Eating Adventures

Had one of your favorites, Diane - Coriander Soup – at lunch today. Sprinkled with a chiffonade of cilantro and tortilla chips, I couldn’t help but think of you. [The soup, by the way, was delicious: creamy and with a very light cilantro taste.]

We had found this small restaurant on Calle Laredo one morning searching for breakfast ($50mp, though our fruit juices were a bit fancier, so a bit more) and returned for their comida. For $70mp we enjoyed the soup, pork loin in a fresh orange sauce, a light dessert and a beer ($60mp without the beer). Included was their homemade rolls; they bake all their bread daily. There was a second soup choice and a second entrée from which to choose, but I’ve forgotten what they were.

Currently the Mexican peso is exchanging at about 11.5 – 12.5 to the dollar, so as you can see, the prices are more than reasonable. Many small businesses do not accept credit cards, much less dollars.

Today’s lunch was simpler: we went to Oliver’s Burgers. Tasty and both well-prepared and served. Mine could have used an extra dollop of BBQ sauce, but that’s quibbling. Fresh, crisp French fries. That should satisfy the urge for a burger & fries for a while.

We haven’t yet gotten over our habit of eating at what is considered an early hour here in Mexico, so the restaurants tend to be a bit empty when we arrive. Always good to see others arrive while we’re there. It’s summer and the troubles at the border are keeping some folks away. Restaurant business is a bit slow. We haven’t much choice as our household goods have yet to arrive – with no definite date set. Hurricane Alex and the resulting floods really gummed up the border crossings. Not even sure if our things have crossed the border yet; the roads south of the border are problematic, too.

Flying into Mexico skips that potential problem entirely. Wish we could have done that, but with our four dogs and the need for our van once here, it was out of the question.