Mexican Stack here in Taiwan

I know it has been a very long time since I have posted. The whole lice experience really set me back. It definitely gave true meaning to nit picking I would not wish that experience on anyone and I think I can confidently say that we are finished with lice. I have also begun subbing at TAS so I have been busy with that as well. It is definitely nice to be in a classroom again. I do miss teaching full time. I have subbed in a 3rd, 1st, 4th and 5th grade class and I can definitely say 5th is my favorite.

The kids were off on Thursday and Friday for a fall break. Ronny was in Germany so we just stayed close to home. We did spend time with a few friends swimming and playing games and that was fun. We walked to a department store (mall) for lunch yesterday. Gavin had fried chicken, Reagan had a fish plate that included a side of spaghetti and Keely and I had noodles and fried rice. At lunch I asked the kids what they wanted for supper and I heard the groans of we never have food from home anymore. So I told them to tell me something they missed and we would see if we could make it here. Reagan immediately said the Mexican stack.

We left the department store and headed to Wellcome to see if we could find the ingredients for the stack. We were able to find everything but taco seasoning at our local grocery store. As I was cooking the meat I was thinking I would sure like to have some taco seasoning because I am no Ron Clarkson who can just find some spices in the pantry and create perfection. I then remembered that there was a store near us called Wellmans that imports a lot of American foods. I quickly left to see if they had taco seasoning and sure enough they did.

Last night's supper was just like home. In Reagan's words "it hit the spot". We of course ate tons because when you eat Mexican stack it always starts out small and ends up huge. I can forsee this being one of our new regular meals.