FINAL POSTINGS ABOUT MEXICALI, MEXICO

 Happy Sunday to you.

I think this will be my final posting about my 11 years of being a part of the Kitchen Crew in Mexicali, Mexico.  I could go on and on but I hope these photos will give you just a glimpse into some very fulfilling things I was able to be a part of.

Everyone brings their own folding chairs.  These become multi use seats.  they are for devotions, eating, evening programs and just trying to take a load off now and then.

Fortunately we had electricity so there was sound .

Thankful for the most important beginning to the day.... coffee ...hot chocolate ... and tea.

First crew begins the day preparing thousands of pancakes at 3AM.

EVERY DAY!

They have to go into the warmers so the first construction teams can begin eating, and be on their way.

As you can see its dark for the morning prep time.  A little chilly and that first cup of coffee really gives us a boost.

The local women from several churches made thousands of handmade tortillas for our taco night dinner.  They were so GOOD.

Carol was our Salsa Queen.  Gallons and Gallons of that goodness was made everyday.  I loved putting it on my scrambled eggs.  Yummm

Everything is done assembly line style.  When one is making that many meals its the only way to have everything come out at the same time.

So many hearty and delicious meals were made.  Stews, tacos, spaghetti, chicken and rice and the list goes on.

Prepping for the Hawaiian Chicken with pineapple sauce.

Huli Huli chicken Hawaiian style.  All meals were served by us.  We could serve 1200 people in just under an hour.  Many hands make light work.

Pans and pans of noodles.

Sheets and sheets of brownies baked on those tiny smokers.  Everyone was well fed.

Believe it or not one night we had ice cream sundaes.  Our giant freezer was a life saver.  This was a fun way to talk to the campers as they came through the line.  That's me 3rd from the left.

The kids were so hungry and thirsty after being out and about all day that a simple thing like peach halves was like "gold" to them.  They gobbled them up as fast as we could serve it.

That's me in the foreground.

Ok, enough of those shots.

Here's what my main job was for the week.  Every day scrambled eggs with sausage bits and cheese was on the menu.  Of course there were plain eggs for eating too. We always gave them a hearty start to their long hard working day.  they had oatmeal with berries, eggs, and pancakes.  Every Day!  We called the oatmeal "CRACK"  those who didn't like oatmeal loved this stuff.  It was sweet and creamy and stuck to the ribs.

At O'Dark Thirty our day began..4:30 am. 

Ruben began stirring the eggs we had cracked the day before.  that's a lot of gallons of eggs. A paint stirrer was the best way to get things mixed.

These little propane stoves can do up the eggs in no time at all.  Huge heavy pans and us stirring like crazy.

Chopping the sausage to add to the eggs

Me getting the pans ready to go into the warmers.

All food cooked and in warmers, tables ready with all the condiments servers ready behind the long tables and ready to feed them by 7AM.  No later.  We really were busy bees.  Each person had their job to do and it all worked.

The last night we had a fancy meal and we all tried to look like Real Chefs.

Gotta have some fun too.

Some of my Besties and partners in crime.

Then Covid hit and leadership changed .  Some friends moved and its just different.

I hung up my apron and now I am saying "what's next Lord?"

So

I guess you could say To Be Continued...

Who knows.  I don't have a clue except to be with my wonderful husband and family.

Thanks for looking. Some photos are best seen enlarged.

Remember

Always be grateful

Always be Kind