We had another
"first" tonight--using our new grill on our balcony! After spending the morning at Trash Mountain hiking around and making a run to the larger grocery store in the neighborhood (called E Mart), we came home do a run to the market and get chicken legs and fresh vegetables. (The photos included are of my favorite market stores--the one run by several women where I get almost all of my meat and veggies, and the man that I buy all of our fresh fruit from.) I brought several different seasonings from Penzey's in Dallas, so we used one of them on the chicken and were even able to get the fire started--which is no small miracle considering the charcoal that they use here! (And no lighter fluid!!) We are super blessed to be on the top floor of the apartment--oh yes, we finally have made the penthouse status--so we have a large balcony that is perfect for grilling out! The kids had a blast helping Kevin and getting to run around out there, and we had a beautiful evening enjoying the outdoors. We all agreed while eating that it was the least "Chinese-ee" meal we've had since our arrival--and a warm reminder of what is familiar, especially to our taste buds!
