Chocolate Cheese and a Taco Shell Made of Spicy Chicken??

We were surprised walking through the grocery store the other day. Chocolate Cheese!! Perhaps it's good but we'll have to think about this one. 

It is Curry heaven for me here in India. I'm enjoying a chicken Tandoori platter with Biryani rice and nan. Sister Martin wanted to try something "normal?" in the mall so she went to Taco Bell. She picked the Naked Taco, costing a whopping $1.43 USD. That different looking shell is not your typical...It's actually made of crispy, spicy fried chicken. 

Almost everything is somewhat spicy in India. I haven't had anything very spicy yet but Sister Martin sometimes says it pushes her limit. 

Kids are entertained in the mall on this little train.

The malls here have many of your typical shops plus a lot of India style dress shops and yes, various veggie and curry chicken fast food restaurants. They are also priced higher than the local restaurants. What costs around $5 or $6 in the mall is half to a quarter the price at the small restaurants.

I went to a place called IT crowd and ordered what I thought was an appetizer for 150 Rupees, which is just over $2. When the plate was ready I was amazed that it was, a large meal that even included desert.

As I sat on a bench of sorts by a tree a younger missionary joined me with his plate of food he purchased from a place called Tandoor Box. His plate had a few Naan breads stuffed like pockets with a kind of curry masala/potato. I asked the Elder what he paid for his lunch and he replied 60 Rupies, which is about 85 cents. Wow, the price is amazing for a plate of food here. 

Trying out guitars...this is the one we bought.

Enjoying a quick Saturday afternoon lunch at this restaurant. We just happened to run into a few of the young missionaries who had just finished teaching a lesson; Elder Vupadda, Elder Wheeler and Elder Thomas. This is the second time coming here. The food is great and the price is generally around $2 - $4 per person. Our friend, Vasanth, ordered what he thought we would like on the menu. He ordered Dal Tadka for Sister Martin; made of lentils and spices...and Chicken Chettinad for Elder Martin. Last time we got Hyderabadi Chicken which was my favorite so far at this restaurant. 

India snack we like

Since it is hard to find Grapefruit here, I enjoying a new daily breakfast treat. So, with a banana, I break open a nice juicy Pomegranate for us to share.

We have a lady who comes and cooks and cleans our apartment from time-to-time. She also does the same for the our Mission President and his wife. It's a very reasonable price. My first cousin Bob Priddis and his wife Annette served as office couple in this mission earlier this year. They had the same person come and work for them. She will make whatever dish you want. I usually ask for Curry Chicken but Sister Martin will ask for other items like this. 

She made this nice curry chicken, Naan, rice and some spinach paneer. Yum-Yum.

Thanksgiving 

We enjoyed a nice thanksgiving dinner with the DeHarts, an American family that lives in different locations around the world because of his work. The last place they lived for a few years was Argentina. They invited us to join them for the feast.

They even found a modest sized turkey, amazing! It was great. I made my favorite chocolate chip cookies but they didn't turn out too good. All we have is a little toaster oven and they were overdone on the bottom and undone on the top, not to mention the ingredients are not quite the same here. The butter, flour and sugar are quite different here. I took some of the cookie dough to their house and did the last batch in a bigger oven. They turned out better but still not the same as at home. I wonder if I can find the ingredients for Clam dip here?

Unfortunately, this is the only picture I took and Sister Martin didn't take any either.