Today the guy came to fix the oven!! ..... my enthusiasm was a little over the top and premature because he basically did the same thing the last guy did but charged 2x more :( BUT he was an interesting character and explained the situation to me. He had all of about 3 front teeth and was sporting a cowboy hat and blood shot eyes. He said that my oven was basically a piece of crap that will last a maximum of 2 years. And he emphasized that the old ovens, all metal with clocks and temperature gages (now considered luxuries for some reason), were good solid REAL ovens. There is black soot all over my kitchen, on my hands and a trail marking the oven repairman's retreat. I'm down 100 pesos but have been given some solid advice: "your oven is crap" and make sure you take it apart once a month and thoroughly clean it so your oven doesn't fill up with black soot. :( I sure do miss American appliances that are not 4x overpriced.
So having "fixed" the oven, I am attempting to make cornbread, this time with REAL cornmeal. Have to admit I am very excited about that, and I would probably jump for joy if i wasn't so dead tired... I have a 6 day work week that has just begun which means i will be working 7am-2pm on saturday UGH and then its turkey time which means i need to be preparing Thursday Friday and Saturday the turkey goes into the "repaired" oven. Somehow i have a feeling of dread for this first Mexican Thanksgiving.... its moments like these i severely miss traditional thanksgivings at home, our small army of chefs- my family of four, plus whatever strays my mom has rented rooms to, cramed in the kitchen, slinging food, listening to music, sweating from the heat in the oven, drinking, laughing and having the time of our lives. Its not quite the same when doing it by yourself. I am thankful to have a family that I am so close to and I cant wait for Christmas Vacation!
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