Cooking With Veronica

Posted by admin2 on Nov 8th, 2008 | 2 comments home title

Friday we got to experience the daily life of a Guatemalan woman, Veronica. She graciously welcomed us to help her cook in the morning and then to accompany her to the places she sells her food. We made Tipico food including: tortillias, tostados, tacos, and rellanos.

Veronica has 8 children. Paso a Paso sponsors 4 of her kids. She begins each day at 6 a.m. and cooks until shortly before 10. She then travels to different locations around the community to sell the food. At the end of the 4-5 hour morning, she profits approximately 25Q or $3.50.

It was a priviledge to be included in the life of this family for a short time. The best part of the morning was tasting some of the food: tostados with quacemole, beans and repollo (cooked cabbage with hot sauce).