While playing a game last night with the kids, we started talking about pine nuts and pesto. Denis wanted to know how to make pesto so Al said he would teach them. That meant a trip to the market on Monday to buy the ingredients. Iramita took us to the central market La central de Abastos which was HUGE and the fish market La Viga. We love the sights of these kinds of markets and the displays of the fruits and vegetables. The market was so big we had to drive to the different sections.
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| Various Peppers |
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| Potatoes |
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| Limes |
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| Garlic |
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| Avacados |
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| The largest leeks we've ever seen |
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| Onions |
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| Cactus |
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| Corn |
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| Tomatoes |
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| Gourmet Vegetables |
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| Heirloom tomatoes and little peppers |
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| Cilantro with the roots |
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| Cabbage |
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| Tomatoes |
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| A cabbage truck packed to perfection |
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| Flower arangements |
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| How about this boquet? |
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| Cute animals made with flowers |
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| Iramita and Evete (a cousin and our guide for the market). |
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| Dried Peppers |
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| Buying pine nuts and various snacks |
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| I thought this was funny, a US Post Office bag holding beans |
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| Huachinango, a fish we had in Acapulco years ago and loved |
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| Buying the shrimp at 110 pesos a kilo (about $5 US) |
Then it was back to their house to start cooking.
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| Karla cleaning the shrimp |
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| Iramita cleaning the basil and Al toasting the pine nuts |
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| Al teaching Iramita and Karla how to devein the shrimp |
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| Al making the pesto sauce |
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| Itamita making garlic bread |
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| Finished product |
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| Irama, Denis, Iramita, Karla, and Nancy about to enjoy our delicious pesto pasta! |
A fun day with the girls! We always love our time with them!
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