons; the red one is ½ tsp and the green one is 1TBSP. So, I used the green one and measured water to make up ¼, ⅓, ½, ¾ and 1 cup, marking those amounts on the strip of paper I taped to the glass. I then put scotch tape over the strip to keep it dry when washed. Hopefully I can find a regular measuring cup, but until then, this is better than nothing!!
5/14/20 - Laundry day. I don't have a washer and or dryer at the apartment and I don't want to use a local laundry so I am washing my underwear and tops in the sink. There is a laundry service we used when we first moved to Ecuador that will pick up and deliver the laundry. I will be using that a couple times a month for sheets, towel and clothes. There are enough sheets and towels I don't have to call them often. So, until then, this is laundry day.
5/14/20 - Laundry day. I don't have a washer and or dryer at the apartment and I don't want to use a local laundry so I am washing my underwear and tops in the sink. There is a laundry service we used when we first moved to Ecuador that will pick up and deliver the laundry. I will be using that a couple times a month for sheets, towel and clothes. There are enough sheets and towels I don't have to call them often. So, until then, this is laundry day.
5/15/20 - Baking cauliflower in the slow cooker. I put one of these tin pans upside down in the bottom of the slow cooker and then placed the tin with oiled and seasoned cauliflower on top. I turned the slow cooker to high to see if it would bake them and turn them brown.
5/15/20 - They browned up nicely, don't you think?
5/20/20 - Video of church bells ringing. This is what I hear at noon every day.
5/23/20 - With my limited cooking options, I tried a different shape pretzel. Here they are in a baking soda bath.
5/23/20 - With my limited cooking options, I tried a different shape pretzel. Here they are after dipping them in a baking soda bath.
5/23/20 - With the same dough, I tried making cinnamon rolls.
5/23/20 - With the same dough, I tried making cinnamon rolls.
5/27/20 - Laundry day again.